Bill Text: VA SB321 | 2010 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Motorcycles; allows law-enforcement officers on official duty to drive two abreast in a single lane.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-03-08 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0052) [SB321 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2010-SB321-Chaptered.html
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1. That § 46.2-857 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows: §46.2-857. Driving two abreast in a single lane. A person shall be guilty of reckless driving who drives any motor vehicle, including any motorcycle, so as to be abreast of another vehicle in a lane designed for one vehicle, or drives any motor vehicle, including any motorcycle, so as to travel abreast of any other vehicle traveling in a lane designed for one vehicle. However, this section shall not apply to any validly authorized parade, motorcade, or motorcycle escort, or law-enforcement officers driving motorcycles while on official duty, nor shall it apply to a motor vehicle traveling in the same lane of traffic as a bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device, electric power-assisted bicycle, or moped. |
