Vehicle emergencies — West Virginia Permit Test
Vehicle emergencies on the West Virginia permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
If your vehicle begins to skid, stay calm, keep off the brakes unless you are in danger of hitting something, and concentrate on steering out of trouble.
Braking is what locked the wheels in the first place, and a locked wheel will not steer.
If your vehicle begins to skid, stay calm. Do not use your brakes unless you are in danger of hitting something. Concentrate on steering out of trouble.
Steer out of a skid by taking your foot off the gas and turning the wheel in the direction the rear of the vehicle is sliding.
Turning the wheel the way the back is going is what puts the car back under the driver again.
Turn your steering wheel in the direction of the skid. If the rear of your vehicle is skidding to the right turn to the right.
If the warning light or gauge shows the engine is overheating, pull off the road and turn the engine off, and do not remove the radiator cap until the engine has cooled.
The coolant under that cap is above boiling point and under pressure, and it comes out at your face.
Do not remove the radiator cap until the engine has cooled off.
If your gas pedal sticks, concentrate on steering, try to free the pedal with your foot, and if that does not work push in the clutch or shift into neutral.
Neutral cuts the engine off from the wheels, which is the fastest thing available to a driver.
Try to free the pedal with your foot. If this does not work push in the clutch or shift into neutral.
On the test
What should you do first in a skid?
Steer, and stay off the brakes. Braking is what locked the wheels in the first place, and a locked wheel will not steer. West Virginia Driver's Licensing Handbook, p.71: “If your vehicle begins to skid, stay calm. Do not use your brakes unless you are in danger of hitting something. Concentrate on steering out of trouble.”
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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.