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46.2-914. Limitations on operation of mopeds. - No moped shall be driven on any highway or public vehicular area (i) faster than 30 miles per hour or (ii) by any person under the age of 16.
Every person driving a moped shall carry with him some form of identification that includes his name, address, and date of birth.
46.2-923. How and where pedestrians to cross highways. - When crossing highways, pedestrians shall not carelessly or maliciously interfere with the orderly passage of vehicles. They shall cross, wherever possible, only at intersections or marked crosswalks.
46.20926. Pedestrians stepping into highway where they cannot be seen. - No pedestrian shall step into a highway open to moving vehicular traffic at any point between intersections where his presence would be obscured from the vision of drivers of approaching vehicles by a vehicle or other obstruction at the curb or side. The foregoing prohibition shall not apply to a pedestrian stepping into a highway to board a bus or to enter a safety zone, in which even he shall cross the highway only at right angles.
Section 82-6-38.1. Use of protective helmet while operating a bicycle.
Any person under the age of fifteen years of age shall wear a protective helmet that meets the standards promulgated by the American National Standards Institute or the Snell Memorial Foundation while riding or being carried on a bicycle on any highway, sidewalk, or public bicycle path. The term "highway" has the meaning set forth in Code of Virginia, Section 46.2-100. Any person who violates this section shall be punishable by a fine of twenty-five dollars. However, such a fine shall be suspended for first-time violators and for violators who, subsequent to the violation but prior to imposition of the fine, purchase helmets of the type required by this section.
A violation of this section shall not constitute negligence, assumption of risk, be considered in mitigation of damages of whatever nature, be admissible in evidence, or be the subject of comment by counsel in any action for thie recovery of damages arising out of operation of any bicycle, nor shall anything in this section change any exisiting law, rule, or procedure pertaning to any civil action. (18-95-92, 1.)