Virginia Permit Practice Test: Weather, Breakdowns and Emergencies (2026)

Question 1 of 12

When visibility or road conditions are bad, how much following distance should you keep?

1. Half
2. Double your normal following distance
3. The same

Question 2 of 12

Which headlights should you use in heavy fog?

1. High beams
2. Parking lights only
3. Low beams

Question 3 of 12

When are roads most slippery in rain?

1. During the first half-hour
2. After several hours
3. When it stops

Question 4 of 12

Before driving after a snowfall, what must you clear?

1. Only the windshield
2. Snow and ice from the whole car, including the roof
3. Nothing

Question 5 of 12

Which road surfaces freeze first?

1. Sunny straight roads
2. Parking lots
3. Bridges

Question 6 of 12

How should you stop on a slippery surface?

1. Release the accelerator and brake gently
2. Brake hard
3. Shift into park

Question 7 of 12

Your car stalls on the tracks with a train coming. What should you do?

1. Stay in the car
2. Get out and run diagonally away toward the oncoming train
3. Run along the tracks away from the train

Question 8 of 12

When may you start across railroad tracks?

1. Whenever the gate is up
2. If you can get halfway
3. Only when you can clear them completely

Question 9 of 12

At a crossing with gates, what must you do when the lights start flashing?

1. Stop before the gate lowers and wait until it rises
2. Speed across before it closes
3. Go around the gate

Question 10 of 12

What should you expect when following a school bus toward a railroad crossing?

1. It never stops
2. It will always stop, even without flashing lights
3. It speeds up

Question 11 of 12

How should you handle rumble strips before a work zone?

1. Swerve around them
2. Speed over them
3. Drive slowly over them, not around them

Question 12 of 12

Driving past cones and barrels in a work zone, where should you keep your vehicle?

1. In the middle of the lane
2. Close to the cones
3. On the shoulder