Virginia Code

Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-800 (2026)

Riding bicycles, electric personal assistive mobility devices, electric power-assisted bicycles, mopeds, or motorized skateboards or scooters; riding or driving animals

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Every person riding a bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device, electric power-assisted bicycle, moped, motorized skateboard or scooter, or 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, mopeds, and motorized skateboards or scooters 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; 2019, c. 780.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1991–2023 · leading case: Saunders v. Commonwealth, 629 S.E.2d 701 (Va. Ct. App. 2006).

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Saunders v. Commonwealth, 629 S.E.2d 701 (Va. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 2× “2, with the present exception of Chapter 8 thereof (Code §§ 46.2-800 to -947), “any device herein defined as a .”

Colby v. Boyden, 400 S.E.2d 184 (Va. 1991). “1-168 through -347 (now §§ 46.2-800 through -946) on regulation of traffic.”

Phillips v. Commonwealth, 487 S.E.2d 235 (Va. Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 2× “2, which includes Code §§ 46.2-800 through 46.2-946. The conduct at issue, passing on a double yellow line, is not exempted behavior.”

Daniel James Stark & Catherine Stark v. Dennis Crumpler (Va. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 3× “”); Code § 46.2-800 (“Every person riding a bicycle .”

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