SB264: Following too closely; includes bicycles, electric personal assistive mobility devices, mopeds, etc.

SB264

SENATE BILL NO. 264 Offered January 11, 2012 Prefiled January 10, 2012 A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-816 of the Code of Virginia, relating to following too closely. ---------- Patron-- Ebbin ---------- Referred to Committee on Transportation ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 46.2-816 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 46.2-816. Following too closely.

The driver of a motor vehicle shall not follow another ~~motor~~ vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer more closely than is reasonable and prudent, having due regard to the speed of both vehicles and the traffic on, and conditions of, the highway at the time.

Explanation

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