DMV Virginia Learners Permit ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Speed limit for rural rustic and unpaved road - CORRECT ANSWERS
35 mph
School, Businesses, and Residential Zones Speed Limit - CORRECT
ANSWERS 25 mph
Interstate Highway Speed Limit - CORRECT ANSWERS 70 mph
Non-rural interstate highways, Public Roads not part of the interstate system
Speed Limit - CORRECT ANSWERS 55 mph
What is Perception Time? - CORRECT ANSWERS The time it takes you
to recognize a hazard
What is a Reaction Distance? - CORRECT ANSWERS The distance
your vehicle travels between the time you recognize a problem and the time you
apply the brakes
What is Braking Distance? - CORRECT ANSWERS The distance your
car travels after you apply the brakes
Braking Distance is affected by what? - CORRECT ANSWERS How
fast your vehicle is traveling, the condition of your brakes and tir s
What is perception time, braking distance, and reaction distance affected by
what? - CORRECT ANSWERS Weather, visibility, mental and physical
conditions
,Traveling at 25mph, what is the average braking distance? - CORRECT
ANSWERS 85 feet
Traveling at 35mph, what is the average braking distance? - CORRECT
ANSWERS 135 feet
Traveling at 45mph, what is the average braking distance? - CORRECT
ANSWERS 195 feet
Traveling at 55mph, what is the average braking distance? - CORRECT
ANSWERS 256 feet
Traveling at 65mph, what is the average braking distance? - CORRECT
ANSWERS 344 feet
How many feet can you travel behind or park near an emergency vehicle with
flashing lights (ambulance, firetruck, etc.) - CORRECT ANSWERS no
less than 500 feet
When turning, when should you put on your turn signal? - CORRECT
ANSWERS 3-4 seconds before the turn; 100 feet before the turn
What is over-correcting? - CORRECT ANSWERS when the driver turns
the steering wheel more sharply than expected, causing the rear wheels of the
car to slide toward the outside of the turn.d
Follow the Officer's direction - CORRECT ANSWERS 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
True - CORRECT ANSWERS When you are on a one-way street and
turning left onto another one-way street, you may turn left at a red light.
True
False
Where you can and cannot travel during different hours of the day - CORRECT
ANSWERS What do lane-use signals indicate?
Heavy Traffic is ahead
A work-zone is ahead
Where you can and cannot travel during different hours of the day
All of the above
Come to a complete stop before proceeding - CORRECT ANSWERS
When you encounter a flashing red light at an intersection, what should
you do?
Be alert for an oncoming fire engine or ambulance ahead
Slow down and proceed with caution
Come to a complete stop before proceeding
Speed up before the light changes to red
, You are on a one-way street turning left onto a one-way street - CORRECT
ANSWERS When can you legally make a left turn at a red traffic signal?
You are on a one-way street turning left onto a one-way street
Traffic is stopped
Between midnight and 6am
No one is coming
Follow the officer's direction - CORRECT ANSWERS The light at an
intersection is red and a police officer directs you to go through the intersection.
What should you do?
Stop until the light changes to green
Stop until the light changes to yellow
Stop, the drive on carefully
Follow the officer's direction
After stopping, if no sign prohibits right turn on red - CORRECT ANSWERS
When can you legally make a right turn at a red traffic signal?
After stopping, if no sign prohibits right turn on red
When the traffic light first changes
At any time
In daylight hours only
Before you reach the intersection, stop line, or crosswalk - CORRECT
ANSWERS At a red light, where must you come to a complete stop?
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Speed limit for rural rustic and unpaved road - CORRECT ANSWERS
35 mph
School, Businesses, and Residential Zones Speed Limit - CORRECT
ANSWERS 25 mph
Interstate Highway Speed Limit - CORRECT ANSWERS 70 mph
Non-rural interstate highways, Public Roads not part of the interstate system
Speed Limit - CORRECT ANSWERS 55 mph
What is Perception Time? - CORRECT ANSWERS The time it takes you
to recognize a hazard
What is a Reaction Distance? - CORRECT ANSWERS The distance
your vehicle travels between the time you recognize a problem and the time you
apply the brakes
What is Braking Distance? - CORRECT ANSWERS The distance your
car travels after you apply the brakes
Braking Distance is affected by what? - CORRECT ANSWERS How
fast your vehicle is traveling, the condition of your brakes and tir s
What is perception time, braking distance, and reaction distance affected by
what? - CORRECT ANSWERS Weather, visibility, mental and physical
conditions
,Traveling at 25mph, what is the average braking distance? - CORRECT
ANSWERS 85 feet
Traveling at 35mph, what is the average braking distance? - CORRECT
ANSWERS 135 feet
Traveling at 45mph, what is the average braking distance? - CORRECT
ANSWERS 195 feet
Traveling at 55mph, what is the average braking distance? - CORRECT
ANSWERS 256 feet
Traveling at 65mph, what is the average braking distance? - CORRECT
ANSWERS 344 feet
How many feet can you travel behind or park near an emergency vehicle with
flashing lights (ambulance, firetruck, etc.) - CORRECT ANSWERS no
less than 500 feet
When turning, when should you put on your turn signal? - CORRECT
ANSWERS 3-4 seconds before the turn; 100 feet before the turn
What is over-correcting? - CORRECT ANSWERS when the driver turns
the steering wheel more sharply than expected, causing the rear wheels of the
car to slide toward the outside of the turn.d
Follow the Officer's direction - CORRECT ANSWERS 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
True - CORRECT ANSWERS When you are on a one-way street and
turning left onto another one-way street, you may turn left at a red light.
True
False
Where you can and cannot travel during different hours of the day - CORRECT
ANSWERS What do lane-use signals indicate?
Heavy Traffic is ahead
A work-zone is ahead
Where you can and cannot travel during different hours of the day
All of the above
Come to a complete stop before proceeding - CORRECT ANSWERS
When you encounter a flashing red light at an intersection, what should
you do?
Be alert for an oncoming fire engine or ambulance ahead
Slow down and proceed with caution
Come to a complete stop before proceeding
Speed up before the light changes to red
, You are on a one-way street turning left onto a one-way street - CORRECT
ANSWERS When can you legally make a left turn at a red traffic signal?
You are on a one-way street turning left onto a one-way street
Traffic is stopped
Between midnight and 6am
No one is coming
Follow the officer's direction - CORRECT ANSWERS The light at an
intersection is red and a police officer directs you to go through the intersection.
What should you do?
Stop until the light changes to green
Stop until the light changes to yellow
Stop, the drive on carefully
Follow the officer's direction
After stopping, if no sign prohibits right turn on red - CORRECT ANSWERS
When can you legally make a right turn at a red traffic signal?
After stopping, if no sign prohibits right turn on red
When the traffic light first changes
At any time
In daylight hours only
Before you reach the intersection, stop line, or crosswalk - CORRECT
ANSWERS At a red light, where must you come to a complete stop?
