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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1958, chapter 541; in 1979, chapter 361; in 1989, chapter 727; in 2020, chapter 815<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":64733,"section_number":"46.2-868.1","catch_line":"Aggressive driving; penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-868.1\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":61953,"section_number":"46.2-1081","catch_line":"Slow-moving vehicle emblems","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1081\/"}],"permalink":{"id":230823,"object_type":"law","relational_id":55552,"identifier":"46.2-842","token":"46.2\/III\/8\/4\/46.2-842","url":"\/46.2-842\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-842\/","token":"46.2\/III\/8\/4\/46.2-842","dublin_core":{"Title":"Driver to give way to overtaking vehicle","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-842","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Except when overtaking and passing on the right is permitted, the driver<\/span> of an overtaken vehicle<\/span> shall give way to the right in favor of the overtaking vehicle<\/span> and shall not increase the speed of his vehicle<\/span> until completely passed by the overtaking vehicle<\/span>. Any over-width, or slow-moving vehicle<\/span> as defined by \u00a7 46.2-1081<\/a> shall be removed from the roadway<\/span> at the nearest suitable location when necessary to allow traffic to pass.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDRIVER TO GIVE WAY TO OVERTAKING VEHICLE (\u00a7 46.2-842)\n\nExcept when overtaking and passing on the right is permitted, the driver of an\novertaken vehicle shall give way to the right in favor of the overtaking vehicle\nand shall not increase the speed of his vehicle until completely passed by the\novertaking vehicle. Any over-width, or slow-moving vehicle as defined by \u00a7\n46.2-1081 shall be removed from the roadway at the nearest suitable location\nwhen necessary to allow traffic to pass.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 46-227; 1958, c. 541, \u00a7 46.1-211; 1979, c. 361; 1989, c.\n727; 2020, c. 815.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}