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Home » US Law » 2022 West Virginia Code » Chapter 17C. Traffic Regulations and Laws of the Road » Article 6. Speed Restrictions » §17C-6-11. Special Speed Limitations When Meeting or Overtaking Waste Service Vehicles; Penalty

(a) No person shall drive a motor vehicle and meet or overtake from either direction a stopped waste service vehicle at a speed in excess of fifteen miles per hour.

(b) For purposes of this section, "waste service vehicle" means any garbage collection vehicle, including a vehicle collecting recyclables or yard waste, which is used for curbside collection, makes frequent stops and is not fully automated.

(c) The speed limitation set forth in subsection (a) of this section applies only under the following circumstances:

(1) The waste service vehicle is identifiable as a waste service vehicle based on the vehicle configuration or markings on the vehicle;