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2006 SESSION
064194424Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 46.2-924 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 46.2-924. Drivers to stop for pedestrians; installation of certain signs; penalty.
A. The driver of any vehicle on a highway where the legal
maximum speed does not exceed 35 miles per hour shall yield the
right-of-way to stop for any pedestrian crossing such highway:
1. At at any clearly marked crosswalk,
whether at mid-block or at the end of any block;
2. At any regular pedestrian crossing included in the
prolongation of the lateral boundary lines of the adjacent sidewalk at the end
of a block;
3. At any intersection when the driver is approaching on a
highway or street where the legal maximum speed does not exceed 35 miles per
hour.
B. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A of this section, at intersections or crosswalks where the movement of traffic is being regulated by law-enforcement officers or traffic control devices, the driver shall yield according to the direction of the law-enforcement officer or device.
No pedestrian shall enter or cross an intersection in disregard of approaching traffic.
The drivers of vehicles entering, crossing, or turning at intersections shall change their course, slow down, or stop if necessary to permit pedestrians to cross such intersections safely and expeditiously.
Pedestrians crossing highways at intersections shall at all times have the right-of-way over vehicles making turns into the highways being crossed by the pedestrians.
C. The governing body of any county having the urban county
executive form of government, any county having the county manager plan of
government, the City of Fairfax, the County of Loudoun and any town therein,
and any city with a population between 110,000 and 115,000, may by ordinance
provide for the installation and maintenance of highway signs at marked
crosswalks specifically requiring operators of motor vehicles, at the locations
where such signs are installed, to [ yield the right-of-way to ] [ stop
for ] pedestrians crossing or attempting to cross the highway. Any
operator of a motor vehicle who fails at such locations to [ yield the
right-of-way to ] [ stop for ] pedestrians as required by such
signs shall be guilty of a traffic infraction punishable by a fine of no less
than $100 or more than $500. The Commonwealth Transportation Board shall
develop criteria for the design, location, and installation of such signs. The
provisions of this section shall not apply to any limited access highway.