Virginia · Code of Virginia — Title 46.2, Motor Vehicles
Va. Code (Motor Vehicles) § 46.2-833.1: Evasion of traffic control devices
Misdemeanor
What this law says, in plain English
Drivers cannot drive off the roadway onto public or private property to avoid traffic control devices like stop signs, yield signs, or traffic lights.
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