VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Civ. No. 10.360
Certain Stopped Vehicles; Duty to Set Out Warning Devices
When [a; an] (type of commercial vehicle defined in Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-341.4) is stopped on any
roadway or on the shoulder of any highway at any time for any cause other than stops necessary
to comply with traffic control devices, lawfully installed signs, or signals of law-enforcement
officers, the driver must immediately activate the vehicular hazard warning signal flashers, and, as
soon as possible, but in any event within ten (10) minutes of stopping, place on the roadway or
shoulder three reflectorized triangular warning devices. One red reflectorized triangular warning
device shall be placed in the center of the lane of traffic or shoulder occupied by the stopped
vehicle and not less than 100 feet from the vehicle in the direction of traffic approaching in that
lane. One red reflectorized triangular warning device shall be placed not less than 100 feet from
the vehicle in the opposite direction. The third red reflectorized triangular warning device shall be
placed on the traffic side of the vehicle not closer than ten (10) feet from the [front; rear]. The
hazard warning signal flashers shall continue to flash until the red reflectorized triangular warning
devices have been placed.
If the driver of the vehicle 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
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- 2026-10-11
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- civ-2026-04-01
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