CHAPTER 607

An Act to amend and reenact §§ 46.1-188 and 46.1-184, as amended, of the
Code of Virginia, relating to the control of traffic by certain persons
and signal lights or semaphores. ,

(H 576)
Approved April 5, 1966

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That §§ 46.1-183 and 46.1-184, as amended, of the Code of Virginia
be amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 46.1-188. Peace or police officers and uniformed school crossing
guards may direct traffic by signals. Such signals other than by voice shall
be as follows: |

(a) Tostop traffic by hand.—Stand with shoulders parallel to moving
traffic. Raise arms 45 degrees above shoulder with hand extended, palm
towards moving traffic to be stopped.

(b) To move traffic by hand.—Stand with shoulders parallel to
traffic to be moved. Extend right arm and hand full length at height of
shoulders towards such traffic, fingers extended and joined, palm down.
Bring hand sharply in direction traffic is to move. Repeat movement with
left arm and hand to start traffic from opposite direction.

(c) To stop and start traffic by whistle-—One blast, moving traffic
to stop; two blasts, traffic in opposite direction to move.

(d) Emergency stop of traffic by whistle—Three or more short
dlasts, all traffic shall immediately clear the intersection and stop.

46.1-184. Signals by lights or semaphores shall be as follows:

(a) Red indicates that traffic then moving shall stop and remain
stopped as long as the red signal is shown, except in the direction indicated
Dy a lighted green arrow. Green indicates that traffic shall then move in
the direction of the signal and remain in motion as long as the green signal
is given.

(b) Amber indicates that a change is about to be made fm the direc-
tion 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.

(c) The use of a flashing red indicates that traffic shall stop before
entering an intersection. : ,

(d) Officers of the law and uniformed school crossing guards may
assume control of traffic otherwise controlled by lights or semaphores and
in such event signals by such officers and uniformed crossing guards shall
take precedence over such lights or semaphores.