Yes, you can, unless otherwise indicated, or a red arrow(which no one knows, even the cops!)
http://www.virginislandsdailynews.com/VIRGIN_ISLANDS_DRIVERS_MANUAL.pdf

RL

There's driving laws on the island? :o)

Thanks, Ron.

We drive on the left, so everything is "reverse"

oh good gravy.. everything is "reverse"??? now i'm really gettin nervous about driving down there! i figured just stay left and everything else was the same.. any other tips for driving while on the islands??

thanks! 🙂
Cyn

You can't get into too much trouble because the speed limit is max 35mph and, for the most part you'll be basically following relatively slow-moving traffic while driving on the left. Very easy to get used to very quickly, All rental vehicles are stickered with "keep left" admonitions, as are some of the highway signs. Thousands of visitors every year have no problem, so don't worry.

And, yes, Connie, we do have "driving laws." Cheers!

STT, just joking around :o)

We visited STT for two weeks in April and drove all over the island with no problems. Just keep in mind that you stick to the left and you will be just fine. The switchbacks are quite daunting the first few times but then become routine.
It's nothing like driving on the mainland US - much simpler. But look out for donkeys on the road if you travel to Coral Bay.

The whole "left side" driving scares many people at first and your "natural" instincts that you have developed over the years of driving on the right side do tend to kick in when you are in a tight situation. The first trip we took to the islands I found it "odd" at best. My wife was a big help as she was an extra set of eyes to help navigate and to add an extra level of comfort to the driver. Now it feels very natural to switch when we are there. I think the fact that I learned to drive in Boston as a kid where we were frequently on the wrong side of the road on very narrow streets helps me when driving in the islands. I have always been the driver when in St Thomas or St John. This year my wife finally took the plunge and had no problems at all.

My most embarrassing LH/RH driving experience occurred about 10 years after I moved to STT when I went to Connecticut to attend a former student's wedding. I stayed with old friends who loaned me a car to go to the ceremony which was only a few miles away. I kept mumbling to myself, "keep right, keep right" and was doing fine (I thought) until I turned left onto a pretty quiet two-lane country main road and, a few minutes later, saw a pickup truck heading right towards me in "my" lane.

As my life flashed before my eyes and I veered into the right (correct) lane, I swear I saw the eyes of the driver of the pickup truck almost popped out on his cheekbones as he safely drove on, and then I looked in my rearview mirror and saw that I was being followed by five or six other cars who were cautiously driving WAY BACK from me and keeping their distance.

On subsequent visits to the mainland when I had to drive, I carried with me a 'KEEP RIGHT KEEP RIGHT" sticky to put in the vehicle.

Again, though, the majority of visitors here adapt very quickly and easily because there are no real major highways, no on and off ramps and the speed limit is basically max 35MPH, so no real worries. Cheers!

I had a similar kind of experience a couple of years ago when I returned to NH after an extened vacation. I got into my car at the airport around midnight and when I pulled up to the kiosk to pay the only one open was the left one. I pulled up, paid the outragious fees and pulled out onto the roadway. I was happily going along headed back to the airport to pick up my wife when I saw headlights headed towards me. After a few choice words I realized I was the idiot, not the other driver. It doesn't pay to take those red eye flights I guess.

About 9 months ago, while driving through Christiansted at night at about 30mph, and on the correct left side, I came around a fairly sharp corner and met a tourist going the WRONG WAY heading right at me. We both came to a screeching halt, about a car's length apart. It was damn close. My adrenaline was going full blast and shot him a dirty look. He just shrugged and mouthed "SORRY". I've always wondered if something like that could happen -- now I know.

Same thing happened to me on North Shore Road. I just stopped the car. He was giving me a dirty look and then the light dawned. The woman beside him was yelling and laughing at the same time. He very sheepishiy moved into his lane and went on.