CHAPTER 380

An Act to amend and reenact § 46-201 of the Code of Virginia, relating
to regulation of traffic by certain officers.
[H 561]

Approved April 2, 1954
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

— That § 46-201 of the Code of Virginia be amended and reenacted as
ollows:

§ 46-201. Officers of the law, authorized or permitted under this
chapter, * may by voice, hand or signal, direct all traffic. *
An Act to amend and reenact § 46-208 as amended of the Code of Vir-
gimia, relating to regulation of traffic by certain means. tH 562]

Approved April 2, 1954

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.. That § 46-203 as amended of the Code of Virginia be amended and
reenacted as follows:

§ 46-203. Signals by lights or semaphores shall be as follows: Red
indicates that traffic then moving shall stop and remain stopped as long
as the red signal is shown, except in the direction indicated by a lighted
green arrow. Green indicates that traffiic shall then move in the direction
of the signal and remain in motion as long as the green signal is given.

Amber indicates that a change is about to be made in the direction
of the moving of traffic. When the amber signal is shown, traffic which has
not already entered the intersection, including the crosswalks, shall stop
but that which has entered the intersection shall continue to move until
the intersection has been entirely cleared.

When semaphores are not in operation, the use of amber light indi-
cates need for caution, and the use of a flashing red indicates that traffic
shall stop before entering the intersection.

Officers of the law may assume control of traffic otherwise con-
trolled by liahts or semaphores and in such event signals by such officers
shall take precedence over such lights or semaphores.