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WV Code § 17C-6-7 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17C. Traffic Regulations and Laws of the Road|Article 6. Speed Restrictions|§17C-6-7. Prima Facie Evidence of Speed by Devices Employing Microwaves or Reflected Light; Placing of Signs Relative to Radar or Laser

The speed of a motor vehicle may be proved by evidence obtained by use of any device designed to measure and indicate or record the speed of a moving object by means of microwaves or reflected light, when such evidence is obtained by members of the State Police, by police officers of incorporated municipalities in classes one, two and three, as defined in chapter eight-a of this code, by police officers of incorporated class four municipalities except upon controlled access or partially controlled access highways, and by the sheriff and his or her deputies. The evidence so obtained shall be accepted as prima facie evidence of the speed of the vehicle: Provided, That the evidence of speed is obtained and detected by a certified law enforcement officer who has completed training for speed measuring devices used to obtain the speed of the motor vehicle: Provided, however, That the Governor's Committee on Crime, Delinquency and Correction shall, on or before January 1, 2012, establish or certify an eight-hour training and certification program and standards for speed measuring device training that certified law enforcement officers who utilize speed measuring devices must complete or otherwise satisfy in order for any evidence of speed detected by a speed measuring device put forward by the officer to be accepted of prima facie evidence. All certified law enforcement officers must have completed or otherwise satisfied the requirements of this section prior to January 1, 2013.In order to inform and educate the public generally that speed of motor vehicles operating within the state is being tested by radar or laser mechanisms, the Division of Highways shall locate and place suitable and informative stationary and movable signs at strategic points on and along highways in each county of the state giving notice to the public that such radar or laser mechanisms are in use.
WV Code § 17C-6-7a (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17C. Traffic Regulations and Laws of the Road|Article 6. Speed Restrictions|§17C-6-7a. Prohibition of the Use of Traffic Law Photo-Monitoring Devices to Detect or Prove Traffic Law Violations

 (a) As used in this section "traffic law photo-monitoring device" means an electronic system consisting of a photographic, video, or electronic camera and a means of sensing the presence of a motor vehicle that automatically produces photographs, videotape, or digital images of the vehicle, its operator, or its license plate.(b) No police officer may utilize a traffic law photo-monitoring device to determine compliance with, or to detect a violation of, a municipal or county ordinance or any provision of this code that governs or regulates the operation of motor vehicles.(c) A violation of a municipal or county ordinance or any provision of this code that governs or regulates the operation of motor vehicles may not be proved by evidence obtained by the use of a traffic law photo-monitoring device.(d) The provisions of this section do not prohibit the use of any device designed to measure and indicate the speed of a moving object by means of microwaves or reflected light to obtain evidence to prove the speed of a motor vehicle pursuant to section seven of this article.(e) The provisions of this section do not prohibit use of a traffic law photo-monitoring device for any other lawful purposes other than to obtain evidence to prove violations of municipal or county ordinances or any provision of this code governing or regulating the operation of motor vehicles.
WV Code § 17C-6-9 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17C. Traffic Regulations and Laws of the Road|Article 6. Speed Restrictions|§17C-6-9. Slow-Moving Vehicle Emblem

(a) All farm machinery and other machinery including all road construction machinery except when guarded by flagmen or flares, designed to operate at twenty-five miles per hour or less, traveling on a public highway during day or night shall display a triangular slow-moving emblem on the rear of the vehicle.(b) The commissioner shall adopt standards and specifications for design and the position of mounting the slow- moving vehicle emblem, as well as requirements for certification of conformance. The requirements of such emblem shall be in addition to any lighting devices required by law.(c) The use of this emblem shall be restricted to the use specified in subsection (a) and its use on any other type of vehicle or as a clearance marker on wide machinery or on stationary objects on the highway is prohibited.
WV Code § 17C-6-10 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17C. Traffic Regulations and Laws of the Road|Article 6. Speed Restrictions|§17C-6-10. Enforcement of Article With Respect to Operations of Commercial Motor Vehicles

