                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

SPECIAL REGULATIONS APPLICABLE ON HIGHWAYS LANED FOR TRAFFIC; PENALTY (§
46.2-804)

For the purposes of this section, &#8220;traffic lines&#8221; includes any
temporary traffic control devices used to emulate the lines and markings in
subdivisions 6 and 7.
		Whenever any roadway has been divided into clearly marked lanes for traffic,
drivers of vehicles shall obey the following:

1. Any vehicle proceeding at less than the normal speed of traffic at the time
and place and under the conditions existing, shall be driven in the lane nearest
the right edge or right curb of the highway when such lane is available for
travel except when overtaking and passing another vehicle or in preparation for
a left turn or where right lanes are reserved for slow-moving traffic as
permitted in this section;

2. A vehicle shall be driven as nearly as is practicable entirely within a
single lane and shall not be moved from that lane until the driver has
ascertained that such movement can be made safely;

3. Except as otherwise provided in subdivision 5, on a highway which is divided
into three lanes, no vehicle shall be driven in the center lane except when
overtaking and passing another vehicle or in preparation for a left turn or
unless such center lane is at the time allocated exclusively to traffic moving
in the direction the vehicle is proceeding and is signed or marked to give
notice of such allocation. Traffic-control devices may be erected directing
specified traffic to use a designated lane or designating those lanes to be used
by traffic moving in a particular direction regardless of the center of the
roadway and drivers of vehicles shall obey the directions of every such device;

4. The Commissioner of Highways, or local authorities in their respective
jurisdictions, may designate right lanes for slow-moving vehicles and the
Virginia Department of Transportation shall post signs requiring trucks and
combination vehicles to keep to the right on Interstate Highway System
components with no more than two travel lanes in each direction where terrain is
likely to slow the speed of such vehicles climbing hills and inclines to a speed
that is less than the posted speed limit;

5. Wherever a highway is marked with double traffic lines consisting of a solid
line immediately adjacent to a broken line, no vehicle shall be driven to the
left of such line if the solid line is on the right of the broken line, except
(i) when turning left for the purpose of entering or leaving a public, private,
or commercial road or entrance or (ii) in order to pass a pedestrian or a device
moved by human power, including a bicycle, skateboard, or foot-scooter, provided
such movement can be made safely. Where the middle lane of a highway is marked
on both sides with a solid line immediately adjacent to a broken line, such
middle lane shall be considered a left-turn or holding lane and it shall be
lawful to drive to the left of such line if the solid line is on the right of
the broken line for the purpose of turning left into any road or entrance,
provided that the vehicle may not travel in such lane further than 150 feet;

6. Wherever a highway is marked with double traffic lines consisting of two
immediately adjacent solid yellow lines, no vehicle shall be driven to the left
of such lines, except (i) when turning left or (ii) in order to pass a
pedestrian or a device moved by human power, including a bicycle, skateboard, or
foot-scooter, provided such movement can be made safely; and

7. Whenever a highway is marked with double traffic lines consisting of two
immediately adjacent solid white lines, no vehicle shall cross such lines.
			A violation of this section is punishable by a fine of $100.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 46-222; 1952, c. 671; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-206; 1962, c.
87; 1979, c. 25; 1985, c. 481; 1989, c. 727; 2007, c. 501; 2013, cc. 128, 400,
585, 646; 2015, c. 416; 2017, c. 795.