Virginia DMV driver's license practice test 2
Practice for the Virginia written test with 25 free questions based on the Virginia Driver's Manual. Most of them come from Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 3: Safe Driving (11), Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 2: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings (7), and Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 5: Penalties (2). Question 1 asks: "You approach a stopped tow truck with flashing lights on a highway. What should you do?" Every answer comes with an explanation, and you don't need an account.
Checked on
- Questions
- 25
- Passing score
- 80% (20 of 25)
- Mistakes allowed
- 5
- Official handbook
- Virginia Driver's Manual
Practice questions
Question 1 of 250 of 25 answered
You approach a stopped tow truck with flashing lights on a highway. What should you do?
What this test covers
Every question comes from one of these sections of the official handbook.
- Virginia DMV: The Knowledge Exam1 question
- Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 1: Testing1 question
- Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 2: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings7 questions
- Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 3: Safe Driving11 questions
- Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 4: Seat Belts, Air Bags and Child Safety Seats1 question
- Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 5: Penalties2 questions
- Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 6: License Types1 question
- Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 7: Other Important Information1 question
All 25 questions on this test
Every question on this test is listed here with its answer options. Take the test above to see which answers are correct and why.
Question 1: You approach a stopped tow truck with flashing lights on a highway. What should you do?
- A. Change to a lane not next to it, or slow down if you can't
- B. Keep your lane and your speed, but turn on your hazard lights
- C. Honk twice and pass it as quickly as you safely can
- D. Stop behind it until the driver waves you around it
Question 2: On a multi-lane highway, what is the left lane for?
- A. Drivers who plan to exit soon
- B. Passing other vehicles
- C. Trucks and larger vehicles
- D. Cruising at the speed limit
Question 3: Who is responsible for making sure passengers under 18 are properly buckled in?
- A. The oldest adult passenger
- B. The vehicle owner
- C. The driver
- D. The passenger
Source:Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 4: Seat Belts, Air Bags and Child Safety Seats
Question 4: After a crash where no one is hurt and the cars can be driven, what should drivers do?
- A. Leave them in place until the police arrive at the scene
- B. Wait inside the cars with the doors locked
- C. Leave them in place and call a tow company
- D. Move the vehicles out of the road right away
Question 5: Under 35 mph on dry pavement, what following distance does the manual recommend?
- A. 2 seconds
- B. 4 seconds
- C. 1 second
- D. 3 seconds
Question 6: When may a licensed 19-year-old supervise a Virginia permit holder?
- A. When they're the permit holder's sibling or legal guardian
- B. When they're driving on roads posted at 35 mph or less
- C. When the permit holder has finished driver education
- D. When they've held their own license for at least two full years
Question 7: At what speed can a Virginia driver be charged with reckless driving, whatever the limit?
- A. 10 mph or more over the limit, or over 75 mph
- B. 25 mph or more over the limit, or over 90 mph
- C. 20 mph or more over the limit, or over 85 mph
- D. 15 mph or more over the limit, or over 80 mph
Question 8: At an All Way stop, you and another driver arrive at the same time. The other car is on your right. Who goes first?
- A. You, as the driver on the left
- B. The driver on the right
- C. Whoever is going straight
- D. Whoever has the larger vehicle
Source:Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 2: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings
Question 9: How many demerit points can a conviction carry in Virginia?
- A. One, two, or three
- B. Two, four, or eight
- C. Five, ten, or fifteen
- D. Three, four, or six
Question 10: When you park next to a curb in Virginia, how far from it may you be?
- A. No more than two feet
- B. No more than three feet
- C. No more than 18 inches
- D. No more than one foot
Question 11: In poor visibility or on slippery roads, how should you change your following distance?
- A. Add one second
- B. Cut it in half
- C. Double it
- D. Keep it the same
Question 12: You see a dangerous condition at a rail crossing. What should you do?
- A. Wait at the crossing and wave down the next train that comes
- B. Call DMV customer service and describe where the crossing is located
- C. Call the number on the emergency sign and give the crossing number
- D. Post a warning online so other drivers avoid the crossing
Source:Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 2: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings
Question 13: A school bus is stopped with flashing red lights and its stop sign out. Who must stop?
- A. Only drivers on roads with one lane
- B. Only drivers traveling behind the school bus
- C. Only drivers facing the bus head-on
- D. Drivers approaching from any direction
Question 14: In a two-lane roundabout, which lane should you use to turn left?
- A. Stay to the right as you enter
- B. The right lane, then circle twice
- C. Stay to the left as you enter
- D. Either lane, then cross over inside
Question 15: What should you do when you see a Hill warning sign?
- A. Check your brakes
- B. Speed up for the climb
- C. Turn on your high beams
- D. Move to the left lane
Source:Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 2: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings
Question 16: At a flashing yellow arrow, what should you do?
- A. Stop and wait until the arrow turns solid green
- B. Turn when clear, yielding to oncoming traffic and pedestrians
- C. Stop completely, as you would at a stop sign
- D. Turn right away, because the oncoming traffic now has a red light
Source:Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 2: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings
Question 17: Part two of the knowledge exam has 30 general knowledge questions. How many must you answer correctly?
- A. 20
- B. 21
- C. 24
- D. 27
Question 18: When is a right turn on red not allowed in Virginia?
- A. Whenever pedestrians are anywhere near the intersection at all
- B. Only between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. on school days
- C. Whenever the road you're turning onto has two lanes
- D. When a No Turn on Red sign or a red right arrow is shown
Source:Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 2: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings
Question 19: On a two-lane road, where is passing unlawful?
- A. On hills, curves, intersections, and railroad crossings
- B. Only within 100 feet of a posted school zone sign on that road
- C. Only at night and during rain or heavy fog
- D. Only on roads with a speed limit above 45 mph
Question 20: You're charged with DUI for the first time after a BAC of .08 or higher. How long is the automatic administrative suspension?
- A. Seven days
- B. Thirty days
- C. One year
- D. Sixty days
Question 21: When may a driver enter a marked bicycle lane?
- A. To pass a slow vehicle on the right side, when the lane is empty
- B. Only when necessary to turn, after yielding to bicycles
- C. Whenever no bicyclists are in sight
- D. To park for a few minutes with hazards on
Source:Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 2: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings
Question 22: A new Virginia resident who drives must get a Virginia license within
- A. 30 days of moving
- B. 60 days of moving
- C. 90 days of moving
- D. six months of moving
Source:Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 7: Other Important Information
Question 23: Black and white signs, such as speed limit signs, convey
- A. Regulatory information you must obey
- B. Warnings about hazards on the road ahead
- C. Construction and incident information
- D. Directions and distances to destinations
Source:Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 2: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings
Question 24: Where are bicyclists not allowed in Virginia?
- A. On any road with a speed limit over 35 mph
- B. In the center of a lane on any public road
- C. On any roads that don't have a marked bike lane
- D. On interstates and most limited access freeways
Question 25: If you fail the road skills test, how long must you wait to take it again?
- A. Seven days
- B. Two days
- C. One day
- D. Fifteen days
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