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New Virginia Driving Laws As Of July 1st 2015
Posted by: New Laws ()
Date: July 12, 2015 02:18PM

Vehicles that help with the management of roadside and traffic incidents or perform traffic management services along highways now qualify for Virginia’s “Move Over Law” if the vehicles have flashing, blinking, or alternative amber warning lights. This means drivers must proceed with caution and, if possible, change lanes before passing one of those vehicles on the highway.

Drivers passing a stopped mail vehicle with flashing, blinking, or alternating amber lights must proceed with caution and drive at a safe speed for road conditions.

Drivers can be cited for following bicycles, mopeds and other non-motorized vehicles too closely.

If a driver wants to pass a trash-collection vehicle that’s stopped on a road with less than four lanes the driver must slow down 10 mph below the posted speed limit and pass at least two feet to the left of the vehicle.

If a driver wants to pass a trash-collection vehicle that’s stopped on a road with at least four lanes — and at least two lanes intended for traffic going in the same direction — the driver must pass in a lane not adjacent to the vehicle and yield the right of way.

Drivers may cross double yellow lines to pass a pedestrian or a device moved by human power, including a bicycle, skateboard or foot scooter, if the movement can be made safely.

Also, a change in the law now allows a Virginia resident convicted in federal court of an offense “substantially similar to Virginia’s DUI laws” to petition the Virginia general district court for restricted driving privileges, according to the DMV.

Previously, only residents convicted of DUI in Virginia courts or other states’ courts could petition.

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Re: New Virginia Driving Laws As Of July 1st 2015
Posted by: mK7wn ()
Date: July 12, 2015 04:09PM

are you forgetting about the new nigger traffic law?

$500 fine for j-walking at the kiss and ride of DC Metro rail at Virginia locations?

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Re: New Virginia Driving Laws As Of July 1st 2015
Posted by: Worthless posts ()
Date: July 14, 2015 01:19PM

mK7wn Wrote:
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> are you forgetting about the new nigger traffic
> law?
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> $500 fine for j-walking at the kiss and ride of DC
> Metro rail at Virginia locations?

The next time our racist poster has thought... let it go

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Re: New Virginia Driving Laws As Of July 1st 2015
Posted by: trangert418 ()
Date: July 14, 2015 02:20PM

"Vehicles that help with the management of roadside and traffic incidents or perform traffic management services along highways now qualify for Virginia’s “Move Over Law” if the vehicles have flashing, blinking, or alternative amber warning lights. This means drivers must proceed with caution and, if possible, change lanes before passing one of those vehicles on the highway."

I thought the law already applied to any vehicle with flashing, blinking, or alternating amber warning lights.

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"If a driver wants to pass a trash-collection vehicle that’s stopped on a road with at least four lanes — and at least two lanes intended for traffic going in the same direction — the driver must pass in a lane not adjacent to the vehicle and yield the right of way."

So a trash truck stops in the right lane, 2 lanes going in each direction, car must move over 2 lanes to pass trash truck putting them on the wrong side of the road.

Who's the genius that came up with that one? This is so stupid I wouldn't doubt it if it even applies to a divided 4 lane road.

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Re: New Virginia Driving Laws As Of July 1st 2015
Posted by: Nice Guy Eddie ()
Date: July 14, 2015 03:21PM

So it looks like passing school buses on the right at a high rate of speed is still frown upon in this area.

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