Is it illegal to park facing the wrong way in Virginia?
It shall be unlawful for any person to park any motor vehicle on the wrong or opposite side of the street so as to be facing oncoming traffic. Sec. 34-12.
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No vehicle shall be stopped except close to and parallel to the right edge of the curb or roadway, except that a vehicle may be stopped close to and parallel to the left curb or edge of the roadway on one-way streets or may be parked at an angle where permitted by the Commonwealth Transportation Board, the Department, ...
§ 46.2-888. Stopping on highways; removing motor vehicle from roadway. A. No person shall stop a vehicle in such manner as to impede or render dangerous the use of the highway by others, except in the case of an emergency, an accident, or a mechanical breakdown.
On a one-way roadway such vehicle shall be facing in the direction of authorized traffic movement; on a two-way roadway such vehicle shall be facing in the direction of authorized traffic movement on that portion of the roadway on which the vehicle rests.
39:4-135. The operator of a vehicle shall not stop, stand, or park the vehicle in a roadway other than parallel with the edge of the roadway headed in the direction of traffic, on the right-hand side of the road and with the curb side of the vehicle within six inches of the edge of the roadway, except as follows: a.
§ 46.2-862.A person is guilty of reckless driving who drives a motor vehicle on the highways in the Commonwealth (i) at a speed of 20 miles per hour or more in excess of the applicable maximum speed limit or (ii) in excess of 85 miles per hour regardless of the applicable maximum speed limit.
So is it illegal to block someone's driveway? Absolutely. Law enforcement officers can issue a parking ticket and/or have the car towed and impounded at the owner's expense. Even parking too close to a driveway is enough to get a ticket (but not a tow).