2011 Code of Virginia
Title 46.2 MOTOR VEHICLES.
Chapter 8 Regulation of Traffic (46.2-800 thru 46.2-947)
46.2-893 Stopping on highways to discharge cargo or passengers; school buses


VA Code § 46.2-893 (2001 through Reg Session) What's This?

46.2-893. Stopping on highways to discharge cargo or passengers; school buses.

No truck or bus, except a school bus, shall be stopped wholly or partially on the traveled portion of any highway outside of cities and towns for the purpose of taking on or discharging cargo or passengers unless the operator cannot leave the traveled portion of the highway with safety. A school bus may be stopped on the traveled portion of the highway when taking on or discharging school children, but these stops shall be made only at points where the bus can be clearly seen for a safe distance from both directions.

(Code 1950, 46-257; 1950, p. 941; 1956, c. 505; 1958, c. 541, 46.1-250; 1960, c. 256; 1989, c. 727.)

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