Virginia has incredibly thorough traffic statutes. There are an assortment of dangerous choices that can lead to reckless driving allegations. The state can prosecute people who engage in street racing or who drive at freeway speeds in a residential neighborhood. The law also allows for reckless driving charges in cases involving exhibition driving.
Many people find the term exhibition driving confusing. Drivers need to understand the allegations brought by the state if they hope to fight their pending reckless driving charges. What types of conduct make constitute exhibition driving?
Motorists try to highlight a vehicle’s performance
Exhibition driving is essentially an attempt to publicly display the power of a motor vehicle. Exhibition driving could involve applying the brakes and the gas at the same time to spin the wheels of the vehicle or even cause one set of tires to leave the ground.
Exhibition driving could also involve rapid acceleration and displays of unnecessary speed solely to show others what a vehicle is capable of in traffic. Those who are proud of having sports cars or performance vehicles, as well as those who modify vehicles to enhance what they can do, may engage in unsafe displays of vehicle performance in traffic that ultimately put everyone else on the road at risk.
Those accused of reckless driving based on claims of exhibition driving may need help understanding the law and developing a defense strategy. Working with an attorney could help people plead reckless driving charges down to lesser offenses or prove that they did not actually engage in intentional exhibition driving on public roads.
