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2000 SESSION

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HB 544 Commercial vehicles in Northern Virginia.

Introduced by: Robert G. Marshall | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Commercial vehicles. Prohibits operation of commercial vehicles (other than buses and school buses) on the left-most lane of interstate highways with speed limits of at least 65 mph and more than two lanes in each direction, except when preparing to exit a highway via a left exit or when being used to perform maintenance or construction work. This bill applies the same limitation to similar interstate highways within the 8th Planning District, regardless of the speed limit.

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Commercial vehicles. Prohibits operation of commercial vehicles (other than buses and school buses) on the left-most lane of interstate highways with speed limits of at least 65 mph and more than two lanes in each direction, except when preparing to exit a highway via a left exit or when being used to perform maintenance or construction work. This bill applies the same limitation to similar interstate highways within the 8th Planning District, regardless of the speed limit.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Commercial vehicles. Prohibits, within the eighth planning district, operation of commercial vehicles (other than buses and school buses) on the left-most lane of interstate highways with more than two lanes in each direction, regardless of the posted speed limit, except when preparing to exit a highway via a left exit or when being used to perform maintenance or construction work.