Regulatory signs — West Virginia Permit Test
Regulatory signs on the West Virginia permit test — 9 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
An eight-sided sign means stop completely, give the right of way to people crossing and to all cross traffic, and stop behind any marked or unmarked crosswalk before moving again.
The full stop is the moment you get to look; a rolling stop spends it.
These eight-sided signs are reserved for stop signs. These signs mean you must stop completely. Give the right-of-way to pedestrians and to all cross traffic before moving again.
A three-sided sign requires you to yield the right of way to cross traffic or to merging traffic.
A yield sign asks you to judge a gap, and a gap cannot be judged at full speed.
This shape requires that you yield the right-of-way to cross traffic or to merging traffic.
A speed limit sign shows the fastest speed you may drive under the best weather and road conditions, and sometimes shows a minimum speed as well.
The number assumes a dry road in good light, which is often not the road you are on.
Speed Limit - These signs show the fastest speed you may drive under optimal weather and road conditions.
A no turn sign shows which direction you may not turn at an intersection, and is used where a one-way street begins or where a turn would be unsafe.
The turn is banned where the road it leads into cannot take the traffic safely.
No Right Turn & No Left Turn - This sign indicates which direction you cannot turn at an intersection.
A no U-turn sign means do not turn around in the middle of a street or at that intersection.
A U-turn crosses every lane at once, and nobody coming is expecting it.
No U-Turn Sign This sign means do not turn around in the middle of a street or an intersection.
A wrong way or do not enter sign warns that traffic in that direction is prohibited, and driving past one means you will likely run into another vehicle.
Everything past it is coming at you, at full speed and not expecting you.
Wrong Way or Do Not Enter - These signs warn you that traffic in that direction is prohibited. If you choose a traffic lane marked with either of these signs you will likely run into another vehicle.
A do not enter sign is posted where you may not drive in, most often at the entrance to a one-way street or an exit ramp.
The ramp it guards carries traffic straight at you.
Wrong Way or Do Not Enter - These signs warn you that traffic in that direction is prohibited.
A one way sign tells you a cross street carries traffic in one direction only, and usually every consecutive block runs the opposite way.
Turning against it puts you head-on into every car on the street.
One Way Street - This sign is used to tell you when a cross street has traffic running in one direction only.
Lane direction signs are posted at openings in a divider where streets cross a highway, to remind you which side of the divider you belong on.
Taking the wrong side of a divider puts you against the traffic on it.
Lane Directions - These signs are posted between highway lanes that are divided and placed at openings in the dividers where streets intersect with the highway. They are to remind you which side of the divider you belong on.
On the test
What must you do at this sign?
Stop completely and yield before moving on. The full stop is the moment you get to look; a rolling stop spends it. West Virginia Driver's Licensing Handbook, p.34: “These eight-sided signs are reserved for stop signs. These signs mean you must stop completely. Give the right-of-way to pedestrians and to all cross traffic before moving again.”
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Where these come from
Every rule here is checked against West Virginia Driver's Licensing Handbook, published by the West Virginia Department of Transportation, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-09-06.