CHAPTER 694

An Act to amend and reenact §§ 46.1-190 and 46.1-428, as amended, of the
Code of Virginia, relating, respectively, to reckless ‘driving and suspen-
sion of license or privilege of a person convicted of reckless driving
under certain circumstance.

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Approved April 6, 1966

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§ 46.1-190 and 46.1-423, 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 inadequate
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 road-
way 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 control
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 direc-
tion at any steam, diesel or electric railway grade crossing or at any
intersection of highways unless such vehicles are being operated on a high-
way having two or more designated lanes of roadway for each direction
of travel or on a designated one-way street or highway, or while pedes-
trians 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
highway 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 road-
way 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
roadway, 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 limited on the front, the words “School Bus” may be in letters four
inches high;

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

(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
* of twenty or more miles per hour in excess of the applicable maximum
speed limits prescribed in § 46.1-198, paragraphs 1. (a) (b) (ec) (e) of
this title, or in excess of eighty miles per hour regardless of the posted
speed limit;

(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 facilities

or of any business property open to the public, recklessly or at a sp

or in a manner so as to endanger the life, limb or property of any person.
*

§ 46.1-423. When any person shall be convicted of reckless driving
* as provided for in § 46.1-190(i) * of this title then in addition to any
other penalties provided by law, except in those cases for which revocation
of licenses is provided in § 46.1-417, the operator’s or chauffeur’s license of
such person shall be suspended by the court or judge for a period of not
less than sixty days nor more than six months. In case of conviction the
court or judge shall order the surrender of the license to the court where
it shall be disposed of in accordance with the provisions of § 46.1-425.
Where the conviction is a second conviction which would require revocation
under the provisions of § 46.1-417, the court shall suspend the operator’s
or chauffeur’s license of such person and thereupon transmit the same to
the Division of Motor Vehicles as provided by law, .If such person 80
convicted has not obtained a license required by Chapter 5 (§ 46.1-348 et
seq.) of this title or is a nonresident, such court shall direct in the judg-
ment of conviction that such person shall not drive or operate any motor
vehicle in this State for a period of not less than sixty.days nor more than
six months. |