Free West Virginia DMV practice test for your learner's permit — road signs, right-of-way and the rules of the road, with real West Virginia knowledge-exam questions.
The West Virginia knowledge test is a single 25-question exam covering road signs and the rules of the road together. You need 19 correct (76%) to pass.
Questions and exam format researched against West Virginia's official driver handbook and state sources. Last verified 20 August 2026.
Answer: Octagon
STOP signs use the eight-sided octagon shape nationwide, so they're recognizable even from behind.
Road Signs
Answer: 15 mph
WV Code §17C-6-1 sets the school zone limit at 15 mph when children are present, during recess, or arrival/departure times.
Speed & Spacing
Answer: The driver and all passengers, front and back seats alike
WV Code §17C-15-49 requires the driver and all passengers, in both front and back seats, to wear a seat belt.
WV Laws
Answer: 15
The minimum age for a Level 1 Instruction Permit is 15.
GDL & Permit Rules
Answer: Slow down, give room, and wait until it's safe to pass
Drivers must slow, give room, and wait if there's no room to safely pass a bicyclist.
Sharing the Road
Answer: A school zone or school crossing
The pentagon shape is reserved for school-zone and school-crossing signs.
Road Signs
Answer: 125 feet
A WV school zone covers the school grounds plus 125 feet along the abutting road.
Speed & Spacing
Answer: Yes — the back-seat mandate specifically applies to under-18 passengers too
Under-18 passengers riding in the back seat are specifically included in West Virginia's mandatory seat belt law.
WV Laws
Questions and exam format researched against West Virginia's official driver handbook and state sources. Last verified 20 August 2026.
West Virginia DMV Driver's Licensing Handbook ("Revised 07/2022" per the fetched PDF's own front matter), official PDF fetched directly from https://webapps.transportation.wv.gov/TWS/WVDOTDocumentStorageMigration/PDF/Transportation/DMV/DMVFormSearch/Drivers_Licensing_Handbook_web.pdf — linked as "Driver's Licensing Handbook" from the WV DMV's own handbooks page at https://dmv.wv.gov/driver-services/drivers/drivers-licensing-handbooks (the older transportation.wv.gov/DMV/Drivers/Pages/Handbooks.aspx path still circulates but dmv.wv.gov is the live host) — cross-checked against the WV Code on the official Legislature site, sections fetched as https://code.wvlegislature.gov/{section}/: §17C-5-3 (reckless driving), §17C-6-1 (speed limits), §17C-13-3/-4 (parking), §17C-14-9 (following/parking near a stopped emergency vehicle), §17C-14-9a (Move Over law), §17C-14-15 (handheld device ban), §17C-15-46 (child passenger safety), and §17C-15-49 (seat belts) — researched and verified 2026-08-19; citation gap closed 2026-08-20 by re-fetching the handbook PDF (7.9MB, text-extracted with pdftotext, not a scan) and loading the WV Code section pages, with §17C-5-3 confirmed to carry exactly the catchline "Reckless driving; penalties." Still no newer edition of the handbook than 07/2022; content should be re-verified periodically since DMV handbook content, fees, and thresholds change over time. Mock exam config (25 questions, 19 correct to pass = 76%, unified pool with no separate sign-recognition gate) is fully confirmed, not an estimate — the handbook's "Knowledge Examination" section states: "The knowledge examination has at least 25 questions based on the basic knowledge, traffic rules, regulations, signs, and markings found in the handbook" and "You must answer 19 out of the 25 questions correctly to pass the test." Note the handbook's own hedge "at least 25" — the 19/25 pass ratio is exact, but the total may in practice run slightly higher than 25. Known handbook inconsistency: the under-21 zero-tolerance BAC figure appears as both '0.02%' (glossary) and 'any measurable amount' (offense table); this module models it numerically as 0.02%, consistent with how other states in this app handle zero-tolerance thresholds. Deliberately excluded as unconfirmed and NOT asserted anywhere in this content: a work-zone-specific speeding fine multiplier; whether seat belt enforcement is primary or secondary; a 'wipers-on-requires-headlights-on' rule; and specific rear-facing/forward-facing/booster weight-or-age brackets beyond the codified age-8 / 4'9" thresholds (WV Code defers those specifics to federal safety standards and manufacturer instructions).
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