2025 Virginia Permit Test 2
The following questions are from real DMV written tests. These are some of the actual permit questions you will face in Virginia. Each permit practice test question has three answer choices. Select one answer for each question and select "grade this section." You can find this button at the bottom of the drivers license quiz. For a complete list of questions and answers for Virginia please visit https://cheat-sheets.dmv-written-test.com/en/virginia/car.
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1. Alcohol:
Explanation
Alcohol is a depressant drug that slows the activity of the brain and reduces the skills that you need for safe driving. Drinking alcohol results in slowed reaction time and impaired judgment.
2. This road sign means:

Explanation
This sign indicates that there is a Y intersection ahead. You must bear either to the right or to the left.
3. Alcohol causes:
Explanation
Consuming even a small amount of alcohol will impair your vision, judgment, concentration, and coordination.
4. As you drive, you're required to stop your vehicle:
Explanation
Situations where motorists are required to stop include approaching intersections with stop signs, approaching intersections where a red light is either flashing or illuminated, or any time when a traffic officer orders your vehicle to stop.
5. If your car breaks down on a highway, you should:
Explanation
If your vehicle breaks down on the highway, you should signal before carefully exiting the roadway and turning on your hazard flashers. Get as far off the road as possible and park in a location where other drivers can easily see you. Lift your hood to let other drivers know your vehicle is disabled.
6. If you are driving on the interstate and pass your exit, you should:
Explanation
Don’t make a last-minute turn into an exit. If you pass your exit, you must go to the next one.
7. Aggressive drivers:
Explanation
Virginia law defines aggressive driving as harassing, intimidating, injuring or obstructing another person while committing one or more traffic offenses. Aggressive drivers engage in high-risk behavior while taking out their frustrations on other motorists. They may do things like run stop signs and red lights, speed, tailgate, weave in and out of traffic, make improper and unsafe lane changes, or angrily honk, gesture, scream, or flash their lights.
8. What does alcohol do to your driving skills and judgement?
Explanation
Alcohol negatively affects many skills needed for safe driving, including your reaction time and ability to see clearly. It can also harm your judgment of speed and distance, lower your inhibitions, and make you more prone to taking chances.
9. Drivers are responsible for making sure that children are properly secured in vehicles.
Explanation
A driver transporting anyone younger than age 18 must ensure that the passenger is properly secured in a safety belt, booster seat, or child safety seat (as applicable) no matter where the child is seated in the vehicle.
10. If you leave your vehicle unattended, you must:
Explanation