VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Civ. No. 10.262
Steady Red Light
The driver of a motor vehicle facing a steady red traffic light has the duty to stop and remain
stopped so long as the light is red and thereafter not to proceed until it is safe to do so in the
exercise of ordinary care.
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
- Content hash
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