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State Police are warning motorists not to stop in the travel lanes of a highway except in the event of an emergency. Following a crash or mechanical breakdown, vehicles should be moved to the shoulder as soon as possible.
The travel lanes are those portions of the roadway designated to accomodate the forward movement of a single lane of traffic. If a motorist has to stop on the highway they should park close to and parallel to the right-hand edge of the curb or roadway; a vehicle may stop parallel to the left-hand curb or edge of roadway on a one-way street.
According to Capt. B.R. Belsches, First Commander, the problem of stopping on the highway is more frequent in the summer because of the heat causing tires to blow out and engines to overheat. “If a car is disabled, meaning it won’t run at all, motorists feel this might negatively affect their car, but they can prevent an accident from occuring and also protect themselves from injury.”
“In Northern Virginia, stopping in the roadway can be especially hazardous to motorists because we use some of the shoulders during the rush hours as travel lanes,” said Capt. D.L. Tollett, Seventh Division Commander. “The traffic in this area is heavy and a disabled vehicle adds to the congestion.’ -
Whenever a vehicle is disabled and stops on a highway during a time when lights are required, the operator must place three red reflector flares or torches of a type approved by the Superintendent of the State Police on the roadway. One flare or torch must be placed in the lane of traffic occupied by the disabled vehicle. These precautions are to warn other motorists of a disabled vehicle ahead and to proceed with caution.
Often motorists stop in the roadway because of minor property damage accidents. A minor property* damage accident is one in which there is no personal injury and the
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