§17C-6-4. Special speed limitations on vehicles not designed for carrying passengers and equipped with pneumatic tires.

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WV Code › Chapter 17C › Article 6 › Section 4

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Subject to all other speed restrictions of this chapter no person shall drive a vehicle not designed for carrying passengers and equipped with pneumatic tires at a speed in excess of:

(1) Twenty miles per hour in any business district;

(2) Twenty-five miles per hour in any residence district;

(3) Forty miles per hour on open country highway;

(4) Trucks licensed at eight thousand pounds gross vehicle weight or less shall be permitted the same speed as passenger cars.

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