2011 Code of Virginia
Title 46.2 MOTOR VEHICLES.
Chapter 8 Regulation of Traffic (46.2-800 thru 46.2-947)
46.2-838 Passing when overtaking a vehicle
46.2-838. Passing when overtaking a vehicle.
The driver of any vehicle overtaking another vehicle proceeding in the same direction shall pass at least two feet to the left of the overtaken vehicle and shall not again drive to the right side of the highway until safely clear of such overtaken vehicle, except as otherwise provided in this article.
(Code 1950, 46-224; 1958, c. 541, 46.1-208; 1989, c. 727; 1999, c. 999; 2004, cc. 947, 973.)
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