                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

RIDING BICYCLES, ELECTRIC PERSONAL ASSISTIVE MOBILITY DEVICES, ELECTRIC
POWER-ASSISTED BICYCLES, MOTORIZED SKATEBOARDS OR SCOOTERS, AND MOPEDS ON
ROADWAYS AND BICYCLE PATHS (§ 46.2-905)

Any person operating a bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device,
electric power-assisted bicycle, motorized skateboard or scooter, or moped on a
roadway at less than the normal speed of traffic at the time and place under
conditions then existing shall ride as close as safely practicable to the right
curb or edge of the roadway, except under any of the following circumstances:

1. When overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction;

2. When preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a private road or
driveway;

3. When reasonably necessary to avoid conditions including, but not limited to,
fixed or moving objects, parked or moving vehicles, pedestrians, animals,
surface hazards, or substandard width lanes that make it unsafe to continue
along the right curb or edge;

4. When avoiding riding in a lane that must turn or diverge to the right; and

5. When riding upon a one-way road or highway, a person may also ride as near
the left-hand curb or edge of such roadway as safely practicable.
			For purposes of this section, a &#8220;substandard width lane&#8221; is a
lane too narrow for a bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device,
electric power-assisted bicycle, motorized skateboard or scooter, or moped and
another vehicle to pass safely side by side within the lane.
			Persons riding bicycles, electric personal assistive mobility devices,
electric power-assisted bicycles, or motorized skateboards or scooters on a
highway shall not ride more than two abreast. Persons riding two abreast shall
not impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic and shall move into a
single-file formation as quickly as is practicable when being overtaken from the
rear by a faster-moving vehicle. However, the failure to move into a single-file
formation shall not constitute negligence per se in any civil action. This
section shall not change any existing law, rule, or procedure pertaining to any
such civil action, nor shall this section bar any claim that otherwise exists.
			Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the Department of
Conservation and Recreation shall permit the operation of electric personal
assistive mobility devices on any bicycle path or trail designated by the
Department for such use.

HISTORY: 1974, c. 347, § 46.1-229.1; 1980, c. 130; 1981, c. 585; 1989, c. 727;
2001, c. 834; 2002, c. 254; 2003, cc. 29, 46; 2004, cc. 947, 973; 2006, cc. 529,
538; 2007, cc. 209, 366; 2013, c. 783; 2019, c. 780; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 462;
2022, c. 341.