                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

OVERTAKING AND PASSING VEHICLES (§ 46.2-907)

A person riding a bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device, electric
power-assisted bicycle, motorized skateboard or foot-scooter, or moped may
overtake and pass another vehicle on either the left or right side, staying in
the same lane as the overtaken vehicle, or changing to a different lane, or
riding off the roadway as necessary to pass with safety.
		A person riding a bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device,
electric power-assisted bicycle, motorized skateboard or foot-scooter, or moped
may overtake and pass another vehicle only under conditions that permit the
movement to be made with safety.
		A person riding a bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device,
electric power-assisted bicycle, motorized skateboard or foot-scooter, or moped
shall not travel between two lanes of traffic moving in the same direction,
except where one lane is a separate turn lane or a mandatory turn lane.
		Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person riding a bicycle,
electric personal assistive mobility device, electric power-assisted bicycle,
motorized skateboard or foot-scooter, or moped shall comply with all rules
applicable to the driver of a motor vehicle when overtaking and passing.

HISTORY: 1981, c. 585, § 46.1-229.2:1; 1989, c. 727; 2001, c. 834; 2002, c.
254; 2006, cc. 529, 538; 2013, c. 783.