West Virginia DMV Cheat Sheet: Key Numbers
The numbers people mix up most often, on one page. Print it or save it as a PDF and review it before your test.
Knowledge test format
- questions
- 25
- correct to pass
- 19 (76%)
Learner's permit and teen license rules by state
- Learner's permit from age
- 15 years old
- Night limit for new drivers from
- 10 p.m.
- Supervised driving hours
- 50 hours
- Of them at night
- 10 hours
- Supervising driver at least
- 21 years old
Speed limits by state
- Rural interstate (max)
- 70 mph
- Other highways
- 55 mph
- Residential district
- 25 mph
- School zone
- 15 mph
Drunk driving laws by state: BAC limits
- Drivers 21+
- 0.08%
- Under 21
- 0.02%
- Refusing a chemical test (1st time)
- 12 months
Cell phone laws for drivers by state
- No phone at all for drivers under
- 18 years old
- Adults: phone in hand to talk?
- No, only hands-free use is allowed
Parking distances by state
- Fire hydrant
- 15 feet
- Crosswalk at an intersection
- 20 feet
- STOP sign or signal
- 30 feet
- Railroad crossing
- 50 feet
- Wheels from the curb
- 18 inches
License renewal, insurance and points by state
- Report a new address within
- 20 days
- License valid for
- 5 years
- Crash must be reported if damage is
- $1,000
- Minimum liability insurance
- $25/$50/$25 (thousand)