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

> West Virginia · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C17C_A6_S4

## Section

- **Citation:** W. Va. Code § 17C-6-4
- **Heading:** Special speed limitations on vehicles not designed for carrying passengers and equipped with pneumatic tires
- **Jurisdiction:** West Virginia
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** WV Code / Chapter 17C / Article 6 / Section 4

## Text

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.

## Nearby sections

- [W. Va. Code § 17C-6-1 §17C-6-1. Speed limitations generally; penalty.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C17C_A6_S1.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 17C-6-2 §17C-6-2. Establishment of state speed zones.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C17C_A6_S2.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 17C-6-3 §17C-6-3. When local authorities may alter speed limits.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C17C_A6_S3.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 17C-6-3A §17C-6-3a. Minimum speed regulations; penalty.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C17C_A6_S3A.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 17C-6-4 §17C-6-4. Special speed limitations on vehicles not designed for carrying passengers and equipped with pneumatic tires.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C17C_A6_S4.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 17C-6-5 §17C-6-5. Special speed limitations; penalty.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C17C_A6_S5.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 17C-6-6 §17C-6-6. Charging violations; rule in civil actions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C17C_A6_S6.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 17C-6-7 §17C-6-7. Prima facie evidence of speed by devices employing microwaves or reflected light; placing of signs relative to radar or laser.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C17C_A6_S7.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 17C-6-7A §17C-6-7a. Prohibition of the use of traffic law photo-monitoring devices to detect or prove traffic law violations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C17C_A6_S7A.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 17C-6-8 §17C-6-8. Racing on streets and highways prohibited; legislative findings; penalties; mandatory revocation of licenses.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C17C_A6_S8.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 17C-6-9 §17C-6-9. Slow-moving vehicle emblem.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C17C_A6_S9.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 17C-6-10 §17C-6-10. Enforcement of article with respect to operations of commercial motor vehicles.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C17C_A6_S10.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 17C-6-11 §17C-6-11. Special speed limitations when meeting or overtaking waste service vehicles; penalty.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C17C_A6_S11.md)

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