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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\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 1958, chapter 541; in 1989, chapter 727.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1457619,"object_type":"law","relational_id":366385,"identifier":"46.2-926","token":"46.2\/III\/8\/16\/46.2-926","url":"\/46.2-926\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-926\/","token":"46.2\/III\/8\/16\/46.2-926","dublin_core":{"Title":"Pedestrians stepping into highway where they cannot be seen","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-926","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> No pedestrian shall step into a highway<\/span> open to moving vehicular traffic at any point between intersections<\/span> where his presence would be obscured from the vision of drivers<\/span> of approaching vehicles<\/span> by a vehicle<\/span> or other obstruction at the curb or side. The foregoing prohibition shall not apply to a pedestrian stepping into a highway<\/span> to board a bus or to enter a safety zone<\/span>, in which event he shall cross the highway<\/span> only at right angles. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> No law<\/span>-enforcement officer<\/span> shall stop a pedestrian for a violation of this section. No evidence<\/span> discovered or obtained as the result of a stop in violation of this subsection, including evidence<\/span> discovered or obtained with the person’s consent, shall be admissible<\/span> in any trial<\/span>, hearing<\/span>, or other proceeding. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPEDESTRIANS STEPPING INTO HIGHWAY WHERE THEY CANNOT BE SEEN (\u00a7 46.2-926)\n\nA. No pedestrian shall step into a highway open to moving vehicular traffic at\nany point between intersections where his presence would be obscured from the\nvision of drivers of approaching vehicles by a vehicle or other obstruction at\nthe curb or side. The foregoing prohibition shall not apply to a pedestrian\nstepping into a highway to board a bus or to enter a safety zone, in which event\nhe shall cross the highway only at right angles.\n\nB. No law-enforcement officer shall stop a pedestrian for a violation of this\nsection. No evidence discovered or obtained as the result of a stop in violation\nof this subsection, including evidence discovered or obtained with the\nperson’s consent, shall be admissible in any trial, hearing, or other\nproceeding.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 46-245; 1958, c. 541, \u00a7 46.1-232; 1989, c. 727; 2020,\nSp. Sess. I, cc. 45, 51.","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"}}