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Road Signs & Signals
The ten-question signs part must be PERFECT before part two even starts — learn every shape, color, and symbol. This guide has 117 questions, each citing the VA manual section it comes from — the first 18 are free to read below.
1 · TRAFFIC SIGNS
Where is this sign commonly used?
- ✓ At one-way-road intersections and freeway exit ramps
- · At railroad crossings only
- · At hospital entrances
- · At school crosswalks
The manual associates DO NOT ENTER with wrong-way entry points and freeway exits.
📖 VA Manual · Virginia Driver's Manual April 2026 - Traffic signs, p. 72 · TRAFFIC SIGNS
What does this sign indicate?
- ✓ Traffic on the road travels in one direction
- · Passing is prohibited
- · A divided highway ends
- · A right turn is required at every intersection
The ONE WAY arrow shows the permitted traffic direction.
📖 VA Manual · Virginia Driver's Manual April 2026 - Traffic signs, p. 73 · TRAFFIC SIGNS
At this sign, when must you stop?
- ✓ Only when needed to yield to affected traffic
- · Always for five seconds
- · Never
- · Only after entering the intersection
Yield means give right-of-way and stop when necessary, not an automatic stop every time.
📖 VA Manual · Virginia Driver's Manual April 2026 - Traffic signs, p. 64 · TRAFFIC SIGNS
Which maneuver is prohibited by the displayed left-arrow sign?
- ✓ Turning left
- · Turning right
- · Making a U-turn only
- · Proceeding straight
The red circle and slash means the illustrated left turn is prohibited.
📖 VA Manual · Virginia Driver's Manual April 2026 - Traffic signs, p. 75 · TRAFFIC SIGNS
Which maneuver is prohibited by the displayed U-shaped-arrow sign?
- ✓ Making a U-turn
- · Turning left
- · Backing up
- · Entering a roundabout
The slashed U-shaped arrow means no U-turn.
📖 VA Manual · Virginia Driver's Manual April 2026 - Traffic signs, p. 76 · TRAFFIC SIGNS
Which maneuver is prohibited by the displayed right-arrow sign?
- ✓ Turning right
- · Turning left
- · Proceeding straight
- · Passing bicycles
The red prohibition symbol over the right arrow means no right turn.
📖 VA Manual · Virginia Driver's Manual April 2026 - Traffic signs, p. 77 · TRAFFIC SIGNS
What should you do when you see this deer-crossing sign?
- ✓ Slow down, be alert and be ready to stop
- · Speed up to pass through the area quickly
- · Stop and wait until a deer appears
- · Sound the horn continuously until past the sign
Deer cross the roadway in this area and often travel in groups, so slow down and be ready to stop.
📖 VA Manual · Virginia Driver's Manual April 2026 - Traffic signs, p. 88 · TRAFFIC SIGNS
What hazard does this sign warn of?
- ✓ A roundabout ahead
- · A railroad crossing
- · A divided highway
- · A one-way road ending
The circular arrows on a yellow diamond warn of a roundabout.
📖 VA Manual · Virginia Driver's Manual April 2026 - Traffic signs, p. 99 · TRAFFIC SIGNS
What hazard is shown by this winding-arrow warning sign?
- ✓ Road curves ahead
- · Slippery road only
- · A U-turn lane
- · Two-way traffic ending
The winding arrow warns of a series of curves.
📖 VA Manual · Virginia Driver's Manual April 2026 - Traffic signs, p. 910 · TRAFFIC SIGNS
What hazard is shown by this descending-truck warning sign?
- ✓ A downhill grade ahead
- · A truck route begins
- · A low bridge
- · A runaway-truck ramp ends
The descending truck symbol warns drivers about a steep downgrade.
📖 VA Manual · Virginia Driver's Manual April 2026 - Traffic signs, p. 811 · TRAFFIC SIGNS
What road condition is shown by this T-symbol warning sign?
- ✓ An intersection ahead where the road turns left or right
- · A hospital entrance
- · A divided highway
- · A railroad crossing
The T symbol shows that the current road ends at another road.
📖 VA Manual · Virginia Driver's Manual April 2026 - Traffic signs, p. 912 · TRAFFIC SIGNS
What traffic pattern is shown by this opposing-arrows warning sign?
- ✓ Traffic moving in opposite directions
- · One-way traffic
- · A reversible lane closed
- · Passing required
Opposing arrows warn that two-way traffic is present ahead.
📖 VA Manual · Virginia Driver's Manual April 2026 - Traffic signs, p. 813 · TRAFFIC SIGNS
What does this pennant-shaped sign mean?
- ✓ Passing is prohibited
- · Passing is required
- · A school zone begins
- · Traffic must turn left
The yellow pennant marks the start of a no-passing zone.
📖 VA Manual · Virginia Driver's Manual April 2026 - Traffic signs, p. 814 · TRAFFIC SIGNS
What does this yellow bicycle-symbol sign warn drivers about?
- ✓ A bicycle crossing
- · Bicycles prohibited
- · A motorcycle lane
- · A bike shop
A bicycle symbol on a yellow warning diamond alerts drivers to a bicycle crossing.
📖 VA Manual · Virginia Driver's Manual April 2026 - Traffic signs, p. 815 · TRAFFIC SIGNS
What information does this sign provide?
- ✓ The limited vertical clearance ahead
- · The speed limit
- · The bridge length
- · The following distance
The number between vertical arrows gives the available height.
📖 VA Manual · Virginia Driver's Manual April 2026 - Traffic signs, p. 816 · TRAFFIC SIGNS
What roadway change is shown by this Y-shaped warning sign?
- ✓ The road branches ahead
- · A one-way street
- · A railroad spur
- · A tunnel
The Y-shaped symbol shows the roadway splitting or branching.
📖 VA Manual · Virginia Driver's Manual April 2026 - Traffic signs, p. 917 · TRAFFIC SIGNS
What maneuver lies ahead according to this right-angle-arrow warning sign?
- ✓ A sharp right turn ahead
- · A gradual left curve
- · A required U-turn
- · A right lane ending
The right-angle arrow warns of a sharp right turn.
📖 VA Manual · Virginia Driver's Manual April 2026 - Traffic signs, p. 918 · TRAFFIC SIGNS
What does this yellow walking-person sign warn drivers about?
- ✓ A pedestrian crossing ahead
- · Pedestrians prohibited
- · A school bus stop only
- · A hospital
The walking-person warning symbol identifies a pedestrian crossing area.
📖 VA Manual · Virginia Driver's Manual April 2026 - Traffic signs, p. 8Tip: use your ← and → arrow keys
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