Virginia Permit Practice #1

The light at an intersection is green and a police officer motions you to stop. What should you do?

• Obey the traffic light.

• Follow the officer's direction.

• Obey the police officer or the traffic light.

• Proceed with caution.

When you see a flashing yellow traffic signal at the intersection up ahead, what should you do?

• Slow down and proceed with caution.

• Come to a complete stop before proceeding.

• Speed up before the light changes to red.

• Maintain speed since you have the right-of-way.

To whom do traffic signals apply?

• Drivers

• Bicyclists

• Pedestrians

• Pets

Before turning right on a red light at an intersection, you do not have to come to a complete stop.

• True

• False

When can you legally make a left turn at a red traffic signal?

• Traffic is stopped.

• You are on a one-way street and turning left onto a one-way street.

• Between midnight and 6:00 a.m.

• No one is coming.

When you encounter a flashing red light at an intersection, what should you do?

• Be alert for an upcoming ambulance or fire engine ahead.

• Slow down and proceed with caution.

• Come to a complete stop before proceeding.

• Speed up before the light changes to red.

What do lane-use signals indicate?

• Heavy traffic ahead.

• A work zone ahead.

• Where you can and cannot drive during different hours of the day.

• All of the above.

If you encounter a yellow X lane-use signal, you should move out of the lane as soon as safely possible.

• True

• False

At a red light, where should you come to a complete stop?

• 100 feet before the intersection.

• 50 feet before the stop line.

• Two car lengths behind the vehicle in front of you.

• Before you reach the intersection, stop line, or crosswalk.

When you encounter a red arrow signal, you may turn after you come to a complete stop and look both ways for traffic and pedestrians.

• True

• False