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HOUSE BILL NO. 1077 Offered January 10, 2024 Prefiled January 10, 2024 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 46.2-821.1, relating to exception to stopping requirement; bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device, electric power-assisted bicycle, or motorized skateboard or scooter. ---------- Patrons-- Carr and Hernandez ---------- Referred to Committee on Transportation ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 46.2-821.1 as follows:

§ 46.2-821.1. Exception to stopping requirement; bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device, electric power-assisted bicycle, or motorized skateboard or scooter.

Notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 46.2-821 and 46.2-830, any person operating a bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device, electric power-assisted bicycle, or motorized skateboard or scooter may yield instead of stop at an intersection of two highways controlled by a stop sign if all the following conditions are met:

1. Each intersecting highway has no more than three motor vehicle travel lanes;

2. The person is at least 15 years old or accompanied by an adult;

3. The person slows to a reasonable speed based on existing highway conditions; and

4. Before proceeding into the intersection, the person yields the right-of-way to any pedestrian lawfully within the crosswalk, as required pursuant to § 46.2-924, and to the driver of another vehicle approaching or entering such intersection from another direction.