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Va. Model Jury Instr. Civ. No. 10.090
Speed: Posted Minimum Speed
The minimum speed required at the time and place of the collision was (number) miles per hour.
The driver of a vehicle has a duty not to drive his vehicle at a speed below the posted minimum
speed [except when necessary for safe operation; except when in compliance with the law].
If a driver was driving his vehicle at less than the posted minimum speed, then he was negligent
[unless it was necessary for safe operation; unless it was in compliance with the law].
History
Virginia Model Jury Instructions – Civil, Release 26, April 2026. The unannotated set, posted by the Supreme Court of Virginia at vacourts.gov; the book states that it is made available with the permission of the publisher, Matthew Bender & Company, Inc.
Provenance
- Source
- vacourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-11
- Edition
- civ-2026-04-01
- Content hash
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