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This law was first created in 1974. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 347 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1974 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 7 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 1981, chapter 585; in 1989, chapter 727; in 2001, chapter 834<\/a>; in 2002, chapter 254<\/a>; in 2003, chapters 29<\/a> and 46<\/a>; in 2006, chapters 529<\/a> and 538<\/a>; in 2007, chapters 209<\/a> and 366<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":230453,"object_type":"law","relational_id":81404,"identifier":"46.2-906","token":"46.2\/III\/8\/12\/46.2-906","url":"\/46.2-906\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-906\/","token":"46.2\/III\/8\/12\/46.2-906","dublin_core":{"Title":"Carrying articles or passengers on bicycles, electric personal assistive mobility devices, electric power-assisted bicycles, and mopeds","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-906","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

No person operating a bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device<\/span>, electric power-assisted bicycle<\/span>, or moped<\/span> on a highway<\/span> shall carry any package, bundle, or article that prevents the driver<\/span> from keeping at least one hand on the handlebars.\n\t\tNo bicycle or moped<\/span> shall be used to carry more persons at one time than the number of persons for which it was designed or is equipped, except that an adult bicycle rider may carry a child less than six years old if such child is securely attached to the bicycle in a seat or trailer<\/span> designed for carrying children.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCARRYING ARTICLES OR PASSENGERS ON BICYCLES, ELECTRIC PERSONAL ASSISTIVE\nMOBILITY DEVICES, ELECTRIC POWER-ASSISTED BICYCLES, AND MOPEDS (\u00a7 46.2-906)\n\nNo person operating a bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device,\nelectric power-assisted bicycle, or moped on a highway shall carry any package,\nbundle, or article that prevents the driver from keeping at least one hand on\nthe handlebars.\n\t\tNo bicycle or moped shall be used to carry more persons at one time than the\nnumber of persons for which it was designed or is equipped, except that an adult\nbicycle rider may carry a child less than six years old if such child is\nsecurely attached to the bicycle in a seat or trailer designed for carrying\nchildren.\n\nHISTORY: 1974, c. 347, \u00a7 46.1-229.2; 1981, c. 585; 1989, c. 727; 2001, c. 834;\n2002, c. 254; 2003, cc. 29, 46; 2006, cc. 529, 538; 2007, cc. 209, 366.","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}}