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Va. Model Jury Instr. Civ. No. 10.180
Overtaking and Passing: Clearance
The driver of a vehicle passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction has a duty to
pass at least two feet to the left of that vehicle and not to return to the right side of the highway
until he can do so safely.
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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