Code of Virginia - Title 46.2 Motor Vehicles - Section 46.2-800 Riding bicycles, electric personal assistive mobility devices, electric power-assisted bicycles, o...

§ 46.2-800. Riding bicycles, electric personal assistive mobility devices, electric power-assisted bicycles, o...

Every person riding a bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device, electric power-assisted bicycle, moped, or an animal or driving an animal on a highway shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter and shall have all of the rights and duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle, unless the context of the provision clearly indicates otherwise.

The provisions of subsections A and C of § 46.2-920 applicable to operation of emergency vehicles under emergency conditions shall also apply, mutatis mutandis, to bicycles, electric personal assistive mobility devices, electric power-assisted bicycles, and mopeds operated under similar emergency conditions by law-enforcement officers.

(Code 1950, § 46-183; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-171; 1980, c. 456; 1981, c. 585; 1989, c. 727; 1994, c. 176; 2001, c. 834; 2002, c. 254.)

Sections:  46.2-800  46.2-800.1  46.2-801  46.2-802  46.2-803  46.2-803.1  46.2-804  46.2-805  46.2-806  46.2-807  46.2-808  46.2-808.1  46.2-809  46.2-809.1  46.2-810  Next

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