{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-46.2-800","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 46.2-800","heading":"Riding bicycles, electric personal assistive mobility devices, electric power-assisted bicycles, mopeds, or motorized skateboards or scooters; riding or driving animals","body":"Every person riding a bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device, electric power-assisted bicycle, moped, motorized skateboard or scooter, or animal or driving an animal on a highway shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter and shall have all of the rights and duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle, unless the context of the provision clearly indicates otherwise.The provisions of subsections A and C of § 46.2-920 applicable to operation of emergency vehicles under emergency conditions shall also apply, mutatis mutandis, to bicycles, electric personal assistive mobility devices, electric power-assisted bicycles, mopeds, and motorized skateboards or scooters operated under similar emergency conditions by law-enforcement officers.Code 1950, § 46-183; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-171; 1980, c. 456; 1981, c. 585; 1989, c. 727; 1994, c. 176; 2001, c. 834; 2002, c. 254; 2019, c. 780.","path":["Title 46.2. Motor Vehicles","Subtitle III. Operation","Chapter 8. Regulation of Traffic","Article 1. General and Miscellaneous"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/46.2-800/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:16:39Z","sha256":"76b40b3efe9ea9e2988564cdcd721db95fe22371869ae3c84a493327296e3dba","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-46.2-774","next":"us-va/va.-code-46.2-800.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}