SB321: Motorcycles; allows law-enforcement officers on official duty to drive two abreast in a single lane.

SENATE BILL NO. 321
Offered January 13, 2010
Prefiled January 12, 2010
A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-857 of the Code of Virginia, relating to driving two abreast in a single lane.
Patrons-- Reynolds; Delegates: Armstrong and Merricks

Referred to Committee on Transportation

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.  That § 46.2-857 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 46.2-857. Driving two abreast in a single lane.

A person shall be guilty of reckless driving who drives any motor vehicle, including any motorcycle, so as to be abreast of another vehicle in a lane designed for one vehicle, or drives any motor vehicle, including any motorcycle, so as to travel abreast of any other vehicle traveling in a lane designed for one vehicle. However, this section shall not apply to any validly authorized parade, motorcade, or motorcycle escort, or law-enforcement officers driving motorcycles while on official duty, nor shall it apply to a motor vehicle traveling in the same lane of traffic as a bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device, electric power-assisted bicycle, or moped.