West Virginia Permit Practice Test 3
25 questions written from the West Virginia Driver's Licensing Handbook, with an explanation and page citation for every answer.
A 19-year-old driver is stopped with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.03 percent. What can happen under West Virginia law?
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About this test
These questions were written from the West Virginia Driver's Licensing Handbook (Revised 07/2026). 9 of the 20 West Virginia questions in this test cover rules that are specific to West Virginia or differ between states. Every answer comes with an explanation and a link to the exact page it comes from, so you can check it yourself.
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A 19-year-old driver is stopped with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.03 percent. What can happen under West Virginia law?
- A Nothing, if the BAC is under 0.08
- B Their license can be suspended
- C Nothing, if they are not weaving
- D They get a warning for a first offense
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B. Their license can be suspended
In West Virginia, a driver under 21 with a BAC of 0.02 percent or more commits an offense. A first offense brings a $25 to $100 fine and a 60-day license suspension, or the test and lock program instead. The legal drinking age is 21.
How much of the lane is a motorcyclist entitled to use?
- A Only the right half
- B The entire lane
- C Only the left third
- D Whatever space cars leave
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B. The entire lane
Motorcyclists are entitled to and need the entire lane to move around hazards. Never squeeze into a motorcyclist's lane to pass.
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On a two-lane road, there is a solid yellow line on your side of the center line and a broken yellow line on the other side. What does this mean for you?
- A You may pass when it is safe
- B You must not pass
- C You may pass only during daylight
- D You may pass slow trucks only
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B. You must not pass
Yellow lines separate traffic going in opposite directions. If the solid yellow line is on your side, you must not pass; drivers with the broken line on their side may pass when it is safe. These zones mark places where you cannot see far enough ahead.
In a work zone, a barricade's diagonal stripes slope downward to the right. What should you do?
- A Bear to the right
- B Bear to the left
- C Stop before the barricade
- D Speed up to clear the zone
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A. Bear to the right
Diagonal stripes on barricades and panels point the way traffic should pass. Stripes sloping down to the right mean bear right; sloping down to the left means bear left.
You are following another vehicle at night. Within what distance must you dim your headlights?
- A 200 feet
- B 100 feet
- C 500 feet
- D 50 feet
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A. 200 feet
When following another vehicle, dim your headlights within 200 feet. High beams reflect in the other driver's mirrors and can blind them.