2011 Code of Virginia
Title 46.2 MOTOR VEHICLES.
Chapter 8 Regulation of Traffic (46.2-800 thru 46.2-947)
46.2-934 Failure to use cane or guide dog not contributory negligence
46.2-934. Failure to use cane or guide dog not contributory negligence.
Nothing contained in 46.2-933 shall be construed to deprive any totally or partially blind or otherwise incapacitated person not carrying such a cane or walking stick or not being guided by a dog, of the rights and privileges conferred by law upon pedestrians crossing highways. Nor shall the failure of such totally or partially blind or otherwise incapacitated person to carry a cane or walking stick, or to be guided by a guide dog on the highways or sidewalks of the Commonwealth, be held to constitute nor be evidence of contributory negligence.
(Code 1950, 46-249.3; 1950, p. 1521; 1958, c. 541, 46.1-240; 1975, c. 117; 1989, c. 727.)
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