CHAPTER 266

An Act to amend and reenact § 46.1-190, as amended, of the Code of Vir-
ginia, relating to reckless driving.
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Approved March 31, 1964
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 46.1-190, as amended, of the Code of Virginia be amended
and reenacted as follows:

§ 46.1-190. A person shall be guilty of reckless driving who shall:

(a) Drive a vehicle when not under proper control or with inade-
quate or improperly adjusted brakes upon any highway of this State;

(b) While driving a vehicle, overtake and pass another vehicle pro-
ceeding in the same direction, upon or approaching the crest of a grade
or upon or approaching a curve in the highway, where the driver’s view
along the highway is obstructed, except where the overtaking vehicle is
being operated on a highway having two or more designated lanes of
roadway for each direction of travel or on a designated one-way street
or highway;

(c) Drive a vehicle when it is so loaded, or when there are in the
front seat such number of persons, as to obstruct the view of the driver
to the front or sides of the vehicle or to interfere with the driver’s con-
trol over the driving mechanism of the vehicle;

(d) Pass or attempt to pass two other vehicles abreast, moving in
the same direction, except on highways having separate roadways of
three or more lanes for each direction of travel, or on designated one-way
streets or highways;

(e) Overtake or pass any other vehicle proceeding in the same
direction at any steam, diesel or electric railway grade crossing or at any
intersection of highways unless such vehicles are being operated on a
highway having two or more designated lanes of roadway for each
direction of travel or on a designated one-way street or highway, or while
pedestrians are passing or about to pass in front of either of such
vehicles, unless permitted so to do by a traffic light or police officers ;

(f) Fail to stop at a school bus whether publicly or privately owned
and whether transporting children to, from, or in connection with a public
or private school stopped on the highway for the purpose of taking on or
discharging school children, when approaching the same from any direc-
tion and to remain stopped until all school children are clear of the high-
way and the bus is put in motion, or fail to stop at a school bus, whether
publicly or privately owned and whether transporting children to, from
or in connection with a public or private school, stopped on the roadway
of a school for the purpose of taking on or discharging school children,
when approaching the same from any direction on the roadway of such
school and to remain stopped until all school children are clear of the road-
way, provided, however, that this shall apply only to school buses which
are painted yellow with the words “School Bus, Stop, State Law” printed
in black letters six inches high on the front and rear thereof. If space is
“re on the front, the words “School Bus” may be in letters four inches

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(zg) Fail to give adequate and timely signals of intention to turn,
partly turn, slow down or stop, as required by §§ 46.1-216 through 46.1-

(h) Exceed a reasonable speed under the circumstances and traffic
conditions existing at the time regardless of any posted speed limit;

(i) Drive a motor vehicle upon the highways of this State at a speed
in excess of 75 miles per hour; except as provided in subsection (1) of
this section;

(j) Fail to bring his vehicle to a stop immediately before entering
a highway from a side road when there is traffic approaching upon such
highway within five hundred feet of such point of entrance, unless a
“Yield Right of Way” sign is posted; or where such sign is posted, fail,
upon entering such highway, to yield the right of way to the driver of a
vehicle approaching on such highway from either direction; or
(k) Drive or operate any automobile or other motor vehicle upon any
driveway or premises of a church, or school, or of any recreational facili-
ties or of any business property open to the public, recklessly or at a
speed or in a manner so as to endanger the life, limb or property of any
person.

(1) Drive a truck or tractor or tractor-truck, or a motor vehicle
being used to tow a vehicle designed for self-propulsion, or a house trailer,
or combination of vehicles designed to transport property, upon the high-
ways of this State at a speed in excess of 65 miles per hour.