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2011 SESSION

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SB 1167 HOT lanes; when a vehicle crashes on certain interstates, driver must move to nearest pull-off area.

Introduced by: David W. Marsden | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

Crashes on HOT lanes under construction on the Capital Beltway. Requires that when there is a vehicle crash on HOT lanes under construction on any portion of Interstate 95, 395, or 495 and the vehicles involved in the crash can be moved and there are no apparent bodily injuries, the drivers must move their vehicles to the nearest designated pull-off area.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Crashes on HOT lanes under construction on the Capital Beltway. Requires that when there is a vehicle crash on HOT lanes under construction on the Capital Beltway and the vehicles involved in the crash can be moved and there are no apparent bodily injuries, the drivers must move their vehicles to the nearest designated pull-off area. Failure to do so is punishable by a civil penalty of $100, to be paid into the Highway Maintenance and Operating Fund. VDOT is required to post the bill's requirements on signs along the Capital Beltway in Virginia where HOT lanes are under construction. The bill's provisions expire when HOT lanes on the Capital Beltway in Virginia are completed and the Virginia Department of Transportation accepts the project.