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Virginia Car / Permit: Road Signs practice test
Learn the shapes, colors, and meanings of regulatory, warning, and guide signs — from stop and yield to construction and school-zone signs.
Content reviewed against official driver handbooks · August 12, 2026
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1. What should you understand when you see a yellow sign posting a maximum height clearance (for example, 12 ft 6 in)?
Correct answer: The overpass or structure ahead has limited height clearance.
The overpass or structure ahead has limited height clearance. (This is the "Low Clearance" sign.)
2. A yellow warning sign shows a symbol of a deer. It tells drivers to:
Correct answer: Slow down and watch for animals entering the road
The deer-crossing sign warns that large animals often cross here. Slow down, scan the roadsides, and be ready to stop, especially at dawn and dusk.
3. While driving you see a blue sign showing a fuel pump. What does it indicate?
Correct answer: A fuel station is available at the next exit or area.
A fuel station is available at the next exit or area. (This is the "Gas" sign.)
4. A yellow diamond-shaped sign with a plus-shaped intersection symbol is posted ahead. What does it mean?
Correct answer: A crossroad intersection is ahead; watch for entering traffic.
A crossroad intersection is ahead; watch for entering traffic. (This is the "Cross Road" sign.)
5. While driving you see a yellow diamond-shaped sign reading 'DEAD END'. What does it indicate?
Correct answer: The road ahead ends and does not connect to another road.
The road ahead ends and does not connect to another road. (This is the "Dead End" sign.)
6. A 'No Left Turn' sign is posted at an intersection. In Virginia this also means you may not:
Correct answer: Make a U-turn there
Because a U-turn is treated as two left turns, a posted No Left Turn sign makes U-turns illegal at that spot as well.
7. What should you understand when you see a yellow diamond-shaped sign showing a bicycle?
Correct answer: Watch for bicycles crossing or sharing the road ahead.
Watch for bicycles crossing or sharing the road ahead. (This is the "Bicycle Crossing" sign.)
8. A round yellow sign with a black 'X' and two 'R' letters is posted ahead. What does it mean?
Correct answer: A railroad crossing is ahead; slow down and be ready to stop for trains.
A railroad crossing is ahead; slow down and be ready to stop for trains. (This is the "Railroad Crossing Ahead" sign.)
9. A yellow sign that reads with a lower number below the main speed limit at a highway exit is telling you:
Correct answer: The safest speed for taking the exit
An advisory speed sign shows the highest speed considered safe for a ramp or exit under good conditions. Slow to that speed before the curve.
10. You see a rectangular vertical sign with black letters on a white background. It most likely:
Correct answer: States a traffic law you must obey
Black-on-white regulatory signs, such as speed limit or do-not-pass signs, state a law you are required to obey.
11. A road sign shaped like a downward-pointing triangle means you should:
Correct answer: Give the right-of-way and be ready to stop
The three-sided yield sign asks you to slow down, be ready to stop, and let vehicles, bicyclists, and pedestrians go by before you proceed.
12. What kind of message does a yellow, diamond-shaped sign carry?
Correct answer: A warning about conditions or hazards ahead
Diamond warning signs, colored yellow with black, alert you to hazards or changing conditions on the road ahead so you can slow down and stay ready.
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