In addition to enforcement by officers and other persons authorized by law, commercial vehicle enforcement officers of the Public Service Commission of West Virginia may enforce the provisions of this article as they relate to the operation of commercial motor vehicles.
WV Code § 17C-6-11 (2021)
2021 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;(2) The waste service vehicle operator is giving a visual signal by means of a stationary sign to warn of the presence of workers or must use flashing lights as permitted in this code to caution other drivers; and(3) The waste service vehicle is not located on a private driveway, controlled access highway, interstate highway, turnpike or road or highway with a center line and more than two lanes.(d) Any person who violates the provisions of subsection (a) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $300. If the person convicted of violating subsection (a) exceeded the speed limit by fifteen miles per hour or more or caused serious injury or death to a service vehicle worker, then the person shall be fined not less than $300 nor more than $1,000 or confined in jail for not more than one year, or both confined and fined.
WV Code § 17C-7-1 (2021)
2021 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-7-1. Driving on Right Side of Roadway; Exceptions; Penalty

(a) Upon all roadways of sufficient width a vehicle shall be driven upon the right half of the roadway, except as follows:(1) When overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction under the rules governing such movement;(2) When the right half of a roadway is closed to traffic while under construction or repair;(3) Upon a roadway divided into three marked lanes for traffic under the rules applicable thereon; or(4) Upon a roadway designated and signposted for one-way traffic.(b) Upon all roadways any vehicle proceeding at less than the normal speed of traffic at the time and place and under the conditions then existing shall be driven in the right-hand lane then available for traffic, or as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway, except when overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction or when preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a private road or driveway.(c) 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 one year thereafter, shall be fined not more than $200; and upon a third or subsequent conviction, shall be fined not more than $500.
WV Code § 17C-7-2 (2021)
2021 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-7-2. 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 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 one year thereafter, shall be fined not more than $200; and upon a third or subsequent conviction, shall be fined not more than $500.
WV Code § 17C-7-3 (2021)
2021 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-7-3. Overtaking and Passing Vehicle or Bicycle Proceeding in Same Direction -- Passing on the Left Generally; Penalty

(a) The following rules govern the overtaking and passing of vehicles proceeding in the same direction subject to these limitations, exceptions, and special rules hereinafter stated:(1) The driver of a vehicle overtaking another vehicle proceeding in the same direction shall give an audible signal and pass to the left of the overtaken vehicle at a safe distance and may not again drive to the right side of the roadway until safely clear of the overtaken vehicle.(2) The driver of a vehicle overtaking a bicycle traveling in the same direction shall pass to the left of the bicycle at a distance of not less than three feet at a careful and reduced speed, and may not again drive to the right side of the roadway until safely clear of the overtaken bicycle.(3) Except when overtaking and passing on the right is permitted, the driver of an overtaken vehicle shall give way to the right in favor of the overtaking vehicle on audible signal and may not increase the speed of his or her vehicle until completely passed by the overtaking vehicle.(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 one year thereafter, shall be fined not more than $200; and upon a third or subsequent conviction, shall be fined not more than $500.
WV Code § 17C-7-4 (2021)
2021 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-7-4. Same -- When Overtaking on the Right Is Permitted

(a) The driver of a vehicle may overtake and pass upon the right of another vehicle only under the following conditions:(1) When the vehicle overtaken is making or about to make a left turn;(2) Upon a street or highway with unobstructed pavement not occupied by parked vehicles of sufficient width for two or more lines of moving vehicles in each direction;(3) Upon a one-way street, or upon any roadway on which traffic is restricted to one direction of movement, where the roadway is free from obstructions and of sufficient width for two or more lines of moving vehicles.(b) The driver of a vehicle may overtake and pass another vehicle upon the right only under conditions permitting such movement in safety. In no event shall such movement be made by driving off the pavement or main- traveled portion of the roadway.
WV Code § 17C-7-5 (2021)
2021 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-7-5. 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 without interfering with the safe operation of any vehicle approaching from the opposite direction or any vehicle overtaken. In every event the overtaking vehicle must return to the right-hand side of the roadway before coming within one hundred feet of any vehicle approaching from the opposite direction. (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 one year thereafter, shall be fined not more than $200; and upon a third or subsequent conviction, shall be fined not more than $500.
WV Code § 17C-7-6 (2021)
2021 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-7-6. Same -- Further Limitations on Driving to Left of Center of Roadway; Penalty

