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Rules of the Road
Right-of-way, speed, passing, and the general-knowledge part of the exam — 30 questions, 24 to pass. This guide has 126 questions, each citing the VA manual section it comes from — the first 18 are free to read below.
1 · VEHICLE MAINTENANCE
Where should you find the vehicle manufacturer's recommended tire pressure?
- ✓ On the vehicle's door jamb label
- · On the tire's decorative hubcap
- · On the rear license plate
- · On the fuel gauge
Use the vehicle manufacturer's PSI shown on the door jamb, not a guess based on appearance.
📖 VA Manual · Virginia Driver's Manual April 2026 - Vehicle maintenance, p. 342 · VEHICLE MAINTENANCE
How often should you check your tires for wear and damage using the penny test?
- ✓ Once every month, or before a long road trip
- · Only at the annual safety inspection
- · Only when a tire looks flat
- · Once every five years
Check your tires monthly and before long trips with the penny test, and replace them when the tread wears below the safe level.
📖 VA Manual · Virginia Driver's Manual April 2026 - Vehicle maintenance, p. 333 · VEHICLE MAINTENANCE
During the penny tread test, seeing all of Lincoln's head means:
- ✓ The tire is too worn and should be replaced
- · The tire has ideal tread
- · The tire is overinflated
- · The wheel needs alignment
If all of Lincoln's head remains visible in the deepest groove, the tread is too shallow.
📖 VA Manual · Virginia Driver's Manual April 2026 - Vehicle maintenance, p. 344 · VEHICLE CONTROL
Where should your hands be on the steering wheel?
- ✓ At the 8 o'clock and 4 o'clock positions
- · At the 10 o'clock and 2 o'clock positions
- · Both hands together at the top of the wheel
- · One hand at the 12 o'clock position
Picture the wheel as a clock and hold it at 8 and 4 with your fingers and thumbs, not with your palms.
📖 VA Manual · Virginia Driver's Manual April 2026 - Vehicle control, p. 145 · STOPPING DISTANCE
What effect can wet pavement have on your braking distance?
- ✓ It can double your braking distance
- · It has no effect on braking distance
- · It cuts braking distance in half
- · It only affects perception time
Braking distance depends on speed, brakes, tires and pavement condition - wet pavement can double the distance your car travels after you brake.
📖 VA Manual · Virginia Driver's Manual April 2026 - Stopping distance, p. 156 · VEHICLE CONTROL
The manual recommends at least how much space between the driver's chest and steering wheel?
- ✓ 10 inches
- · 4 inches
- · 6 inches
- · 18 inches
At least 10 inches allows appropriate room for the airbag to deploy.
📖 VA Manual · Virginia Driver's Manual April 2026 - Vehicle control, p. 277 · DRIVER FITNESS
What visual acuity does Virginia require for an unrestricted driver's license?
- ✓ 20/40 or better in one or both eyes
- · 20/100 or better in one or both eyes
- · 20/200 or better in both eyes
- · 20/70 or better in one or both eyes
An unrestricted license requires 20/40 or better acuity plus at least 110 degrees of horizontal vision.
📖 VA Manual · Virginia Driver's Manual April 2026 - Vision standards, p. 48 · OBSERVATION
The inside rear-view mirror should be adjusted to:
- ✓ Frame the rear window
- · Show only the driver's face
- · Show the left rear tire
- · Replace both outside mirrors
The inside mirror is the primary rear view and should frame the rear window.
📖 VA Manual · Virginia Driver's Manual April 2026 - Observation, p. 209 · DRIVER FITNESS
If you pass the vision screening while wearing corrective lenses, what must you do when driving?
- ✓ Wear the corrective lenses
- · Wear them only at night
- · Carry them but do not wear them
- · Retake the test every month
A corrective-lens restriction will appear on the license and the lenses must be worn while driving.
📖 VA Manual · Virginia Driver's Manual April 2026 - Driver fitness, p. 410 · DRIVER FITNESS
A daylight-driving-only restricted license allows driving during which period?
- ✓ From a half-hour after sunrise until a half-hour before sunset
- · From sunrise until sunset exactly
- · From 6 a.m. until 8 p.m. year-round
- · Any time the headlights are switched on
The daylight-only restriction begins a half-hour after sunrise and ends a half-hour before sunset.
📖 VA Manual · Virginia Driver's Manual April 2026 - Vision standards, p. 411 · DRIVER FITNESS
Fatigue can affect a driver's vision and:
- ✓ Decrease reaction time
- · Improve judgment
- · Shorten stopping distance
- · Increase tire traction
Physical or mental tiredness can impair vision and slow the driver's response.
📖 VA Manual · Virginia Driver's Manual April 2026 - Driver fitness, p. 1912 · DROWSY DRIVING
Constant yawning, heavy eyelids and trouble remembering the last few miles driven are signs of:
- ✓ Drowsy driving
- · Aggressive driving
- · Normal, safe alertness
- · A vehicle alignment problem
These are the manual's warning signs of drowsy driving, a form of impaired driving. On long trips, stop at least every two hours for rest.
📖 VA Manual · Virginia Driver's Manual April 2026 - Drowsy driving, p. 2413 · SAFE DRIVING
Aggressive driving occurs when a person intentionally:
- ✓ Commits an action that endangers people or property
- · Drives below the speed limit in snow
- · Checks mirrors before changing lanes
- · Yields to pedestrians
Aggressive driving involves intentional dangerous conduct.
📖 VA Manual · Virginia Driver's Manual April 2026 - Safe driving, p. 2314 · SAFE DRIVING
Which is an example of aggressive driving?
- ✓ Following too closely
- · Increasing following distance
- · Signaling before a lane change
- · Stopping for a red light
Speeding, tailgating, unsafe lane changes, improper signaling, and ignoring traffic controls are listed examples.
📖 VA Manual · Virginia Driver's Manual April 2026 - Safe driving, p. 2315 · WORK ZONES
What must a driver do when a work-zone flagger gives directions?
- ✓ Follow the flagger's instructions
- · Obey only nearby traffic lights
- · Continue at the posted speed
- · Stop only if workers are visible
A flagger controls traffic in the work zone and their directions must be followed.
📖 VA Manual · Virginia Driver's Manual April 2026 - Work zones, p. 1016 · PEDESTRIANS
A driver must yield to pedestrians:
- ✓ Entering or already in a crosswalk
- · Only in painted ladder crosswalks
- · Only when a crossing guard is present
- · Only after the pedestrian reaches the center
Crosswalks can be marked in different ways, and pedestrians entering or in them have priority.
📖 VA Manual · Virginia Driver's Manual April 2026 - Pedestrians, p. 2017 · SPEED LIMITS
Regardless of the posted limit, you may be charged with reckless driving in Virginia if you drive:
- ✓ 20 or more MPH above the speed limit, or over 85 MPH
- · 10 MPH above the speed limit
- · Only above 100 MPH
- · Any speed above 65 MPH
Reckless driving is a criminal misdemeanor in Virginia: 20 or more MPH over the limit, or any speed over 85 MPH, qualifies regardless of the posted limit.
📖 VA Manual · Virginia Driver's Manual April 2026 - Speed limits, p. 1418 · LIGHTS
When Virginia law requires you to use your windshield wipers because of bad weather, what else must you do?
- ✓ Turn on your headlights
- · Turn on your hazard flashers
- · Switch to parking lights only
- · Nothing else is required by law
Virginia law ties the two together: whenever bad weather has you using your wipers, your headlights must be on as well.
📖 VA Manual · Virginia Driver's Manual April 2026 - Lights, p. 22Tip: use your ← and → arrow keys
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