Bill Text: VA HB1342 | 2015 | Regular Session | Prefiled

Virginia House Bill 1342 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: Driver of motor vehicle following too closely; includes non-motor vehicles.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)

Status: (Passed) 2015-03-16 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0188) [HB1342 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2015-HB1342-Prefiled.html

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HOUSE BILL NO. 1342 Offered January 14, 2015 Prefiled December 1, 2014 A BILL to amend and reenact §46.2-816 of the Code of Virginia, relating to drivers following too closely. ---------- Patron-- DeSteph ---------- Committee Referral Pending ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That §46.2-816 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§46.2-816. Following too closely.

The driver of a motor vehicle shall not follow another ~~motor~~ vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer more closely than is reasonable and prudent, having due regard to the speed of both vehicles and the traffic on, and conditions of, the highway at the time.