No person shall drive a motor vehicle at such a slow speed as to impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic except when reduced speed is necessary for safe operation or in compliance with law.
Whenever the Commissioner of Highways or local authorities within their respective jurisdictions determine on the basis of a traffic engineering and traffic investigation that slow speeds on any part of a highway consistently impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic, the Commissioner or such local authority may determine and declare a minimum speed limit to be set forth on signs posted on such highway below which no person shall drive a vehicle except when necessary for safe operation or in compliance with law.
Code 1950, § 46-212; 1950, p. 881; 1952, c. 666; 1954, c. 244; 1956, c. 364; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-193; 1960, c. 153; 1962, c. 307; 1964, cc. 118, 408; 1966, c. 85; 1968, c. 641; 1972, cc. 89, 546, 553, 608; 1974, c. 528; 1977, c. 577; 1978, c. 605; 1980, c. 347; 1989, c. 727.
Notes of Decisions
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1 in the last 5 years), 1994–2022 · leading case:
Freeman v. Commonwealth, 460 S.E.2d 261 (Va. Ct. App. 1995).
Freeman v. Commonwealth, 460 S.E.2d 261 (Va. Ct. App. 1995).
· cites it 2× “Driving at a slow rate of speed so as to impede traffic constitutes a traffic violation, Code § 46.2-877, and weaving within a lane of traffic, depending on the circumstances, may reasonably indicate to an officer that the driver is impaired.”
Thomas v. Settle, 439 S.E.2d 360 (Va. 1994).
“1-193(2)(a) (now § 46.2-877), also effective at the time of this accident, provided: “No person shall drive a motor vehicle at such a slow speed as to impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic except when reduced speed is necessary for safe operation or in compliance…”
Stout v. Ofc. Barrow (E.D. Va. 2022).
· cites it 5× “” Va. Code § 46.2-877. None of the alleged facts here support an objective, reasonable suspicion that Marc committed this crime.”
City of Chesapeake v. Evans, 91 Va. Cir. 247 (Chesapeake Cir. Ct. 2015).
· cites it 3× “2-864 (reckless driving; parking lots); and (16) Va. Code § 46.2-877 (minimum speed limits).”
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