Driving Too Slowly Charge in Virginia

Everyone knows that speeding in Virginia is a traffic infraction.  Speeding in Virginia is punished with a fine and DMV demerit points.  The amount of the fine and the number of points depend on how fast the vehicle was driving.  However, many people are surprised to learn that driving too slowly can result in a traffic infraction in Virginia.  This post focuses on a Driving Too Slowly charge in Virginia.

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Driving Too Slowly Charge in Virginia

A Driving Too Slowly charge in Virginia under Va. Code §46.2-877 is a traffic infraction.  Traffic infractions in Virginia are punished with fines and DMV demerit points.

A Driving Too Slowly charge in Virginia basically punishes driving at such a low speed that the driver impedes the normal flow of traffic. The statute does not apply to driving slowly in dangerous weather conditions or other times if necessary for safety.

Penalties for Driving Too Slowly Charge in Virginia

A Driving Too Slowly charge in Virginia is punished with a fine up to $250.  The driver can pre-pay the ticket before court and the fine will be $30.  However, pre-paying the fine is an admission of guilt and will result in a conviction for a traffic infraction on the offender’s Virginia driving record for 5 years.  A conviction for a Driving Too Slowly charge in Virginia will also automatically result in 3 DMV demerit points.  Accumulating too many demerit points in Virginia can lead to mandatory driver improvement courses and even driver’s license suspension by the DMV.

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Driving Too Slowly Statute

§46.2-877. Minimum speed limits.

No person shall drive a motor vehicle at such a slow speed as to impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic except when reduced speed is necessary for safe operation or in compliance with law.Whenever the Commissioner of Highways or local authorities within their respective jurisdictions determine on the basis of a traffic engineering and traffic investigation that slow speeds on any part of a highway consistently impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic, the Commissioner or such local authority may determine and declare a minimum speed limit to be set forth on signs posted on such highway below which no person shall drive a vehicle except when necessary for safe operation or in compliance with law.

 

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