VIRGINIA DMV PERMIT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
Speed limit for rural rustic and unpaved road - (ANSWER)35 mph
School, Businesses, and Residential Zones Speed Limit - (ANSWER)25 mph
Interstate Highway Speed Limit - (ANSWER)70 mph
Non-rural interstate highways, Public Roads not part of the interstate system Speed Limit - (ANSWER)55
mph
What is Perception Time? - (ANSWER)The time it takes you to recognize a hazard
What is a Reaction Distance? - (ANSWER)The distance your vehicle travels between the time you
recognize a problem and the time you apply the brakes
What is Braking Distance? - (ANSWER)The distance your car travels after you apply the brakes
Braking Distance is affected by what? - (ANSWER)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? - (ANSWER)Weather,
visibility, mental and physical conditions
Traveling at 25mph, what is the average braking distance? - (ANSWER)85 feet
Traveling at 35mph, what is the average braking distance? - (ANSWER)135 feet
Traveling at 45mph, what is the average braking distance? - (ANSWER)195 feet
Traveling at 55mph, what is the average braking distance? - (ANSWER)256 feet
,VIRGINIA DMV PERMIT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
Traveling at 65mph, what is the average braking distance? - (ANSWER)344 feet
How many feet can you travel behind or park near an emergency vehicle with flashing lights
(ambulance, firetruck, etc.) - (ANSWER)no less than 500 feet
When turning, when should you put on your turn signal? - (ANSWER)3-4 seconds before the turn; 100
feet before the turn
What is over-correcting? - (ANSWER)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 - (ANSWER)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 - (ANSWER)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 - (ANSWER)What do lane-use signals
indicate?
Heavy Traffic is ahead
, VIRGINIA DMV PERMIT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
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 - (ANSWER)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 - (ANSWER)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 - (ANSWER)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
Speed limit for rural rustic and unpaved road - (ANSWER)35 mph
School, Businesses, and Residential Zones Speed Limit - (ANSWER)25 mph
Interstate Highway Speed Limit - (ANSWER)70 mph
Non-rural interstate highways, Public Roads not part of the interstate system Speed Limit - (ANSWER)55
mph
What is Perception Time? - (ANSWER)The time it takes you to recognize a hazard
What is a Reaction Distance? - (ANSWER)The distance your vehicle travels between the time you
recognize a problem and the time you apply the brakes
What is Braking Distance? - (ANSWER)The distance your car travels after you apply the brakes
Braking Distance is affected by what? - (ANSWER)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? - (ANSWER)Weather,
visibility, mental and physical conditions
Traveling at 25mph, what is the average braking distance? - (ANSWER)85 feet
Traveling at 35mph, what is the average braking distance? - (ANSWER)135 feet
Traveling at 45mph, what is the average braking distance? - (ANSWER)195 feet
Traveling at 55mph, what is the average braking distance? - (ANSWER)256 feet
,VIRGINIA DMV PERMIT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
Traveling at 65mph, what is the average braking distance? - (ANSWER)344 feet
How many feet can you travel behind or park near an emergency vehicle with flashing lights
(ambulance, firetruck, etc.) - (ANSWER)no less than 500 feet
When turning, when should you put on your turn signal? - (ANSWER)3-4 seconds before the turn; 100
feet before the turn
What is over-correcting? - (ANSWER)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 - (ANSWER)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 - (ANSWER)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 - (ANSWER)What do lane-use signals
indicate?
Heavy Traffic is ahead
, VIRGINIA DMV PERMIT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
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 - (ANSWER)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 - (ANSWER)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 - (ANSWER)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
