CHAPTER 155

An Act to amend and reenact § 46.1-255, as amended, of the Code of
Virginia, relating to flares and other signals for disabled vehicles on

highways.
[H 942]
Approved March 8, 1968

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 46.1-255, as amended, of the Code of Virginia be amended and
reenacted as follows:

§ 46.1-255. Flares and other signals when vehicle disabled in high-
way after dark.—Whenever any bus, truck, trailer, house trailer or mobile
home is disabled and stops upon any portion of the traveled portion of any
highway in this State, except within the corporate limits of cities or upon
streets or highways which are artificially lighted at night, at any time
during which lights are required upon motor vehicles by § 46.1-268 the
operator of such bus, truck, trailer, house trailer or mobile home shall
place or cause to be placed on the roadway three red reflector flares or
torches of a type approved by the Superintendent. One of the flares or
torches shall be placed in the center of the lane of traffic occupied by the
disabled bus, truck, trailer, house trailer or mobile home and not less than
one hundred feet therefrom in the direction of traffic approaching in that
lane, one not less than one hundred feet from such bus, truck, trailer,
house trailer or mobile home in the opposite direction and one at the
traffic side of such bus, truck, trailer, house trailer or mobile home not
closer than ten feet from the front or rear thereof; provided, however,
that if such bus, truck, trailer, house trailer or mobile home is disabled
within five hundred feet of a curve or crest of a hill, or other obstruction
to view, the flares or torches in that direction shall be so placed as to
afford ample warning to other users of the highway, but in no case less
than five hundred feet from the disabled vehicle.

The exception provided herein with respect to highways within the
cornorate limits of cities or upon streets or highways which are artifi-
cially lighted at night shall not apply to any portion of any Interstate
Highway within the corporate limits of any city.