"Definitions" - In Driver's Handbook

Question 1

Extra lane on the side of a high-speed highway that permits you to enter the highway to pick up speed before merging with traffic in through lanes.

Answer 1

Acceleration lane

Question 2

Motor vehicle that is over 25 years old and is owned solely as a collector’s item for participation in club activities, tours, parades, and similar use, but not to be used for general transportation.

Answer 2

Antique Vehicle

Question 3

Fire, police, chartered rescue squad, ambulance, and other emergency vehicles.

Answer 3

Authorized Emergency Vehicle

Question 4

Areas on both sides of vehicles where you cannot see without turning your head.

Answer 4

Blind Spots

Question 5

The amount of alcohol in the bloodstream. For drivers over the age of 21, it is against the law to drive if the BAC is 0.08% or higher. For drivers under the age of 21, it is against the law to drive if the BAC is 0.02% or higher.

Answer 5

Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)

Question 6

Motor vehicle designed for carrying more than seven (7) passengers and used primarily in the transportation of persons for compensation.

Answer 6

Bus

Question 7

Any person who drives a commercial motor vehicle for any purpose on public streets or highways.

Answer 7

Commercial Driver

Question 8

Any motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 26,001 pounds or more or designed to carry 16 or more passengers, including the driver, or to transport hazardous materials in any weight class requiring the vehicle to be placarded.

Answer 8

Commercial Motor Vehicle

Question 9

Traffic lane adjacent to regular traffic lanes that permits vehicles leaving the highway to reduce speed without obstructing through traffic.

Answer 9

Deceleration Lane

Question 10

Highway with separate roadways for traffic proceeding in opposite directions, separated by an unpaved strip of land, a raised median, or other physical barrier.

Answer 10

Divided Highway

Question 11

Any person who drives, operates, or is in physical control of a motor vehicle, in any place open to the general public for purposes of vehicular traffic, or is required to hold a driver’s license.

Answer 11

Driver

Question 12

A permit or license issued by this state to a person that authorizes the person to drive a motor vehicle of a specific class or classes subject to any restriction or endorsement contained therein.

Answer 12

Driver’s License

Question 13

Driving any motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or controlled substances.

Answer 13

Driving Under the Influence (DUI)

Question 14

Motor vehicle designed and used primarily in agricultural situations for drawing plows, mowing machines, and other implements of husbandry.

Answer 14

Farm Tractor

Question 15

Space cushion between your vehicle and the vehicle directly ahead of you.

Answer 15

Following Distance

Question 16

A 3-phase graduated licensing program, for ages 15 to 18, that allows young drivers to develop their driving skills and self-confidence in a series of safe, measured steps. Each phase has its own requirements and restrictions.

Answer 16

Graduated Driver’s License (GDL)

Question 17

Entire width between boundary lines maintained and open to the use of the public for the purpose of vehicular travel.

Answer 17

Highway

Question 18

Vehicle that is designed for, or adapted to, agricultural purposes and used by the owner primarily in the conduct of agricultural operations

Answer 18

Implement of Husbandry

Question 19

West Virginia state law provides that each licensed driver agrees to take a chemical test if charged with driving under the influence. Failure to submit to this test will result in suspension of the driving privilege for at least one (1) year.

Answer 19

Implied Consent Law

Question 20

System of interconnecting roadways in conjunction with one (1) or more grade separations, providing for the exchange of traffic between two (2) or more roadways on different levels

Answer 20

Interchange

Question 21

Area common to two (2) or more highways that meet at or near right angles, whether or not one highway crosses another.

Answer 21

Intersection

Question 22

Low-speed vehicle means a four-wheeled motor vehicle specifically manufactured as a low-speed vehicle so designated on the manufacturer’s certificate of origin (MCO). Modified golf carts and ATVs do not meet the definition. Low-speed vehicles may only be operated on private roads, on public roads, and streets within the corporate limits of a municipality where the speed limit is not more than twenty-five (25) miles per hour.

Answer 22

Low-Speed Vehicle

Question 23

Vehicles entering moving lanes of traffic from adjacent lanes on the left or right.

Answer 23

Merging Traffic

Question 24

Motorcycle or motor-driven-type cycle that is equipped with two (2) or three (3) wheels, foot pedals to permit peddling, and an independent power source providing a maximum of two (2) horsepower. The maximum engine displacement is 50 cc (cubic centimeters) and the maximum speed is 30 mph.

Answer 24

Moped

Question 25

Motor vehicle, excluding a tractor, with a seat for the use of the rider, and designed to travel on not more than three (3) wheels in contact with the ground.

Answer 25

Motorcycle

Question 26

Motorcycles, including every motor scooter with a motor that does not exceed 250 cubic centimeters, excluding mopeds.

Answer 26

Motor-driven cycle

Question 27

A vehicle that is self-propelled but not operated upon rails.

Answer 27

Motor Vehicle

Question 28

A person who drives a motor vehicle, is in actual physical control of a motor vehicle, or is steering a vehicle being towed by a motor vehicle, upon a highway.

Answer 28

Operator

Question 29

Any person traveling on foot.

Answer 29

Pedestrian

Question 30

When a driver’s license and all privileges to drive a motor vehicle on public highways are terminated and shall not be renewed. Under certain circumstances, an application for a new driver’s license may be presented and acted upon by the DMV.

Answer 30

Revocation

Question 31

Privilege of the immediate use of the highway.

Answer 31

Right-of-way

Question 32

Portion of highway improved, designed, or ordinarily used for vehicular travel, exclusive of the berm or shoulder.

Answer 32

Roadway

Question 33

Motor vehicle owned by a public governmental agency or privately owned and operated for the transportation of children to and/or from school.

Answer 33

School Bus

Question 34

When a driver’s license and all privileges to drive a motor vehicle on public highways are temporarily withdrawn.

Answer 34

Suspension

Question 35

A handheld device used to access a wireless telephone service or a text messaging device.

Answer 35

Wireless Communications Device