Virginia Road Signs Test (2026)
Every road sign on the Virginia exam, with what it means. Free and unlimited.
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What this test covers
This draw of 40 questions breaks down like this:
- Traffic Signs & Signals — 20
- Right-of-Way & Intersections — 5
- Traffic Lanes, Passing & Turning — 5
- Sharing the Road — 3
- Emergencies & Crashes — 2
- Signaling & Communication — 2
- Licensing & Permits — 1
- Safe Driving — 1
- Speed Limits & Speed Management — 1
Heaviest on Traffic Signs & Signals (20 of 40) — that is the section to revise first if you miss several here.
4 are Virginia-specific questions, drawn from the state handbook rather than general road rules.
Each test on this site draws a different set, so Test 1, 2 and 3 never repeat a question.
Questions on this test
1. An arm extended straight out the driver's window means:
- Stop
- Slow
- Right turn
- Left turn
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Answer: Left turn
Arm straight out = left turn.
2. When making a RIGHT turn, you should:
- Use the left lane
- Turn from the lane nearest the right curb, staying close to the curb
- Swing wide to the left first
- Turn from the center lane
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Answer: Turn from the lane nearest the right curb, staying close to the curb
Make right turns from the lane nearest the right curb and keep close to the curb through the turn.
3. A pedestrian is in a crosswalk as you approach. You must:
- Yield the right-of-way to the pedestrian
- Proceed if you get there first
- Honk so they hurry
- Only stop if a signal tells you to
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Answer: Yield the right-of-way to the pedestrian
Drivers must always yield the right-of-way to pedestrians in a crosswalk.
4. When merging, you should match the speed of highway traffic so you can:
- Force in
- Stop on the ramp
- Blend into a gap smoothly
- Slow everyone down
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Answer: Blend into a gap smoothly
Matching speed lets you merge into a gap without disrupting traffic.
5. What does this sign warn of?
- A rest stop
- A right turn only
- A merge
- A side road entering from the right
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Answer: A side road entering from the right
A side-road sign warns that another road joins from the right; watch for vehicles entering.
6. A green light turns to a steady green arrow for your turn. This means:
- Turn is now prohibited
- Stop
- You now have a protected turn — oncoming traffic is stopped
- Yield to oncoming still
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Answer: You now have a protected turn — oncoming traffic is stopped
A green arrow gives a protected turn; opposing traffic is held.
7. Blue signs along the highway indicate:
- Construction ahead
- Motorist services such as gas, food, and lodging
- No passing
- A school zone
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Answer: Motorist services such as gas, food, and lodging
Blue signs point you to motorist services — gas, food, lodging, hospitals.
8. This sign, posted on the left side of the road, marks:
- A one-way street
- A truck route
- A picnic area
- A no-passing zone
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Answer: A no-passing zone
The yellow pennant is the No Passing Zone sign, posted on the left where passing is prohibited.
9. In Virginia, a slow-moving-vehicle emblem marks vehicles traveling at:
- 45 MPH
- 55 MPH
- 25 MPH or less
- Highway speed
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Answer: 25 MPH or less
The emblem marks vehicles traveling 25 MPH or less (farm/horse-drawn/work vehicles).
10. The best place to be around a large truck is:
- Where you can see the driver's mirrors
- Right beside the cab
- In front, braking
- Directly behind it
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Answer: Where you can see the driver's mirrors
If you can see the mirrors, the driver can see you. Avoid the No-Zones.
11. What does this sign warn of?
- A traffic signal ahead — be prepared to stop
- A rest area
- A gas station
- A school
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Answer: A traffic signal ahead — be prepared to stop
A signal-ahead sign warns a traffic light is coming up; be ready to stop.
12. Construction/work-zone signs are what color?
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Answer: Orange
Work-zone signs are orange.
13. What does this sign mean?
- Right lane closed
- Road ends
- No right turn
- Sharp curve to the right ahead
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Answer: Sharp curve to the right ahead
A curved-arrow warning sign means the road curves to the right ahead — slow down.
14. A stop sign is the only sign shaped as a(n):
- Pentagon
- Circle
- Diamond
- Octagon
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Answer: Octagon
Only the stop sign is an octagon.
15. A steady red light means:
- Yield
- Slow down
- Come to a complete stop
- Proceed with caution
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Answer: Come to a complete stop
A steady red means stop fully and remain until it turns green (right-on-red after stopping unless posted).
16. What does this sign tell you?
- Detour
- Two-way traffic
- Wrong way
- Traffic flows in one direction — the way the arrow points
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Answer: Traffic flows in one direction — the way the arrow points
A one-way sign means traffic moves only in the direction of the arrow.
17. If your right wheels drift onto the shoulder, you should:
- Ease off the gas and steer back gently when it's safe
- Speed up
- Jerk the wheel back onto the road
- Brake hard
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Answer: Ease off the gas and steer back gently when it's safe
Don't jerk the wheel — slow down and steer back onto the pavement smoothly.
18. A white sign showing a left-curving arrow above a lane means that lane:
- Must be used to turn left
- Merges right
- Is closed
- Is for parking
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Answer: Must be used to turn left
A left-turn lane-use sign means that lane may only turn left.
