VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Civ. No. 17.020
Brake Lights: Requirements
Every [motor vehicle; trailer; semitrailer] operated on a highway shall be equipped with at least
two brake lights that automatically exhibit a red or amber light plainly visible in clear weather
from a distance of 500 feet to the rear of the vehicle when the brake is applied.
If the driver of a vehicle fails to equip his vehicle properly, 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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