Driving Too Slowly Charge in Manassas

January 9, 2021 by Jean Humbrecht
driving too slowly charge in Manassas

A Driving Too Slowly Charge in Manassas is Punished with a Fine and DMV Points

Everyone knows that speeding in Manassas is a traffic infraction.  However, many people are surprised to find out that driving too slowly can also be a traffic infraction in Manassas.  Read the post below for more information on a Driving Too Slowly charge in Manassas.

What is a Driving Too Slowly Charge in Manassas?

A Driving Too Slowly charge in Manassas punishes driving at such a slow speed as to impede the natural flow of traffic.  The statute does not apply when a driver is driving at a slow speed in Manassas due to dangerous weather or road conditions.

Penalties for Driving Too Slowly Charge in Manassas

A Driving Too Slowly charge in Manassas is punished with a fine and DMV demerit points.  A driver can pre-pay the fine without having to go to court, and the fine for pre-paying the ticket is $30.

However, pre-paying the fine for a Driving Too Slowly charge in Manassas is an admission of guilt and will result in a conviction for a traffic offense that will remain on the offender’s driving record for 5 years.  It will also result in 3 DMV demerit points.

Driving Too Slowly Charge in Manassas

§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.

 

***DISCLAIMER: THE MATERIAL AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS POST, ON ANY PAGES ON THIS WEBSITE, AND ON ANY PAGES LINKED FROM THESE PAGES, ARE FOR GENERAL INFORMATION ONLY AND NOT LEGAL ADVICE. YOU SHOULD CONSULT A LICENSED ATTORNEY IN YOUR JURISDICTION BEFORE RELYING ON ANY OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THESE PAGES. SENDING EMAIL TO OR VIEWING INFORMATION FROM THIS WEBSITE DOES NOT CREATE AN ATTORNEY-CLIENT RELATIONSHIP***