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OBSTRUCTIONS OF STREETS
(A) It shall be unlawful for any railroad company, or any receiver or trustee operating a railroad, to obstruct for a longer period than 5 minutes the free passage on any street or road by standing cars or trains across the street or road, except a passenger train while receiving or discharging passengers. A passageway shall be kept open to allow normal flow of traffic. Nor shall it be lawful to stand any wagon or other vehicle on the track of any railroad which will hinder or endanger a moving train; provided, however, that when a train has been uncoupled, so as to make a passageway, the time necessarily required, not exceeding 3 minutes, to pump up the air after the train has been recoupled shall not be included in considering the time the cars or trains were standing across the street or road.
(B) This section shall not apply when the train is stopped due to breakdown, mechanical failure or emergency.
(1997 Code, § 66-11) Penalty, see § 71.99
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see VA Code, § 56-412.1
(A) Whenever a motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer involved in an accident is so located as to impede the orderly flow of traffic, the police may:
(1) At no cost to the owner or operator remove the motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer to some point in the vicinity where it will not impede the flow of traffic; or
(2) Have the vehicle removed to a storage area for safekeeping and shall report the removal to the State Department of Motor Vehicles and to the owner of the vehicle as promptly as possible.
(B) If the vehicle is removed to a storage area under division (A)(2) of this section, the owner shall pay to the parties entitled thereto all costs incidental to its removal and storage.
(1997 Code, § 66-12)
Statutory reference:
Authority for this section, see VA Code, § 46.2-1212
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