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This law was first created in 1974. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 347 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1974 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1989, chapter 727; in 2013, chapters 128<\/a> and 400<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1457231,"object_type":"law","relational_id":366207,"identifier":"46.2-805","token":"46.2\/III\/8\/1\/46.2-805","url":"\/46.2-805\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-805\/","token":"46.2\/III\/8\/1\/46.2-805","dublin_core":{"Title":"Lane-use control signals","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-805","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> When lane<\/span>-use control signals<\/span> are placed over the individual lanes<\/span> of a highway<\/span>, vehicular traffic may travel in any lane<\/span> over which a green signal is shown, but shall not enter or travel in any lane<\/span> over which a red signal is shown and shall vacate as soon as possible any lane<\/span> over which an amber signal is shown. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Vehicular traffic shall not enter or travel in a lane<\/span> over which a one-way or two-way left turn white arrow lane<\/span>-use control signal<\/span> is shown, except to make the turning movement indicated by the signal. Such turning traffic shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians lawfully within a crosswalk<\/span> and to other traffic using the intersection<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLANE-USE CONTROL SIGNALS (\u00a7 46.2-805)\n\nA. When lane-use control signals are placed over the individual lanes of a\nhighway, vehicular traffic may travel in any lane over which a green signal is\nshown, but shall not enter or travel in any lane over which a red signal is\nshown and shall vacate as soon as possible any lane over which an amber signal\nis shown.\n\nB. Vehicular traffic shall not enter or travel in a lane over which a one-way or\ntwo-way left turn white arrow lane-use control signal is shown, except to make\nthe turning movement indicated by the signal. Such turning traffic shall yield\nthe right-of-way to pedestrians lawfully within a crosswalk and to other traffic\nusing the intersection.\n\nHISTORY: 1974, c. 347, \u00a7 46.1-206.1; 1989, c. 727; 2013, cc. 128, 400.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}