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Virginia: Right-of-way, turning and passing — Part 1 Practice Test

Questions in this part include: “Vehicles from different directions arrive at an intersection at different times. Which vehicle goes first?”

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Questions are original and based on the official manual "Virginia Driver's Manual" (DMV 39 (April 27, 2026)), Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV).

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  1. At an all-way stop, you arrive at the same time as other vehicles. Who must yield?

    Top view of a four-way intersection with a STOP sign on each corner: a blue car is stopped at its line at the bottom, a red car at its line on the left and a white car at its line on the right.
    • The driver on the left must yield to the driver on the right
    • The driver on the right must yield to the driver on the left
    • The driver going straight must yield to the driver turning
    • The driver in the larger vehicle must yield to the smaller one
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    Correct answer: The driver on the left must yield to the driver on the right

    When arriving together, the driver on the left yields to the driver on the right.

    Source: ⁨Virginia Driver's Manual (DMV 39 (April 27, 2026))⁩, page 6 · Open this page in the manual

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  2. You are approaching a stop sign and the car in front of you proceeds through it. What should you do?

    Top view of a residential street approaching a cross street. A red STOP sign stands at the right curb beside a white line across the lane. A white car ahead in the same lane is already in the intersection, and a blue car follows behind it.
    • Stop at the sign and proceed when the way is clear
    • Follow the car through without stopping
    • Slow down and proceed if no other traffic is visible
    • Stop only if a pedestrian is nearby
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    Correct answer: Stop at the sign and proceed when the way is clear

    You must still stop at the sign yourself, even if the car ahead went on.

    Source: ⁨Virginia Driver's Manual (DMV 39 (April 27, 2026))⁩, page 15 · Open this page in the manual

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  3. What does yielding also mean if you cannot merge safely into the flow of traffic?

    A blue car on an entrance ramp that joins an expressway through a very short merging lane, beside a steady line of traffic in the right lane
    • To speed up and merge
    • To sound your horn and merge
    • To pull onto the shoulder
    • To stop
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    Correct answer: To stop

    The manual says yield also means to stop if you cannot merge safely.

    Source: ⁨Virginia Driver's Manual (DMV 39 (April 27, 2026))⁩, page 16 · Open this page in the manual

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  4. Vehicles from different directions arrive at an intersection at different times. Which vehicle goes first?

    • The one that arrives first
    • The larger vehicle
    • The faster vehicle
    • The one traveling straight ahead
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    Correct answer: The one that arrives first

    When vehicles arrive at different times, the vehicle that arrives first goes first.

    Source: ⁨Virginia Driver's Manual (DMV 39 (April 27, 2026))⁩, page 16 · Open this page in the manual

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  5. Vehicles from different directions arrive at the same time at an intersection with no signs or signals. Who must go first?

    Top view of a residential four-way intersection with no signs or signals. The blue car waits at the bottom. A red car approaches from the left and a white car from the right, each one car length from the edge of the intersection.
    • The driver on the left
    • The driver in the larger vehicle
    • The driver on the right
    • The driver going straight ahead
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    Correct answer: The driver on the right

    The driver on the left must let the driver on the right go first.

    Source: ⁨Virginia Driver's Manual (DMV 39 (April 27, 2026))⁩, page 16 · Open this page in the manual

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  6. The traffic lights at an intersection are not working. What must all vehicles coming to the intersection do?

    Top view of a four-way intersection with double yellow center lines, crosswalks on all four sides and traffic signals at the corners with no lamps lit. The blue car approaches from the bottom and a red car from the right.
    • Slow down and go through if no other vehicle is in sight
    • Let the driver on the right wait while the driver on the left goes first
    • Treat the intersection as having yield signs and proceed
    • Stop, with the driver on the left yielding to the driver on the right
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    Correct answer: Stop, with the driver on the left yielding to the driver on the right

    With dead lights, all vehicles must stop, and the driver on the left yields to the driver on the right.

    Source: ⁨Virginia Driver's Manual (DMV 39 (April 27, 2026))⁩, page 16 · Open this page in the manual

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  7. What must you do when entering a roadway from a private road or driveway?

    A blue car at the end of a driveway facing a main road with traffic both ways and a pedestrian on the sidewalk
    • Yield only to traffic already in your lane
    • Slow down and yield only to pedestrians
    • Stop and yield to all traffic and pedestrians
    • Stop only if other traffic is approaching
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    Correct answer: Stop and yield to all traffic and pedestrians

    You must stop and yield to all traffic and pedestrians.

    Source: ⁨Virginia Driver's Manual (DMV 39 (April 27, 2026))⁩, page 16 · Open this page in the manual

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  8. What must you not do around a funeral procession?

    A black hearse and four cars with headlights on drive in a line along the lower lane of a road, past an empty side street joining from above.
    • Yield the right-of-way to it
    • Wait for it to pass an intersection
    • Cut through, join or interfere with it
    • Slow down as it goes by
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    Correct answer: Cut through, join or interfere with it

    You must yield to funeral processions and never cut through, join or interfere with one.

    Source: ⁨Virginia Driver's Manual (DMV 39 (April 27, 2026))⁩, page 16 · Open this page in the manual

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  9. Unless led by a police escort, what must the lead vehicle in a funeral procession do?

