Virginia § 46.2-848 - Signals required on backing, stopping, or turning
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 46.2-848 — Signals required on backing, stopping, or turning, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 46.2-848. Signals required on backing, stopping, or turning
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.
Code 1950, § 46-233; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-216; 1960, c. 113; 1989, c. 727.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 46.2-848 ("Signals required on backing, stopping, or turning") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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