Va. Code § 46.2-842.1: Drivers to give way to certain overtaking vehicles on divided highways
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 46.2. Motor Vehicles
- Subtitle III. Operation
- Chapter 8. Regulation of Traffic
- Article 4. Passing
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. 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.1989, c. 708, § 46.1-211.1; 2020, c. 815.
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