Virginia Permit Test: Emergencies Practice Questions

Correct answer: Move to a lane not next to it, or slow down if you can't

Move over to a lane not adjacent to the stopped vehicle if you can do so safely. If you can't, reduce speed and proceed with caution. Violations can bring license suspension and demerit points.

Source: Section 3: Safe Driving – Yielding to Vehicles with Flashing Lights

Correct answer: Change lanes and proceed with caution

Virginia requires drivers to change lanes and proceed with caution when passing stationary vehicles showing hazard flashers, caution signs, or lit flares.

Source: Section 3: Safe Driving – Yielding to Vehicles with Flashing Lights

Correct answer: Slow to 10 MPH under the limit and pass 2 feet away

On highways with fewer than four lanes, or if you can't change lanes, slow down to 10 MPH below the posted limit and pass at least two feet to the left of the trash vehicle.

Source: Section 3: Safe Driving – Yielding to Vehicles with Flashing Lights

Correct answer: No closer than 500 feet

Never follow an emergency vehicle closer than 500 feet when its lights are flashing.

Source: Section 3: Safe Driving – Yielding to Vehicles with Flashing Lights

Correct answer: Pull to the right edge and stop until it passes

When police, fire, rescue vehicles or ambulances approach from behind using a siren or flashing lights, you must yield, pull over to the right edge and stop until they pass.

Source: Section 3: Safe Driving – Yielding to Vehicles with Flashing Lights

Correct answer: Pull over to the edge and stop until it passes

When an emergency vehicle approaches from the opposite direction on an undivided highway, you must pull over to the edge and stop until it passes.

Source: Section 3: Safe Driving – Yielding to Vehicles with Flashing Lights

Correct answer: Get out and run diagonally away, toward the oncoming train

Don't hesitate: leave the car immediately and run diagonally away from the tracks in the direction of the oncoming train, so debris is less likely to hit you.

Source: Section 2: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings – Warning Signs (Railroad Crossings)

Correct answer: Call the number on the crossing's emergency sign

Call the number on the emergency sign at the crossing and give the posted crossing number so the railroad can stop or reroute trains.

Source: Section 2: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings – Warning Signs (Railroad Crossings)

Correct answer: Ease off speed and steer back gently

Over-correcting can make the rear wheels slide and cause loss of control. Don't panic: ease off speed, look where you want to go and steer back gently.

Source: Section 3: Safe Driving – Over-correcting

Correct answer: Pump the brakes

Never pump antilock brakes. Check your owner's manual and practice so you understand how they work.

Source: Section 3: Safe Driving – Stopping Distance (Antilock Brakes)

Correct answer: Slow down

If a trailer starts to sway, slow down.

Source: Section 3: Safe Driving – Light to Medium Trailers

Correct answer: Brake firmly and stay in your lane

If hitting a deer or other large animal can't be avoided, don't swerve. Brake firmly, stay in your lane and stop under control. Report the collision to law enforcement.

Source: Section 3: Safe Driving – Deer/Large Animal Hazards

Correct answer: a Class 4 felony

You must stop when signaled by a police officer. If you flee and the pursuing officer is killed as a direct result, it is a Class 4 felony.

Source: Section 3: Safe Driving – Stopping