19. Guide signs that give directions are usually:
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Answer: Green
Green signs provide directional guidance.
20. What does this sign mean?
- No left turn
- No U-turn
- Do not enter
- No right turn
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Answer: No left turn
This sign prohibits left turns.
21. When exiting a roundabout, you should:
- Signal your exit and watch for pedestrians in the crosswalk
- Speed up sharply
- Stop first
- Reverse
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Answer: Signal your exit and watch for pedestrians in the crosswalk
Signal before your exit and yield to pedestrians crossing at the exit.
22. A yield sign is shaped as a(n):
- Downward triangle
- Rectangle
- Octagon
- Circle
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Answer: Downward triangle
The yield sign is a downward-pointing triangle.
23. A motorcycle in Virginia is entitled to:
- A full lane of travel
- The shoulder only
- No lane
- Half a lane
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Answer: A full lane of travel
Motorcycles are entitled to a full lane.
24. A steady yellow light warns that the signal is about to turn:
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Answer: Red
Yellow means red is coming — stop if you safely can.
25. A good habit for a safe following distance is to:
- Use only brake lights
- Pick a fixed point and count 3–4 seconds behind the car ahead
- Match the car's bumper
- Tailgate to save time
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Answer: Pick a fixed point and count 3–4 seconds behind the car ahead
Count 3–4 seconds from when the car ahead passes a marker until you reach it.
26. A large truck's blind spots ('No-Zones') are located:
- Only behind it
- Only on the left
- Trucks have no blind spots
- In front, behind, and along both sides
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Answer: In front, behind, and along both sides
Trucks have big blind spots front, rear, and on both sides (largest on the right). If you can't see the driver's mirrors, they can't see you.
27. When making a LEFT turn, you should turn from and into which lanes?
- From the right lane into any lane
- From whichever lane is open
- From the lane nearest the center, into the lane just right of center
- From the shoulder
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Answer: From the lane nearest the center, into the lane just right of center
Begin from the lane nearest the center line and end in the lane just to the right of the center of the road you enter.
28. Dim your high beams within how many feet of an oncoming vehicle?
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Answer: 500
Dim within 500 feet of oncoming traffic (and 300 feet when following).
29. In Virginia, drivers should not use cell phones, computers, or other distracting devices except to:
- Check email
- Play music
- Report a crash or emergency
- Text friends
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Answer: Report a crash or emergency
Only use such devices to report a crash or emergency; otherwise pull over first.
30. In a skid, you should look and steer:
- Where you want the car to go
- Down at the pedals
- At the skid
- At oncoming traffic
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Answer: Where you want the car to go
Look and steer toward your intended path to recover from a skid.
31. A steady yellow traffic light means:
- Speed up to beat the red
- The light is about to turn red — stop if you can do so safely
- Go, the intersection is yours
- Yield only to pedestrians
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Answer: The light is about to turn red — stop if you can do so safely
Steady yellow warns the signal is about to turn red. Stop if you can do so safely.
32. At a four-way stop with a car directly across turning left as you go straight:
- Both stop forever
- You (going straight) generally have the right-of-way
- They go first
- Largest goes
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Answer: You (going straight) generally have the right-of-way
Through traffic generally has priority over a car turning left across your path.
33. Another driver is passing you. You should:
- Move left to block them
- Stay in your lane and do not increase your speed
- Brake hard
- Speed up so they can't pass
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Answer: Stay in your lane and do not increase your speed
When being passed, keep a steady speed (or slow slightly) and stay in your lane.
34. A sign of this shape and color tells you:
- Available services
- A general warning of hazards ahead
- A law you must obey
- Directions and distances
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Answer: A general warning of hazards ahead
Yellow diamond signs are warnings — they alert you to possible hazards ahead. Slow down and use caution.
35. A pedestrian steps off the curb into the crosswalk against a 'Walk' signal as you turn. You must:
- Speed up
- Honk
- Proceed
- Yield and let them cross safely
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Answer: Yield and let them cross safely
Yield to pedestrians lawfully in the crosswalk, even while you're turning.
36. A pedestrian who is using a white cane or a guide dog steps into the road. You must:
- Proceed carefully around them
- Yield only if at a crosswalk
- Honk to warn them
- Yield and stop — they always have the right-of-way
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Answer: Yield and stop — they always have the right-of-way
You must always yield to a blind pedestrian using a white cane or guide dog.
37. At a steady green light, you should:
- Proceed, but yield to pedestrians and vehicles still in the intersection
- Speed through before it changes
- Stop and check both ways first
- Always turn right
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Answer: Proceed, but yield to pedestrians and vehicles still in the intersection
Green means go — but you must still yield to pedestrians and any vehicles already in the intersection.
38. The shape of a warning sign is usually a:
- Rectangle
- Diamond
- Circle
- Octagon
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Answer: Diamond
Most warning signs are yellow diamonds.
39. What does this sign warn of?
- No right turn
- The right lane ends ahead — merge left
- Added lane
- Right turn only
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Answer: The right lane ends ahead — merge left
The right lane ends ahead; merge left when safe.
40. What does this sign mean?
- No parking
- Yield
- U-turns are not permitted here
- One way
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Answer: U-turns are not permitted here
This regulatory sign prohibits U-turns.
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