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This law was first created in 1981. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 585 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 1981 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 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 2001, chapter 834<\/a>; in 2002, chapter 254<\/a>; in 2006, chapters 529<\/a> and 538<\/a>; in 2013, chapter 783<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1457463,"object_type":"law","relational_id":366349,"identifier":"46.2-907","token":"46.2\/III\/8\/12\/46.2-907","url":"\/46.2-907\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-907\/","token":"46.2\/III\/8\/12\/46.2-907","dublin_core":{"Title":"Overtaking and passing vehicles","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-907","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A person riding a bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device<\/span>, electric power-assisted bicycle<\/span>, motorized skateboard or foot-scooter, or moped<\/span> may overtake and pass another vehicle<\/span> on either the left or right side, staying in the same lane<\/span> as the overtaken vehicle<\/span>, or changing to a different lane<\/span>, or riding off the roadway<\/span> as necessary to pass with safety.<\/p>

A person riding a bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device<\/span>, electric power-assisted bicycle<\/span>, motorized skateboard or foot-scooter, or moped<\/span> may overtake and pass another vehicle<\/span> only under conditions that permit the movement to be made with safety.<\/p>

A person riding a bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device<\/span>, electric power-assisted bicycle<\/span>, motorized skateboard or foot-scooter, or moped<\/span> shall not travel between two lanes<\/span> of traffic moving in the same direction, except where one lane<\/span> is a separate turn lane<\/span> or a mandatory turn lane<\/span>.<\/p>

Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person riding a bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device<\/span>, electric power-assisted bicycle<\/span>, motorized skateboard or foot-scooter, or moped<\/span> shall comply with all rules applicable to the driver<\/span> of a motor vehicle<\/span> when overtaking and passing.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nOVERTAKING AND PASSING VEHICLES (\u00a7 46.2-907)\n\nA person riding a bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device, electric\npower-assisted bicycle, motorized skateboard or foot-scooter, or moped may\novertake and pass another vehicle on either the left or right side, staying in\nthe same lane as the overtaken vehicle, or changing to a different lane, or\nriding off the roadway as necessary to pass with safety.\n\nA person riding a bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device, electric\npower-assisted bicycle, motorized skateboard or foot-scooter, or moped may\novertake and pass another vehicle only under conditions that permit the movement\nto be made with safety.\n\nA person riding a bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device, electric\npower-assisted bicycle, motorized skateboard or foot-scooter, or moped shall not\ntravel between two lanes of traffic moving in the same direction, except where\none lane is a separate turn lane or a mandatory turn lane.\n\nExcept as otherwise provided in this section, a person riding a bicycle,\nelectric personal assistive mobility device, electric power-assisted bicycle,\nmotorized skateboard or foot-scooter, or moped shall comply with all rules\napplicable to the driver of a motor vehicle when overtaking and passing.\n\nHISTORY: 1981, c. 585, \u00a7 46.1-229.2:1; 1989, c. 727; 2001, c. 834; 2002, c.\n254; 2006, cc. 529, 538; 2013, c. 783.","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"}}