Driving Too Slowly in Virginia

February 25, 2019 by Jean Humbrecht
driving too slowly in Virginia

Driving Too Slowly in Virginia is Punished with a Fine and DMV Points

Most people know that speeding in Virginia is a traffic infraction.  It is punished with a fine and DMV points.  The fine and number of points depend on how fast the offender was driving.  Speeding in Virginia can even be charged as Reckless Driving, which is a crime. However, many people are surprised to learn that driving too slowly in Virginia is a traffic infraction.  For information on a Driving Too Slowly in Virginia charge, read the post below.

Driving Too Slowly in Virginia

Driving Too Slowly in Virginia (Va. Code §46.2-877) punishes driving at such a slow speed as to impede the normal and reasonable flow of traffic.  However, the statute prohibiting driving too slowly in Virginia does not apply to slow driving in dangerous road or weather conditions.

Penalties for Driving Too Slowly in Virginia

Driving too slowly in Virginia is a traffic infraction and is punished with a fine and DMV demerit points.  The driver can pre-pay the fine without having to come to court.  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.  It will also automatically result in 3 DMV demerit points.

For more information on DMV demerit points in Virginia, click here.

Driving Too Slowly in Virginia 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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