Reckless driving; removes driving in excess of 80 mph, etc. (HB1371)

Introduced By

Sen. Joe Morrissey (D-Richmond)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Exceeding speed limit; reckless driving.  Removes driving in excess of 80 mph regardless of the applicable speed limit as an instance of reckless driving. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
12/10/2012Committee
12/10/2012Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13101362D
12/10/2012Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/07/2013Assigned Courts sub: #1 Criminal
01/09/2013Subcommittee recommends laying on the table
02/05/2013Left in Courts of Justice

Comments

Rick Blaine writes:

I've yet to drive on a stretch of road in Virginia that 80 MPH is a safe speed. These roads aren't built to autobahn or other highspeed European road standards. Turn radii, surfacing, use of hand held telephones and the general lack of driver education in Virginia and the US makes this a lose-lose proposition.