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HOUSE BILL NO. 320 Offered January 8, 2014 Prefiled January 2, 2014 A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-858 of the Code of Virginia, relating to reckless driving; passing at intersections where pedestrians are present. ---------- Patrons-- Kory, Krupicka and Surovell ---------- Referred to Committee on Transportation ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 46.2-858 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 46.2-858. Passing at a railroad grade crossing and certain intersections.

A. A person shall be is guilty of reckless driving who overtakes or passes any other vehicle proceeding in the same direction at any railroad grade crossing or at any intersection of highways unless (i) such vehicles are being operated on a highway having two or more designated lanes of roadway for each direction of travel or unless, (ii) such intersection is designated and marked as a passing zone or is on a designated one-way street or highway, or while pedestrians are passing or about to pass in front of either of such vehicles, unless (iii) permitted so to do so by a traffic light or law-enforcement officer.

B. Whenever any vehicle is stopped at a marked or unmarked crosswalk at an intersection to permit a pedestrian to cross the roadway, a driver of another vehicle whose vehicle is approaching the stopped vehicle from the rear and who overtakes or passes the stopped vehicle is guilty of reckless driving.