Virginia DMV driver's license practice test 6
Here are 25 free Virginia driver's license practice questions drawn from the Virginia Driver's Manual. They focus on Section 3: Safe Driving (11), Section 2: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings (7), and Section 1: Testing (2). The test opens with: "A pedestrian hybrid beacon's two red lights are alternating flashing. What may you do?" You get an explanation after each answer, and you need no 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
A pedestrian hybrid beacon's two red lights are alternating flashing. What may you do?
What this test covers
Every question comes from one of these sections of the Virginia Driver's Manual.
- Section 1: Testing2 questions
- Section 2: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings7 questions
- Section 3: Safe Driving11 questions
- Section 4: Seat Belts, Air Bags and Child Safety Seats1 question
- Section 5: Penalties2 questions
- Section 6: License Types1 question
- 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: A pedestrian hybrid beacon's two red lights are alternating flashing. What may you do?
- A. Go with caution if the crosswalk is clear
- B. Stay stopped until the beacon turns green
- C. Stay stopped until the beacon goes dark again
- D. Go right away, since pedestrians must wait
Source:Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 2: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings
Question 2: Why keep your front wheels straight while waiting to turn left?
- A. So a rear-end hit won't push you into oncoming traffic
- B. So your tires wear evenly on the front and the back
- C. So the car behind you can see that you plan to turn
- D. So the turn signal stays on and flashing while you wait
Question 3: When must you stop before entering a street from a driveway or parking lot?
- A. Only if cars are coming from the left side
- B. Every time, before the street or sidewalk
- C. Only when a stop sign is posted at the exit
- D. Only if pedestrians are on the sidewalk
Question 4: DMV suspends your driving privilege because you drove an uninsured vehicle. What must happen before you get it back?
- A. Pay a $600 noncompliance fee and have insurance proof filed for three years
- B. Pay a $100 fine and show a new insurance card at a DMV office
- C. Wait 90 days, with no fee and no insurance filing needed
- D. Retake the knowledge exam and the road skills test
Source:Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 7: Other Important Information
Question 5: In Virginia, may you make a U-turn where a No Left Turn sign is posted?
- A. Only if you signal right and then turn left
- B. Yes, a U-turn is a different move from a left turn
- C. Yes, if no cars are coming from either direction
- D. No, a U-turn counts as two left turns
Source:Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 2: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings
Question 6: How much can wet pavement increase your braking distance?
- A. It can triple it
- B. It can double it
- C. It doesn't change it
- D. It can add 10 percent
Question 7: Generally, what does a yellow curb mean?
- A. Park freely for up to two hours at a time
- B. Stop only long enough to pick up or drop off passengers
- C. Do not stop, stand, or park at any time
- D. Stop only to load or unload, and stay with your car
Source:Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 2: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings
Question 8: On an undivided highway, an emergency vehicle with lights on approaches in the opposite lane. What must you do?
- A. Pull over to the edge of the road and stop until it passes
- B. Flash your headlights to show the driver you see it
- C. Nothing, because it's in the opposite lane of traffic from you
- D. Slow to 10 mph under the limit and keep driving on
Question 9: You feel drowsy while driving. Which of these does the manual recommend?
- A. Drinking coffee or an energy drink
- B. Turning up the radio very loud
- C. Stopping to take a short nap
- D. Rolling down a window for fresh air
Question 10: A DUI conviction with a passenger 17 or younger in the car adds what mandatory penalty?
- A. An additional five-day jail term
- B. An additional year of license revocation
- C. An additional 30-day jail term
- D. An additional one-day jail term
Question 11: The light turns yellow and you haven't entered the intersection. What should you do?
- A. Keep your speed and go through the intersection
- B. Stop, or go through with caution if stopping is unsafe
- C. Stop at once, even if a car is right behind you
- D. Speed up so you can clear the intersection before it turns red
Source:Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 2: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings
Question 12: When following another car at night, within what distance must you use low beams?
- A. 200 feet
- B. 100 feet
- C. 1,000 feet
- D. 500 feet
Question 13: A daylight-only license lets you drive during which hours?
- A. From one full hour after sunrise until one hour before sunset
- B. From 6 a.m. until 9 p.m., every day of the week
- C. From a half-hour after sunrise to a half-hour before sunset
- D. From sunrise until sunset, every day of the week
Question 14: An adult driver must complete a driver improvement clinic after collecting how many points?
- A. 10 in 12 months or 20 in 24 months
- B. 12 in 12 months or 18 in 24 months
- C. 6 in 12 months or 12 in 24 months
- D. 18 in 12 months or 24 in 24 months
Question 15: What does Virginia law say about funeral processions?
- A. You may cut through it if the traffic light is green for you
- B. You may join the end to follow it through lights
- C. You must yield only if a police escort leads it
- D. You must yield and must not cut through or join one
Question 16: In Virginia, children under what age may not ride in the bed of a pickup truck?
- A. 16
- B. 18
- C. 12
- D. 8
Source:Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 4: Seat Belts, Air Bags and Child Safety Seats
Question 17: An adult who has failed the knowledge exam three times can qualify to retest by completing
- A. A 30-hour behind-the-wheel training program at a school
- B. A road skills test with a DMV examiner
- C. A 4-hour online defensive driving class
- D. An 8-hour course based on the driver's manual
Question 18: What kind of information is on blue and white signs?
- A. Destinations and distances
- B. Historical and cultural sites
- C. School and pedestrian zones
- D. Motorist services
Source:Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 2: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings
Question 19: How should you adjust your side mirrors?
- A. So you see mostly the sides of your car
- B. So they point down at the road beside you
- C. So you can barely see the sides of your car
- D. So they show the same view as the inside mirror
Question 20: When must a school bus stop at a railroad crossing?
- A. Only when the crossing lights are flashing red
- B. Always, even if the lights aren't flashing
- C. Only when children are on board
- D. Only on crossings without gates
Source:Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 2: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings
Question 21: How much room must you give when passing a bicyclist or moped rider?
- A. At least one foot
- B. At least two feet
- C. At least six full feet
- D. At least three feet
Question 22: After passing a truck, when is it safe to pull back in front of it?
- A. Once you've driven one car length past the truck
- B. When the whole front of the truck shows in your rearview mirror
- C. As soon as your rear bumper is just past the truck's front bumper
- D. When the truck driver flashes the headlights at you
Question 23: When must you carry your driver's license or learner's permit?
- A. Only on highways and interstates
- B. Only when driving after sunset
- C. Whenever you drive
- D. Only when driving outside your city
Question 24: When may you cross double solid yellow center lines?
- A. To pass a slow car, as long as no oncoming traffic is near you
- B. Only when a police officer is directing traffic
- C. To turn left, or to pass a bicyclist or pedestrian when clear
- D. Never, not even to turn left into a driveway
Source:Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 2: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings
Question 25: What does signing a traffic citation mean?
- A. It waives your right to go to court
- B. It means you'll pay the fine
- C. It isn't an admission of guilt
- D. It admits you broke the law
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