Virginia Permit Practice Test: Traffic Signals and Signs (2026)

Question 1 of 20

May you turn right on a red light in Virginia?

1. Never
2. Yes, after a complete stop and yielding, unless a sign or red arrow prohibits it
3. Yes, without stopping

Question 2 of 20

May you turn on a red arrow in Virginia?

1. Yes, after stopping
2. Yes, always
3. No, unless a sign allows turning on red arrow after stop

Question 3 of 20

At a railroad crossing with flashing red lights, what must you do even if no train is visible?

1. Come to a complete stop
2. Slow down and cross
3. Honk and cross

Question 4 of 20

The light turns yellow before you reach the intersection. What should you do?

1. Speed up to beat it
2. Stop, or go through cautiously if it is unsafe to stop
3. Stop in the intersection

Question 5 of 20

What does a flashing yellow light mean?

1. Stop completely
2. The light is broken
3. Slow down and proceed with caution

Question 6 of 20

Your arrow changes to flashing yellow while a pedestrian is still crossing. What do you do?

1. Let the pedestrian finish crossing before turning
2. Turn quickly behind them
3. Honk

Question 7 of 20

Traffic signals are dark because of a power outage. What do you do?

1. Go if clear
2. Stop and proceed as at an all-way stop
3. Wait for police

Question 8 of 20

What does a red X over a lane mean?

1. Lane open
2. Left turns only
3. Never drive in that lane

Question 9 of 20

A pedestrian hybrid beacon's two red lights are flashing alternately. What may you do?

1. Proceed with caution if the crosswalk is clear
2. Proceed without looking
3. Stay stopped until it goes dark

Question 10 of 20

What does red with white on a sign convey?

1. Warning
2. Stop, yield, do not, no
3. Services

Question 11 of 20

What do brown signs indicate?

1. Hospitals
2. Construction
3. Historical or cultural points of interest

Question 12 of 20

You see red reflectors on the pavement facing you. What does it mean?

1. You are going the wrong way or entering an area not to be used
2. Bike lane ahead
3. Fire hydrant

Question 13 of 20

There is a broken yellow line next to a solid yellow line. Who may pass?

1. Drivers on the solid-line side
2. Drivers on the broken-line side
3. No one

Question 14 of 20

What do double solid yellow lines mean?

1. Passing allowed with care
2. A bike lane
3. No passing in either direction

Question 15 of 20

How far may you travel in a center two-way left-turn lane?

1. No more than 150 feet
2. Up to one mile
3. Any distance

Question 16 of 20

What do double solid white lines (such as beside an HOV lane) mean?

1. You may cross freely
2. You may not cross them
3. Passing on the right

Question 17 of 20

What is a yield line?

1. A bike lane marking
2. A no-parking zone
3. A row of triangles showing where to yield or stop

Question 18 of 20

At a red light with a green bicycle box, where must cars stop?

1. Behind the bike box, not inside it
2. Inside the box
3. Anywhere

Question 19 of 20

What does a red-painted curb generally mean?

1. Loading only
2. Do not stop, stand or park
3. Passenger pickup only

Question 20 of 20

You enter an E-ZPass-only toll lane by mistake. What should you do?

1. Stop and back up
2. Stop and pay cash
3. Do not stop; the owner will be billed