                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

STOPPING ON HIGHWAYS; REMOVING MOTOR VEHICLE FROM ROADWAY (§ 46.2-888)

A. No person shall stop a vehicle in such manner as to impede or render
dangerous the use of the highway by others, except in the case of an emergency,
an accident, or a mechanical breakdown.

B. In the event of such an emergency, accident, or breakdown, the emergency
flashing lights of such vehicle shall be turned on if the vehicle is equipped
with such lights and such lights are in working order. If the driver is capable
of safely doing so, the vehicle is movable, and there are no injuries or deaths
resulting from the emergency, accident, or breakdown, the driver shall move the
vehicle from the roadway to prevent obstructing the regular flow of traffic,
provided, however, that the movement of the vehicle to prevent the obstruction
of traffic shall not relieve the law-enforcement officer of his duty pursuant to
&#xA7; 46.2-373. A report of the vehicle&#8217;s location shall be made to the
nearest law-enforcement officer as soon as practicable, and the vehicle shall be
moved from the roadway to the shoulder as soon as possible and removed from the
shoulder without unnecessary delay. If the vehicle is not promptly removed, such
removal may be ordered by a law-enforcement officer at the expense of the owner
if the disabled vehicle creates a traffic hazard.

C. (Contingent expiration date &#x2014; see Editor&#8217;s note) In the event of
an accident on any part of Interstate 66 where a HOT lane as defined in &#xA7;
33.2-500 is under construction and the shoulders of Interstate 66 are being or
have been removed, the driver shall move the vehicle from the roadway to the
nearest pull-off area if the driver is capable of safely doing so, the vehicle
is movable, and there are no injuries or deaths resulting from the accident,
provided, however, that the movement of the vehicle shall not relieve the
law-enforcement officer of his duty pursuant to &#xA7; 46.2-373. For purposes of
this subsection, &#8220;pull-off area&#8221; includes an exit ramp or otherwise
agreed-upon location. A violation of this subsection is a traffic infraction
punishable by a fine of $20.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 46-256; 1952, c. 671; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-248; 1962, c.
175; 1972, c. 63; 1974, c. 230; 1977, cc. 284, 326; 1985, c. 93; 1989, c. 727;
1997, c. 431; 2008, c. 737; 2017, c. 350; 2019, c. 265.