    A black hearse and three cars with headlights on drive east in a line across a four-way intersection with crosswalks on all four sides; the side streets are empty.
    • Proceed through red lights if the others follow
    • Obey all traffic signs and signals
    • Stop only at red lights
    • Use its hazard lights instead of stopping
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    Correct answer: Obey all traffic signs and signals

    Without a police escort, the lead vehicle must obey all traffic signs and signals.

    Source: ⁨Virginia Driver's Manual (DMV 39 (April 27, 2026))⁩, page 16 · Open this page in the manual

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  10. How may other drivers in a funeral procession show that they are part of it?

    A black hearse and four cars with headlights on drive in a line along the lower lane of a road, past an empty side street joining from above.
    • By sounding their horns continuously
    • By turning on their high-beam headlights
    • By driving with their left turn signal on
    • By using their hazard lights (flashers)
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    Correct answer: By using their hazard lights (flashers)

    Other drivers in the procession may use their hazard lights (flashers) to indicate they are in it.

    Source: ⁨Virginia Driver's Manual (DMV 39 (April 27, 2026))⁩, page 16 · Open this page in the manual

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  11. How must you treat a military convoy?

    Top view of a city intersection. A line of olive-green military vehicles, a utility vehicle followed by three trucks with canvas covers, drives across it in the near lane. A blue car approaches on the cross street at the bottom.
    • Treat it like ordinary traffic and merge into it
    • Yield only if it is led by a police escort
    • Yield to it and never cut through or join it
    • Yield only if its vehicles use flashing lights
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    Correct answer: Yield to it and never cut through or join it

    You must yield to all military convoys and never cut through or join one.

    Source: ⁨Virginia Driver's Manual (DMV 39 (April 27, 2026))⁩, page 16 · Open this page in the manual

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  12. After entering a roundabout, in which direction must drivers travel?

    An empty single-lane roundabout seen from above: a planted island in the center, a circular roadway and four roads joining it, with no cars and no signs.
    • Clockwise
    • Whichever direction is shorter to the exit
    • Toward the right edge only
    • Counter-clockwise
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    Correct answer: Counter-clockwise

    Drivers must travel in a counter-clockwise direction after entering a roundabout.

    Source: ⁨Virginia Driver's Manual (DMV 39 (April 27, 2026))⁩, page 16 · Open this page in the manual

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  13. What should you do when approaching a roundabout?

    Top view of a single-lane circular road around a green island, with four roads joining it, each with white striped bars. A blue car is on the bottom road, short of the circle, no lamps lit. A red car is on the circular road at the lower left.
    • Keep your speed and signal only at the moment you exit
    • Move into the left lane whatever exit you plan to take
    • Slow down and use your turn signals to show where you want to go
    • Speed up to merge and use your horn
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    Correct answer: Slow down and use your turn signals to show where you want to go

    Slow down and use your turn signals to show where you want to go.

    Source: ⁨Virginia Driver's Manual (DMV 39 (April 27, 2026))⁩, page 16 · Open this page in the manual

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  14. If you plan to turn right at a roundabout, where should you stay as you enter?

    Top view of an empty roundabout with two circulating lanes around a grass island, four roads with splitter islands, white triangle lines at the entries and crosswalks.
    • To the right
    • To the left
    • In either lane
    • Next to the center island
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    Correct answer: To the right

    To turn right, stay to the right as you enter the roundabout.

    Source: ⁨Virginia Driver's Manual (DMV 39 (April 27, 2026))⁩, page 16 · Open this page in the manual

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  15. If you plan to go straight at a dual lane roundabout, which lane may you use?

    Top view of an empty roundabout with two circulating lanes around a grass island, four roads with splitter islands, white triangle lines at the entries and crosswalks.
    • Only the right lane
    • Only the left lane
    • The lane closest to the island
    • Either lane
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    Correct answer: Either lane

    To go straight in a dual lane roundabout, you may stay in either lane.

    Source: ⁨Virginia Driver's Manual (DMV 39 (April 27, 2026))⁩, page 16 · Open this page in the manual

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  16. If you plan to turn left at a roundabout, where should you stay as you enter?

    Top view of an empty roundabout with two circulating lanes around a grass island, four roads with splitter islands, white triangle lines at the entries and crosswalks.
    • To the right
    • To the left
    • In either lane
    • On the outside edge
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    Correct answer: To the left

    To turn left, stay to the left as you enter the roundabout.

    Source: ⁨Virginia Driver's Manual (DMV 39 (April 27, 2026))⁩, page 16 · Open this page in the manual

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  17. As you approach a roundabout, what should you look for to know which exit to take?

    Top view of a single-lane circular road around a green island, with four roads joining it, each with white striped bars. A blue car is on the bottom road, short of the circle, no lamps lit. A red car is on the circular road at the lower left.
    • Lane arrows painted on the island
    • Street and direction signs
    • Brake lights on the vehicles ahead
    • Pedestrian crossing signals
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    Correct answer: Street and direction signs

    Street and direction signs posted before the roundabout help you know which exit to take.

    Source: ⁨Virginia Driver's Manual (DMV 39 (April 27, 2026))⁩, page 17 · Open this page in the manual

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