Bill Text: VA SB1167 | 2011 | Regular Session | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: HOT lanes; when a vehicle crashes on certain interstates, driver must move to nearest pull-off area.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2011-02-22 - House: Left in Courts of Justice [SB1167 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2011-SB1167-Comm_Sub.html

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SENATE BILL NO. 1167 AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE (Proposed by the Senate Committee for Courts of Justice on January 31, 2011) (Patron Prior to Substitute--Senator Marsden) A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 33.1-56.2:1, relating to traffic accidents on certain high-occupancy toll lane facilities.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.  That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 33.1-56.2:1 as follows:

§ 33.1-56.2:1. Certain vehicles to move to designated pull-off areas in the event of a crash; civil penalty.

In the event of a vehicle crash on a HOT lane under construction on any portion of Interstate 95, 395, or 495 where the shoulders of the highway are being or have been removed, the operator of every vehicle involved in the crash shall, as expeditiously as possible, move his vehicle to the nearest designated pull-off area. This requirement shall only apply when vehicles involved in the crash are capable of movement and the crash does not appear to have caused any bodily injuries. Failure of the operator of any vehicle involved in any such crash to move his vehicle to the nearest designated pull-off area is a traffic infraction punishable by a fine of $20.

2.  That the provisions of this act shall expire when HOT lanes on Interstates 95, 395, and 495 in Virginia are completed and the Virginia Department of Transportation accepts the project.