West Virginia § 17C-9-1 Vehicle approaching or entering intersection

West Virginia Statutes

§ 17C-9-1 — Vehicle approaching or entering intersection

West Virginia § 17C-9-1

Ch. 17CTRAFFIC REGULATIONS AND LAWS OF THE ROAD

Art. 9RIGHT-OF-WAY

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W. Va. Code § 17C-9-1 (2026).

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(a)The driver of a vehicle approaching an intersection shall yield the right-of-way to a vehicle which has entered the intersection from a different highway.

(b)When two vehicles enter an intersection from a different highway at approximately the same time the driver of the vehicle on the left shall yield the right-of-way to the vehicle on the right.

(c)The right-of-way rules declared in subsections (a) and (b) are modified at through highways and otherwise as hereinafter stated in this article.

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(a) The driver of a vehicle approaching an intersection shall yield the right-of-way to a vehicle which has entered the intersection from a different highway.

(b) When two vehicles enter an intersection from a different highway at approximately the same time the driver of the vehicle on the left shall yield the right-of-way to the vehicle on the right.

(c) The right-of-way rules declared in subsections (a) and (b) are modified at through highways and otherwise as hereinafter stated in this article.