Traffic and Pedestrian Regulations and Fines

Traffic Regulations & Fines are listed below:

• Violation of Virginia Statutes or Lynchburg City Ordinances – $20.00.
• Speeding – UNLESS OTHERWISE POSTED, THE SPEED LIMIT for vehicles on University roads and parking lots is 15 MPH
  • 1-10 MPH over limit - $10 plus $2 per mile,
  • 11-20 MPH over limit - $15 plus $2 per mile, or
  • 21 MPH (or more) over limit - $25 plus $2 per mile and/or charged with Reckless driving.

• Operating a motor vehicle at a greater speed than is reasonable and prudent under existing conditions - $50.00
• RECKLESS DRIVING - $100.00 or VIRGINIA SUMMONS + Report

RECKLESS DRIVING IS THE OPERATION OF A VEHICLE IN A MANNER TO ENDANGER PROPERTY OR THE LIFE OR LIMB OF ONESELF OR ANOTHER.

Those persons receiving a reckless driving citation/summons may be required to attend a defensive driving course to maintain driving privileges on the University property. Failure to comply may result in revocation of one’s driving privilege on campus.

• Ignoring stop signs or failure to stop for a stop sign - $30.00
• Failure to yield for emergency vehicles - $30.00
• Failure to stop for police or security officer on the Liberty University. campus, Thomas Road Baptist Church property, or any property owned or controlled by the University - $50.00 and a report will also be written.
• Failure to obey any officer directing traffic - $50.00 + Report
• Impeding traffic flow - $30.00
• Vehicle racing - $100.00 + Report
• Failure to wear motorcycle helmets while driving or riding on a motorcycle, moped, or scooter - $20.00.
• Operation of any motor vehicle without a valid driver’s license and student ID on the operator’s person - $20.00
• Driving on grass or sidewalk - $20.00
• Failure to report an accident - $30.00
• Leaving the scene of an accident - $50.00 or VIRGINIA SUMMONS + Report
• Refusal to produce a vehicle operator’s license or a student I.D. when asked to do so by a police or security officer - $30.00 + Report
• Passing on a double yellow line - $30.00
• Driving the wrong way on a one-way street - $30.00
• Not wearing a Safety Belt/child not properly restrained - $20.00

Pedestrian Regulations & Fines are listed below.

Rollerbladers and Skateboarders are considered pedestrians and should not be in the street and may be cited for violations of traffic regulations.

• Crossing over or under train cars when stopped - $100.00 + Report
• Failure to walk on left edge of road (against flow of traffic) - $15.00
• Interfering with vehicles - $15.00
• Playing in the street - $15.00