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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 2008, chapter 451<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1457615,"object_type":"law","relational_id":366384,"identifier":"46.2-925","token":"46.2\/III\/8\/16\/46.2-925","url":"\/46.2-925\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-925\/","token":"46.2\/III\/8\/16\/46.2-925","dublin_core":{"Title":"Pedestrian control signals","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-925","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Whenever pedestrian control signals exhibiting the words, numbers, or symbols meaning “Walk” or “Don’t Walk” are in place such signals shall indicate and apply to pedestrians as follows:<\/p>

Walk. –Pedestrians facing such signal may proceed across the highway<\/span> in the direction of the signal and shall be given the right-of-way by the drivers<\/span> of all vehicles<\/span>.<\/p>

Don’t Walk. –No pedestrian shall start to cross the highway<\/span> in the direction of such signal, but any pedestrian who has partially completed his crossing on the Walk signal shall proceed to a sidewalk<\/span> or safety island and remain there while the Don’t Walk signal is showing.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPEDESTRIAN CONTROL SIGNALS (\u00a7 46.2-925)\n\nWhenever pedestrian control signals exhibiting the words, numbers, or symbols\nmeaning “Walk” or “Don’t Walk” are in place such\nsignals shall indicate and apply to pedestrians as follows:\n\nWalk. –Pedestrians facing such signal may proceed across the highway in\nthe direction of the signal and shall be given the right-of-way by the drivers\nof all vehicles.\n\nDon’t Walk. –No pedestrian shall start to cross the highway in the\ndirection of such signal, but any pedestrian who has partially completed his\ncrossing on the Walk signal shall proceed to a sidewalk or safety island and\nremain there while the Don’t Walk signal is showing.\n\nHISTORY: 1974, c. 347, \u00a7 46.1-231.1; 1989, c. 727; 2008, c. 451.","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"}}