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It has been modified 3 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. 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If they walk on the hard surface, or the main travelled\nportion of the roadway, they shall keep to the extreme left side or edge\nthereof, or where the shoulders of the highway are of sufficient width to\npermit, they may walk on either shoulder thereof.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 46-247; 1950, p. 850; 1958, c. 541, \u00a7 46.1-234; 1968, c.\n165; 1989, c. 727.","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}}