West Virginia

HIGHWAY SAFETY LAWS NEEDED IN WEST VIRGINIA:
Primary Enforcement Seat Belt Law
GDL - Minimum Age 16 for Leaner's Permit
GDL - 30-50 Hours Supervised Driving Provision
GDL - Age 18 for Unrestricted License
Mandatory BAC Test Law - Drivers Who Survive
Open Container Law
Ignition Interlock Law
All-Driver Text Messaging Restriction

CURRENT HIGHWAY SAFETY LAWS:
All-Rider Motorcycle Helmet Law
Booster Seat Law
GDL - 6-Month Holding Period Provision
GDL - Nighttime Restriction Provision
GDL - Passenger Restriction Provision
GDL - Cell Phone Restriction Provision
Child Endangerment Law
Mandatory BAC Test Law - Drivers Killed

*States are credited with having laws only if their laws meet Advocates’ optimal criteria

MOTOR VEHICLE FATALITIES IN WEST VIRGINIA IN THE YEAR 2010: 315

For more information on the highway and auto safety laws in West Virginia go to http://www.legis.state.wv.us/.