2025 Virginia Permit Test 17
The following questions are from real DMV written tests. These are some of the actual permit questions you will face in Virginia. Each permit practice test question has three answer choices. Select one answer for each question and select "grade this section." You can find this button at the bottom of the drivers license quiz. For a complete list of questions and answers for Virginia please visit https://staging.dmvwrittentest.cheat-sheets.com/en/virginia/car.
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Passing Score
1. Double solid yellow lines painted down the middle of the road mean:
Explanation
Double solid yellow lines in the center of the road mean that passing is not allowed from either direction. You may not cross the lines unless you are making a left turn or passing pedestrians, bicyclists, and riders of scooters or skateboards when the opposite lane is clear and you can pass safely.
2. The most effective safety restraints in a traffic crash are:
Explanation
Safety belts can double your chance of surviving a crash and more than double your chance of avoiding serious injury. Airbags, when used properly with safety belts, provide additional protection in a front-end crash. You should wear both shoulder and lap belts.
3. Certain highway signs contain information about hazardous conditions. Such signs are known as:
Explanation
Warning signs advise drivers of potentially hazardous conditions. For your own safety, obey warning signs. Disregarding the information provided by a warning sign may result in an accident due to your negligence.
4. This sign means:
Explanation
This sign indicates that you must keep to the right of the upcoming divider.
5. Your blind spot is the area of the road:
Explanation
Blind spots are areas that a driver cannot see without moving their head. They can be located to the sides of and behind a vehicle.
6. What is a "No zone?"
Explanation
"No zones" are the large blind spots around trucks and other large vehicles. Drivers of smaller vehicles should avoid lingering in "No zones."
7. Pennant-shaped signs indicate:
Explanation
Pennant-shaped signs usually indicate no passing zones. Text will also be on the sign to confirm that it is a no passing zone.
8. What should you do if your accelerator sticks while you are driving?
Explanation
If your accelerator sticks while you are driving, keep your eyes on the road. Quickly shift the vehicle into neutral and apply steady pressure on the brake pedal. Pull off the road when it is safe to do so and turn off the engine.
9. When driving under icy or snowy conditions, which driving technique will help drivers avoid crashes?
Explanation
Reduce your speed when roads are snow-covered or icy. Doing this and increasing your following distance are the most important techniques for avoiding crashes under snowy or icy conditions.
10. When entering a highway from an entrance ramp, you should generally:
Explanation
Entrance ramps for highways often have acceleration lanes. When merging with traffic from an acceleration lane, you should put your signal on, look for an opening in traffic, accelerate up to the speed of traffic, and merge into an opening in traffic.
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