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Graduated Licensing:
Graduated licensing is a three-stage program that
involves a learner's permit, intermediate (provisional)
license, and full licensure. To advance between stages,
young drivers are required to demonstrate responsible
driving behavior.
Primary Safety Belt Law:
Passage of a primary safety belt law in West Virginia
would allow law enforcement to stop and ticket a driver
for nonuse of a safety belt without requiring the driver
to be cited for or have committed another offense.
Child Safety Seat Law:
Drinking drivers are more likely than other drivers to
transport children improperly.
Motorcycle Helmet Use Law:
The motorcycle helmet use law in West Virginia saves
lives and prevents devastating and debilitating head
injuries
Administrative License Revocation:
Laws that allow police or driver-licensing authorities to
revoke a driver's license swiftly and automatically for
refusing or failing a BAC test
Zero Tolerance Law:
Laws like West Virginia's that make it illegal for
persons under 21 to drive with a positive BAC have
reduced impaired-driving fatalities by 4% on average.
Drug Abuse Trends in West Virginia
Drug Situation:
Largely rural, West Virginia's most pronounced drug
problems involve the abuse and clandestine manufacture of
methamphetamine, marijuana consumption and cultivation,
and pharmaceutical drug diversion and abuse. Cocaine,
crack, and MDMA are available in most areas of the state.
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