{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-46.2-926","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 46.2-926","heading":"Pedestrians stepping into highway where they cannot be seen","body":"A. No pedestrian shall step into a highway open to moving vehicular traffic at any point between intersections where his presence would be obscured from the vision of drivers of approaching vehicles by a vehicle or other obstruction at the curb or side. The foregoing prohibition shall not apply to a pedestrian stepping into a highway to board a bus or to enter a safety zone, in which event he shall cross the highway only at right angles.B. No law-enforcement officer shall stop a pedestrian for a violation of this section. No evidence discovered or obtained as the result of a stop in violation of this subsection, including evidence discovered or obtained with the person's consent, shall be admissible in any trial, hearing, or other proceeding.Code 1950, § 46-245; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-232; 1989, c. 727; 2020, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 45, 51.","path":["Title 46.2. Motor Vehicles","Subtitle III. Operation","Chapter 8. Regulation of Traffic","Article 16. Pedestrians"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/46.2-926/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:16:39Z","sha256":"c93a7eaa4874ffbcc288b04e8a5850e72c3bddf93a7820b644ade833d280ede3","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-46.2-925","next":"us-va/va.-code-46.2-927"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}