Bill Text: VA HB1066 | 2020 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Driver of an overtaking vehicle; driver of an overtaken vehicle shall move to the right.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2020-04-07 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0815) [HB1066 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2020-HB1066-Chaptered.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§46.2-842 and 46.2-842.1 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:
§46.2-842. Driver to give way to overtaking vehicle.
Except when overtaking and passing on the right is permitted,
the driver of an overtaken vehicle shall give way to the right in favor of the
overtaking vehicle on audible signal and shall not
increase the speed of his vehicle until completely passed by the overtaking
vehicle. Any over-width, or slow-moving vehicle as defined by §46.2-1081 shall
be removed from the roadway at the nearest suitable location when necessary to
allow traffic to pass.
§46.2-842.1. Drivers to give way to certain overtaking vehicles on divided highways.
It shall be unlawful to fail to give way to overtaking traffic
when driving a motor vehicle to the left and abreast of another motor vehicle
on a divided highway. On audible or light signal, the The
driver of the overtaken vehicle shall move to the right to allow the overtaking
vehicle to pass as soon as the overtaken vehicle can safely do so. A violation
of this section shall not be construed as negligence per se in any civil
action.