(a) No vehicle shall at any time be driven to the left side of the roadway under the following conditions:(1) When approaching the crest of a grade or upon a curve in the highway where the driver's view is obstructed within such distance as to create a hazard in the event another vehicle might approach from the opposite direction;(2) When approaching within one hundred feet of or traversing any intersection or railroad grade crossing;(3) When the view is obstructed upon approaching within one hundred feet of any bridge, viaduct, or tunnel.(b) The foregoing limitations shall not apply upon a one-way roadway.(c) 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 one year thereafter, shall be fined not more than $200; and upon a third or subsequent conviction, shall be fined not more than $200.
WV Code § 17C-7-7 (2021)
2021 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-7-7. 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 are in place and clearly visible to an ordinarily observant person every driver of a vehicle shall obey the directions thereof. (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 one year thereafter, shall be fined not more than $200; and upon a third or subsequent conviction, shall be fined not more than $500.
WV Code § 17C-7-8 (2021)
2021 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-7-8. 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 island shall be driven only to the right of such island.(d) 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 one year thereafter, shall be fined not more than $200; and upon a third or subsequent conviction, shall be fined not more than $500.
WV Code § 17C-7-9 (2021)
2021 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-7-9. 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 first ascertained that such movement can be made with safety.(2) Upon a roadway which is divided into three lanes a vehicle shall not be driven in the center lane which is clearly marked as a left turn lane except in preparation for a left turn or where such center lane is at the time allocated exclusively to traffic moving in the direction the vehicle is proceeding and is signposted to give notice of such allocation.(3) Official signs may be erected directing slow-moving traffic to use a designated lane or designating those lanes to be used by traffic moving in a particular direction regardless of the center of the roadway and drivers of vehicles shall obey the directions of every such sign.(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 one year thereafter, shall be fined not more than $200; and upon a third or subsequent conviction, shall be fined not more than $500.
WV Code § 17C-7-10 (2021)
2021 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 of more than eight thousand pounds, bus, special mobile equipment or any motor vehicle drawing another vehicle operating upon any roadway outside of a business or residence district, to follow within two hundred feet of another motor truck, bus, special mobile equipment or any motor vehicle drawing another vehicle: Provided, That this provision shall not be construed to (1) prevent overtaking and passing, (2) apply upon any lane specially designated for the use of motor trucks or combinations of vehicles, or within any section of a roadway posted or marked as a "no-passing zone," (3) apply to any convoy of vehicles of the military service of the United States or of this state and (4) apply to funeral processions.(c) Motor vehicles being driven upon any roadway outside of a business or residence district in a caravan or motorcade whether or not towing other vehicles shall be so operated as to allow sufficient space between each such vehicle or combination of vehicles so as to enable any other vehicle to enter and occupy such space without danger. This provision shall not apply to (1) funeral processions; or (2) any convoy of vehicles of the military service of the United States or of this state.
WV Code § 17C-7-11 (2021)
2021 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-7-11. 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 space, barrier, or section, except through an opening in such physical barrier or dividing section or space or at a crossover or intersection 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 one year thereafter, shall be fined not more than $200; and upon a third or subsequent conviction, shall be fined not more than $500.
WV Code § 17C-7-12 (2021)
2021 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-7-12. 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 one year thereafter, shall be fined not more than $200; and upon a third or subsequent conviction, shall be fined not more than $500.
WV Code § 17C-7-13 (2021)
2021 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-7-13. 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 or the local authority adopting any such prohibitory regulation shall erect and maintain official signs on the controlled-access roadway on which such regulations are applicable and when so erected no person shall disobey the restrictions stated on such signs.
WV Code § 17C-8-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17C. Traffic Regulations and Laws of the Road|Article 8. Turning and Starting and Signals on Stopping and Turning|§17C-8-1. Required Position and Method of Turning at Intersections

The driver of a vehicle intending to turn at an intersection shall do so as provided in this article.
WV Code § 17C-8-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17C. Traffic Regulations and Laws of the Road|Article 8. Turning and Starting and Signals on Stopping and Turning|§17C-8-2. Right Turns; Penalty

(a) Both the approach for a right turn and a right turn shall be made as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway.(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 one year thereafter, shall be fined not more than $200; and upon a third or subsequent conviction, shall be fined not more than $500.