VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Civ. No. 10.170
Overtaking and Passing: Visibility
The driver of a vehicle overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction
has a duty not to drive to the left side of the roadway unless such left side is clearly visible and
free of oncoming traffic for a sufficient distance ahead to permit such overtaking and passing to be
made in safety.
If a driver fails to perform this duty, then he is negligent.
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
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