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

Question 1 of 20

A traffic signal is not working. How do you treat the intersection?

1. As a green light
2. As a yield
3. Like a four-way stop

Question 2 of 20

A school crossing guard's direction conflicts with the signal. Which do you follow?

1. The crossing guard
2. The traffic signal
3. Neither

Question 3 of 20

When may you turn left on a red light in Washington?

1. Never
2. After stopping, onto a one-way street, if no sign prohibits it
3. From any street

Question 4 of 20

What does a flashing red light mean?

1. Slow down
2. Yield only
3. It works as a stop sign

Question 5 of 20

What does a red arrow mean?

1. You can't go in the direction of the arrow
2. Turn after stopping
3. Yield and turn

Question 6 of 20

The light turns yellow. May you speed past the limit to clear the intersection?

1. Yes
2. No
3. Only at night

Question 7 of 20

You approach a signal flashing yellow. Which sign does it equal?

1. A stop sign
2. None: speed up
3. A yield sign

Question 8 of 20

Where might you see a flashing green light?

1. In British Columbia, not in Washington
2. At every Washington school
3. On freeway ramps

Question 9 of 20

What does a green arrow give you?

1. A warning to yield
2. The right-of-way in the direction of the arrow
3. Nothing

Question 10 of 20

A freeway ramp meter shows red. What do you do?

1. Merge onto the freeway
2. Ignore it
3. Stop at the white stop line

Question 11 of 20

What do orange signs warn of?

1. Construction and maintenance
2. Schools
3. Services

Question 12 of 20

May you drive across a median?

1. Yes, to turn
2. No, it is illegal
3. Yes, if empty

Question 13 of 20

What do shorter dashed white lines mean?

1. Passing allowed
2. Bike lane
3. The lane is ending: merge or exit

Question 14 of 20

May you cross double solid white lines?

1. No, it is illegal
2. Yes, to pass
3. Yes, at night

Question 15 of 20

What do double solid yellow center lines mean?

1. Passing allowed with care
2. No passing in either direction
3. One-way road

Question 16 of 20

A solid yellow line runs on your side of a dashed yellow line. May you pass?

1. Yes
2. Only uphill
3. No

Question 17 of 20

How are reversible lanes usually marked in Washington?

1. With double-dashed white lines
2. With solid yellow lines
3. With green paint

Question 18 of 20

Over a reversible lane you see a steady yellow X. What should you do?

1. Stay in it
2. Move out of the lane as soon as it is safe
3. Speed up

Question 19 of 20

How are fire lanes usually marked?

1. With blue paint
2. With white dots
3. With red stripes or a red curb

Question 20 of 20

What are sharrows?

1. Markings showing a lane is shared with bicycles
2. Speed bumps
3. Bus-only lanes