VA DMV:Safe Driving UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
In areas without a speed limit sign, the speed limit in school, business and residential areas is: -
CORRECT ANSWER - 25 mph
While driving, you encounter a school bus that has stopped to pick up children. Vehicles
traveling in the same direction as the bus must: - CORRECT ANSWER - You must stop
for stopped school buses with flashing red lights and an extended stop sign when you approach
from any direction. You must also stop if the bus is loading or unloading passengers and the
signals are not on.
By law, you may not drive slower than the posted speed limit. - CORRECT ANSWER -
False
When driving, you may travel slower than the posted speed. - CORRECT ANSWER -
True
In areas without a speed limit sign, the speed limit in a business area is: - CORRECT
ANSWER - 25 mph
If conditions such as road construction or bad weather make the posted speed unsafe, by law, you
must drive slower than the posted speed limit. - CORRECT ANSWER - True
When traveling 65 miles per hour on dry, level pavement, it takes the average vehicle over 500
feet to stop. - CORRECT ANSWER - False, takes 344 feet
What factor affects perception time, reaction distance and braking distance? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Weather, mental and physical condition, and visibility
, When stopping your vehicle, what factor determines the distance your vehicle travels before it is
no longer in motion? - CORRECT ANSWER - Weather, mental and physical condition,
and visibility
A law enforcement officer signals for you to stop your vehicle. You ignore the officer's signal
and the officer pursues you. As a direct result of the pursuit, the officer is killed. You will be: -
CORRECT ANSWER - Guilty of a class 4 felony
Radar detector use is illegal in Virginia. - CORRECT ANSWER - True
You must stop for a school bus with flashing red lights and an extended stop sign when you
approach from any direction on an undivided highway. - CORRECT ANSWER - True
While driving, you encounter a school bus that has stopped to load or unload children on a
divided highway separated by a median or barrier. Vehicles traveling in the opposite direction of
the school bus: - CORRECT ANSWER - Are not required to stop
You are driving in an area without a speed limit sign. You should assume that the maximum
speed limit is 60 mph as that is the speed on all public highways that are not part of the interstate
highway system - CORRECT ANSWER - False
In areas without a speed limit sign, the maximum speed limit for passenger vehicles and
motorcycles on rural rustic roads is 35 mph (unless otherwise posted). - CORRECT
ANSWER - True
You must drive slower than the posted speed limit if conditions such as road construction or bad
weather make the posted speed unsafe. - CORRECT ANSWER - True
The maximum legal speed you can travel on the road in wet conditions is the speed limit. -
CORRECT ANSWER - False
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
In areas without a speed limit sign, the speed limit in school, business and residential areas is: -
CORRECT ANSWER - 25 mph
While driving, you encounter a school bus that has stopped to pick up children. Vehicles
traveling in the same direction as the bus must: - CORRECT ANSWER - You must stop
for stopped school buses with flashing red lights and an extended stop sign when you approach
from any direction. You must also stop if the bus is loading or unloading passengers and the
signals are not on.
By law, you may not drive slower than the posted speed limit. - CORRECT ANSWER -
False
When driving, you may travel slower than the posted speed. - CORRECT ANSWER -
True
In areas without a speed limit sign, the speed limit in a business area is: - CORRECT
ANSWER - 25 mph
If conditions such as road construction or bad weather make the posted speed unsafe, by law, you
must drive slower than the posted speed limit. - CORRECT ANSWER - True
When traveling 65 miles per hour on dry, level pavement, it takes the average vehicle over 500
feet to stop. - CORRECT ANSWER - False, takes 344 feet
What factor affects perception time, reaction distance and braking distance? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Weather, mental and physical condition, and visibility
, When stopping your vehicle, what factor determines the distance your vehicle travels before it is
no longer in motion? - CORRECT ANSWER - Weather, mental and physical condition,
and visibility
A law enforcement officer signals for you to stop your vehicle. You ignore the officer's signal
and the officer pursues you. As a direct result of the pursuit, the officer is killed. You will be: -
CORRECT ANSWER - Guilty of a class 4 felony
Radar detector use is illegal in Virginia. - CORRECT ANSWER - True
You must stop for a school bus with flashing red lights and an extended stop sign when you
approach from any direction on an undivided highway. - CORRECT ANSWER - True
While driving, you encounter a school bus that has stopped to load or unload children on a
divided highway separated by a median or barrier. Vehicles traveling in the opposite direction of
the school bus: - CORRECT ANSWER - Are not required to stop
You are driving in an area without a speed limit sign. You should assume that the maximum
speed limit is 60 mph as that is the speed on all public highways that are not part of the interstate
highway system - CORRECT ANSWER - False
In areas without a speed limit sign, the maximum speed limit for passenger vehicles and
motorcycles on rural rustic roads is 35 mph (unless otherwise posted). - CORRECT
ANSWER - True
You must drive slower than the posted speed limit if conditions such as road construction or bad
weather make the posted speed unsafe. - CORRECT ANSWER - True
The maximum legal speed you can travel on the road in wet conditions is the speed limit. -
CORRECT ANSWER - False
