Free West Virginia Permit Practice Test (2026)
Real questions from the official West Virginia driver handbook, each with a plain-English explanation. Free, unlimited retakes, no signup.
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This draw of 20 questions breaks down like this:
- Licensing & Permits — 4
- Sharing the Road — 4
- Speed Limits & Speed Management — 4
- Alcohol, Drugs & the Law — 3
- Points & Penalties — 2
- Vehicle Equipment — 2
- Safe Driving — 1
Heaviest on Licensing & Permits (4 of 20) — that is the section to revise first if you miss several here.
20 are West Virginia-specific questions, drawn from the state handbook rather than general road rules.
Each test on this site draws a different set, so Test 1, 2 and 3 never repeat a question.
Questions on this test
1. West Virginia's Move Over law requires that, for a stopped emergency vehicle with flashing lights, you:
- Speed up
- Stop in the lane
- Move over a lane if safe, or slow down
- Honk
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Answer: Move over a lane if safe, or slow down
Move over a lane if safe, otherwise slow down.
2. If your turn signals fail in West Virginia, you should:
- Not signal
- Turn without warning
- Use hand signals
- Use the horn
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Answer: Use hand signals
Use hand signals if your turn signals fail.
3. In West Virginia, the school-zone speed limit (while children are present) is:
- 20 mph
- 15 mph
- 10 mph
- 25 mph
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Answer: 15 mph
The school-zone limit is 15 mph while children are present.
4. In West Virginia, the driver must require all occupants to follow the:
- Safety belt law
- Toll law
- Radio law
- Horn law
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Answer: Safety belt law
You must require all occupants to obey the safety belt law.
5. When an emergency vehicle approaches with lights and siren in West Virginia, you should:
- Pull to the right and stop
- Speed up
- Stop in your lane
- Turn left
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Answer: Pull to the right and stop
Pull to the right edge and stop until it passes.
6. In West Virginia, a fully loaded tractor-trailer at 55 mph needs how much stopping distance vs a car?
- Three times the distance
- The same
- Twice as much
- Half as much
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Answer: Three times the distance
A loaded tractor-trailer at 55 mph needs three times the stopping distance of a car.
7. A West Virginia Level 1 permit requires a vision screening, a knowledge test, and a:
- Road test
- College degree
- School Driver Eligibility Certificate
- Physical
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Answer: School Driver Eligibility Certificate
You need a valid School Driver Eligibility Certificate and parental consent.
8. In West Virginia, large trucks have big blind spots, so you should:
- Tailgate
- Avoid lingering in their blind spots
- Linger beside them
- Pass on the right only
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Answer: Avoid lingering in their blind spots
Avoid lingering in a truck's blind spots — if you can't see the mirrors, they can't see you.
9. In West Virginia, the speed limit in business or residential areas is:
- 30 mph
- 20 mph
- 25 mph
- 35 mph
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Answer: 25 mph
Business or residential areas are 25 mph.
10. If you plan to drink in West Virginia, the safest choice is to:
- Drive slowly
- Arrange a sober ride or designated driver
- Wait 15 minutes
- Eat first
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Answer: Arrange a sober ride or designated driver
Line up a sober ride before you drink.
11. In West Virginia, a BAC of more than 0.05% but less than 0.08% is:
- Ignored
- A reward
- Legal
- Evidence that your ability to drive is impaired
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Answer: Evidence that your ability to drive is impaired
BAC over 0.05% but under 0.08% is relevant evidence of impairment.
12. In West Virginia, unless otherwise posted, the speed limit on open county highways is:
- 65 mph
- 45 mph
- 55 mph
- 35 mph
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Answer: 55 mph
Open county highways are 55 mph unless posted otherwise.
13. A safe following distance in West Virginia gives you:
- Time to react and avoid a crash
- A better view only
- More speed
- Nothing
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Answer: Time to react and avoid a crash
Space ahead gives you time to react and avoid rear-ending others.
14. In West Virginia, speeding 20 mph or more over the limit adds:
- 4 points
- 6 points
- 1 point
- 2 points
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Answer: 6 points
Speeding 20+ mph over adds 6 points.
15. A West Virginia GDL driver may not use a wireless communication device while:
- Charging it
- Operating a motor vehicle
- Parked
- At home
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Answer: Operating a motor vehicle
You may not use a wireless device while operating a vehicle on a GDL.
16. During the first six months of a West Virginia Level 2 license, you may not carry any non-family passengers who are:
- Under age 20
- Adults
- Related
- Over 21
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Answer: Under age 20
First six months: no non-family passengers under age 20.
17. In West Virginia, leaving the scene of a crash adds how many points?
- 4
- 6
- 2
- 1
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Answer: 6
Leaving the scene adds 6 points.
18. A West Virginia commercial driver is DUI at a BAC of:
- .02
- .10
- .08
- .04
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Answer: .04
Commercial drivers are DUI at .04.
19. A West Virginia Level 2 (intermediate) driver may drive unsupervised only between:
- 6 a.m. and midnight
- Midnight and 6 a.m.
- 5:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.
- Anytime
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Answer: 5:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.
Level 2 drivers may drive unsupervised only 5:00 a.m.–10:00 p.m.
20. A motorcycle in West Virginia is entitled to:
- The shoulder only
- No lane
- Half a lane
- A full lane of travel
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Answer: A full lane of travel
Motorcycles are entitled to a full lane.