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Home » US Law » 2022 West Virginia Code » Chapter 17C. Traffic Regulations and Laws of the Road » Article 7. Driving on Right Side of Roadway, Overtaking and Passing, etc.

§17C-7-10. Following Too Closely

(a) The driver of a motor vehicle shall not follow another vehicle more closely than is reasonable and prudent having due regard for the speed of such vehicles and the traffic upon and the condition of the highway. (b) It shall be unlawful for the operator of any motor truck, registered for a gross weight […]

§17C-7-11. Driving on Divided Highways; Penalty

(a) Whenever any highway has been divided into two roadways by leaving an intervening space or by a physical barrier or clearly indicated dividing section so constructed as to impede vehicular traffic, every vehicle shall be driven only upon the right-hand roadway and no vehicle shall be driven over, across, or within any such dividing […]

§17C-7-12. Controlled-Access Roadway — Driving Onto or From; Penalty

(a) No person shall drive a vehicle onto or from any controlled-access roadway except at such entrances and exits as are established by public authority. (b) Any person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $100; upon a second conviction within […]

§17C-7-13. Restrictions on Use of Controlled-Access Roadway

The state road commission may by resolution or order entered in its minutes and local authorities may by ordinance with respect to any controlled-access roadway under their respective jurisdictions prohibit the use of any such roadway by pedestrians, bicycles, or other nonmotorized traffic or by any person operating a motor-driven cycle. The state road commission […]

§17C-7-2. Passing Vehicles Proceeding in Opposite Directions; Penalty

(a) Drivers of vehicles proceeding in opposite directions shall pass each other to the right, and upon roadways having width for not more than one line of traffic in each direction each driver shall give to the other at least one half of the main-traveled portion of the roadway as nearly as possible. (b) Any […]

§17C-7-5. Same — Limitations on Overtaking on the Left; Penalty

(a) No vehicle shall be driven to the left side of the center of the roadway in overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction unless such left side is clearly visible and is free of oncoming traffic for a sufficient distance ahead to permit such overtaking and passing to be completely made […]

§17C-7-7. Same — No-Passing Zones; Penalty

(a) The commissioner of highways is hereby authorized to determine those portions of any highway where overtaking and passing or driving to the left of the roadway would be especially hazardous and may by appropriate signs or markings on the roadway indicate the beginning and end of such zones and when such signs or markings […]

§17C-7-8. One-Way Roadways and Rotary Traffic Islands; Penalty

(a) The commissioner of highways may designate any highway or any separate roadway under its jurisdiction for one-way traffic and shall erect appropriate signs giving notice thereof. (b) Upon a roadway designated and signposted for one-way traffic a vehicle shall be driven only in the direction designated. (c) A vehicle passing around a rotary traffic […]

§17C-7-9. Driving on Roadways Laned for Traffic; Penalty

(a) Whenever any roadway has been divided into two or more clearly marked lanes for traffic the following rules in addition to all others consistent herewith shall apply: (1) A vehicle shall be driven as nearly as practicable entirely within a single lane and shall not be moved from such lane until the driver has […]