                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DRIVERS TO STOP FOR PEDESTRIANS; INSTALLATION OF CERTAIN SIGNS; PENALTIES (§
46.2-924)

A. The driver of any vehicle on a highway shall stop when any pedestrian
crossing such highway is within the driver&#8217;s lane or within an adjacent
lane and approaching the driver&#8217;s lane until such pedestrian has passed
the lane in which the vehicle is stopped:

   1. At any clearly marked crosswalk, whether at midblock or at the end of any
   block;

   2. At any regular pedestrian crossing included in the prolongation of the
   lateral boundary lines of the adjacent sidewalk at the end of a block; or

   3. At any intersection when the driver is approaching on a highway where the
   speed limit is not more than 35 miles per hour.
   				A violation of this section is a traffic infraction, except that a
   violation of this section that results in serious bodily injury, as defined in
   &#xA7; 18.2-51.4, to or the death of a vulnerable road user, as defined in
   &#xA7; 46.2-816.1, who is lawfully crossing a highway is a Class 1
   misdemeanor.

B. When a vehicle is stopped pursuant to subsection A, the driver of any other
vehicle approaching from an adjacent lane or from behind the stopped vehicle
shall not overtake and pass such stopped vehicle.

C. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A, at intersections or
crosswalks where the movement of traffic is being regulated by law-enforcement
officers or traffic control devices, the driver shall yield according to the
direction of the law-enforcement officer or device.
			No pedestrian shall enter or cross an intersection in disregard of
approaching traffic.
			The drivers of vehicles entering, crossing, or turning at intersections shall
change their course, slow down, or stop if necessary to permit pedestrians to
cross such intersections safely and expeditiously.
			Pedestrians crossing highways at intersections shall at all times have the
right-of-way over vehicles making turns into the highways being crossed by the
pedestrians.

D. The governing body of Arlington County, Fairfax County, Loudoun County and
any town therein, the City of Alexandria, the City of Fairfax, the City of Falls
Church, and the Town of Ashland may by ordinance provide for the installation
and maintenance of highway signs at marked crosswalks specifically requiring
operators of motor vehicles, at the locations where such signs are installed, to
yield the right-of-way to or stop for pedestrians crossing or attempting to
cross the highway. Any operator of a motor vehicle who fails to comply with the
signs installed pursuant to this subsection is guilty of a traffic infraction
punishable by a fine of no less than $100 or more than $500. The Department of
Transportation shall develop criteria for the design, location, and installation
of such signs. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any limited
access highway.

E. Where a shared-use path crosses a highway at a clearly marked crosswalk and
there are no traffic control signals at such crossing, the local governing body
may by ordinance require pedestrians, cyclists, and any other users of such
shared-used path to come to a complete stop prior to entering such crosswalk.
Such local ordinance may provide for a fine not to exceed $100 for violations.
Any locality adopting such an ordinance shall install and maintain stop signs,
consistent with standards adopted by the Commonwealth Transportation Board and
to the extent necessary in coordination with the Department of Transportation.
At such crosswalks, no user of such shared-use path shall enter the crosswalk in
disregard of approaching traffic.

F. A locality adopting an ordinance under subsection E shall coordinate the
enforcement and placement of any stop signs affecting a shared-use path owned
and operated by a park authority formed under Chapter 57 (&#xA7; 15.2-5700 et
seq.) of Title 15.2 with such authority.

HISTORY: Code 1950, §§ 46-243, 46-244; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-231; 1962, c.
471; 1968, c. 165; 1972, c. 576; 1976, c. 322; 1989, c. 727; 2000, c. 323; 2002,
c. 327; 2004, c. 658; 2007, c. 813; 2012, c. 339; 2013, cc. 507, 585, 646, 681;
2019, c. 103; 2020, c. 1031; 2023, c. 117; 2025, c. 447.