CHAPTER 175

An Act to amend and reenact § 46.1-248 of the Code of Virginia, relating
to stopping on highways.
[H 63]

Approved March 2, 1962

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 46.1-248 of the Code of Virginia be amended and reenacted,
as follows:

§ 46.1-248. (a) No vehicle shall be stopped in such manner as to
impede or render dangerous the use of the highway by others, except in
the case of an emergency as the result of an accident or mechanical break-
down, in which case a report shall be made to the nearest police officer as
soon as practicable and the vehicle shall be removed from the roadway to
the shoulder as soon as possible and removed from the shoulder without
unnecessary delay; and, if said vehicle is not promptly removed, such
removal may also be ordered by a police officer at the expense of the owner
if the disabled vehicle creates a traffic hazard.

(b) No vehicle shall be stopped except close to and parallel to the
right-hand edge of the curb or roadway, except that a vehicle may be
stopped close to and parallel to the left-hand curb or edge of the roadway
on one-way streets or may be parked at an angle where permitted by the
State Highway Commission or local authorities with respect to streets and
highways under their jurisdiction.

(c) No vehicle shall be stopped at or in the vicinity of a fire, vehicle
or airplane accident or other area of emergency, in such a manner as to
create a traffic hazard or interfere with the necessary procedures of police,
firemen, rescue workers or others whose duty it is to deal with such
emergencies. Any vehicle found unattended in the vicinity of such fire,
accident or area of emergency may be removed by order of a police officer
at the risk and expense, not to exceed $5.00, of the owner if such vehicle
creates a traffic hazard or interferes with the necessary procedures of
police, firemen, rescue workers or others whose assigned duty it is to deal
with such emergencies. Vehicles being used by accredited information
services, such as press, radio and television, when being used for the gather-
ing of news, shall be exempt from the provisions of this section, except
when actually obstructing the police, firemen and rescue workers dealing
with such emergencies.

The provisions of this section shall not apply to any vehicle owned or
controlled by the Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Highways,
while actually engaged in the construction, reconstruction or maintenance
of highways.