Every driver who intends to back, stop, turn, or partly turn from a direct line shall first see that such movement can be made safely and, whenever the operation of any other vehicle may be affected by such movement, shall give the signals required in this article, plainly visible to the driver of such other vehicle, of his intention to make such movement.
Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-848
Signals required on backing, stopping, or turning
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case 526 F. App'x 551 - United States v. Terence Crawley (2013)
Most recently applied in 88 Va. Cir. 96 - Commonwealth v. Erie (March 2014)
Code 1950, § 46-233; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-216; 1960, c. 113; 1989, c. 727.
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