VA DMV VA DMV Speed Limits and Right of Way Questions and Answers 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is the default speed limit in a Virginia business or residential district when no speed limit sign is posted?
- 20 mph
- 25 mph
- 30 mph (Correct answer)
- 35 mph
Correct answer: 30 mph
In Virginia, the default speed limit in a business or residential district is 25 mph unless otherwise posted.
Question 2: What is the maximum speed limit on most Virginia interstate highways?
- 55 mph
- 60 mph
- 65 mph
- 70 mph (Correct answer)
Correct answer: 70 mph
The maximum speed limit on most Virginia interstate highways is 70 mph, though some sections may be posted lower.
Question 3: What is the speed limit in a Virginia school zone when children are present?
- 15 mph
- 20 mph (Correct answer)
- 25 mph
- 30 mph
Correct answer: 20 mph
When children are present in or near a Virginia school zone, the speed limit is 25 mph unless otherwise posted.
Question 4: At an uncontrolled intersection in Virginia (no signs or signals), who has the right of way?
- The driver traveling at higher speed
- The driver on the left
- The driver on the right (Correct answer)
- The driver who arrived first
Correct answer: The driver on the right
At an uncontrolled intersection in Virginia, the driver on the right has the right of way when two vehicles arrive at the same time.
Question 5: When must you yield to a pedestrian in Virginia?
- Only in marked crosswalks
- Only when a crossing guard is present
- In any crosswalk, marked or unmarked, when the pedestrian is in your lane or adjacent lane (Correct answer)
- Only when the pedestrian has a walk signal
Correct answer: In any crosswalk, marked or unmarked, when the pedestrian is in your lane or adjacent lane
Virginia law requires drivers to yield to pedestrians in any crosswalk — marked or unmarked — when the pedestrian is in the driver's lane or an adjacent lane.
Question 6: What is the speed limit for Virginia highways in rural areas when no sign is posted?
- 45 mph
- 50 mph
- 55 mph (Correct answer)
- 60 mph
Correct answer: 55 mph
The default speed limit on Virginia highways in rural areas is 55 mph when no speed limit sign is posted.
VA DMV VA DMV Speed Limits and Right of Way Questions and Answers 1
What is the default speed limit in a Virginia business or residential district when no speed limit sign is posted?