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Page 2 of 3 AARP Driver Safety Smart Driver™ Course State-Specific Information D20726 – March 2026NEW WEST VIRGINIA Safe Following Distance - Participant Guidebook Page 64 • A safe following distance must be reasonable and prudent. This means adjusting your speed to the surrounding traffic, condition of the road and speed of the vehicle you are following. West Virginia recommends a three-to-four second following distance. Turning at Intersections - Participant Guidebook Page 68 • Drivers must use their turn signal at least 100 feet before making a turn. • When turning left from a two-way street on to a one-way street (two lanes), drivers may turn into either lane if it is safe to do so. • It is legal to turn on red from the inside lane of multiple right turn lanes if it is safe to do so and there are no signs prohibiting. • It is illegal to make a left turn from a two-way street to a one-way on a solid red light. U-Turns – Participant Guidebook Page 69 • Drivers may not make a U-turn where the vehicle cannot be seen by the driver of another vehicle approaching in either direction at a distance of 500 feet. Merging – Participant Guidebook Page 70 • Drivers shall yield the right-of-way to other vehicles traveling on the highway that are close enough to constitute an immediate hazard. Handicapped Parking – Participant Guidebook Page 74 • Drivers with disabilities must display either a special license plate or windshield placard to park in designated persons with disabilities parking spaces. • Drivers who have an impaired ability to walk due to a medical condition are eligible for a placard. Driving in Rain, Snow, Fog, Smoke, Dust and Other Conditions – Participant Guidebook Page 75-77 • Drivers must turn on their headlights if visibility is less than 500 feet. • Drivers must turn on their headlights during rain, fog, smoke, or other unfavorable atmospheric conditions. • Tires with studs are only permitted on the road from November 1 to April 15. Sharing the Road with Emergency Vehicles – Participant Guidebook Page 82 • On any undivided highway on which an emergency vehicle approaches with its lights and siren on, all traffic shall yield to the right, clear of any intersection, and shall stop. • If a stationary vehicle, including an emergency vehicle, is displaying flashing lights, flares, or a reflective warning sign, the driver must move to a lane that is not adjacent to the vehicle. If it is not possible to change lanes, the driver must reduce their speed to at most 25 miles per hour on a divided highway and at most 15 miles per hour on an undivided highway. • It is illegal to follow an emergency vehicle with its lights and sirens on within 500 feet. Sharing the Road with School Buses – Participant Guidebook Page 82 • The driver of a vehicle is required to stop for a school bus that has its red lights flashing and is stopped in the far right lane on a five-lane undivided highway.