Full question:
Is there any law in West Virginia which deals with overtaking or passing bicycles?
- Category: Automobiles
- Subcategory: Traffic Laws
- Date:
- State: West Virginia
Answer:
West Virginia’s Overtaking law §17C-7-3. Overtaking and passing vehicle proceeding in same direction, generally, states that “the driver of a vehicle overtaking another vehicle proceeding in the same direction shall give an audible signal and pass to the left thereof at a safe distance and shall not again drive to the right side of the roadway until safely clear of the overtaken vehicle. Except when overtaking and passing on the right is permitted, the driver of an overtaken vehicle shall give way to the right in favor of the overtaking vehicle on audible signal and shall not increase the speed of his or her vehicle until completely passed by the overtaking vehicle.”
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