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§ 46.2-816 — Following too closely

Virginia § 46.2-816
JurisdictionVirginia
Title 46.2MOTOR VEHICLES
Subtitle IIIOPERATION
Ch. 8REGULATION OF TRAFFIC
Art. 1GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS

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Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-816 (2026).

Text

The driver of a motor vehicle shall not follow another 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.

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Legislative History

Code 1950, § 46-229; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-213; 1983, c. 248; 1989, c. 727; 2015, cc. 31, 188.

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