VADETS COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026/2027 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔false - ✔✔Broken white lines separate lanes of traffic going in the same
direction.You may not change lanes? t or f
✔✔50 - ✔✔A tire with a tread wear rating of 150 is expected to last _______________
percentage longer than one graded 100%?
✔✔true - ✔✔Being aware of "highway hynosis" and "down time" are driver readiness
tips for a road trip. t or f
✔✔true - ✔✔You may be fined if you are convicted of exceeding the speed limit in a
highway work zone. t or f
✔✔false - ✔✔Quiet aggression while driving is cutting off, blocking, chasing, physically
fighting or shooting? t or f
✔✔To prevent vehicles from crossing the median - ✔✔What is the purpose of
median/edge barriers?
✔✔false - ✔✔Purchasing a vehicle new is always the best choice? t or f
✔✔true - ✔✔Most often this marking is used to designate special use lane from
conventional lanes, as when used to separate a High Occupancy Vehicle lanes from the
other lanes of an expressway. You may not cross these lines? t or f
✔✔false - ✔✔Cellphones and texting are the only things that can distract drivers. t or f
✔✔false - ✔✔Credit history does not apply when purchasing a vehicle? t or f
✔✔false - ✔✔This sign indicates yield right-of-way.
✔✔higher speed through traffic - ✔✔Collector/distributor lanes on high-speed, high-
density highways separate slower moving traffic and entering/exiting traffic from what?
✔✔on the left side if there are no signs prohibiting passing and the way is clear. -
✔✔When driving on a two-lane Virginia road with no lane markings, you may pass a
slow-moving vehicle:
✔✔ignition interlocks - ✔✔_______________ installed in cars measure alcohol on the
driver's breath.
✔✔25 - ✔✔The brain does not mature until around the age of:
, ✔✔false - ✔✔t or fBicyclists do not have to obey traffic signals.
✔✔false - ✔✔A safety tip for driving at night is not to look at oncoming headlight instead
look to the center line of the road.
✔✔true - ✔✔Some vehicles aren't as expensive to purchase but are more expensive to
own. t or f
✔✔16 years and 3 months - ✔✔How old do you need to be to obtain a Virginia Driver's
License?
✔✔false - ✔✔After having a license for one year, Virginia law allows three non-family
passenger(s) under the age of 21 regardless of circumstances. (t or f)
✔✔HOV Lane - ✔✔This pavement marking indicates _____.
✔✔100% - ✔✔What is the passing score on the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles
(DMV) Signs Test?
✔✔dual highway begins - ✔✔this sign means
✔✔1, 1 - ✔✔If you are 16 or 17 years old and have your license for less than one year,
you may only have _____ non-family member(s) under the age of 21 in the vehicle.
After one year, you may have _____ non-family member(s) under the age of 21 in the
vehicle ONLY UNDER SPECIFIC circumstances (e.g., school sponsored activities,
emergencies, etc.)
✔✔midnight to 4AM - ✔✔The curfew for under 18 is what time of day?
✔✔16 years and 3 months - ✔✔The earliest age to receive a driver's license in Virginia
is _____ old.
✔✔dual highway ends - ✔✔This sign means
✔✔treat the intersection as a four way stop - ✔✔If traffic signals are not functioning, the
driver should:
✔✔One-way traffic and passing is allowed - ✔✔this pavement marking means
✔✔all of the above - ✔✔In order to obtain your TDL-180, you must _____ if you are
under age 18.
a. log 45 hours of driving with licensed driver who is over age 21 (preferably a
parent/guardian) and 15 must be after sunset,
AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔false - ✔✔Broken white lines separate lanes of traffic going in the same
direction.You may not change lanes? t or f
✔✔50 - ✔✔A tire with a tread wear rating of 150 is expected to last _______________
percentage longer than one graded 100%?
✔✔true - ✔✔Being aware of "highway hynosis" and "down time" are driver readiness
tips for a road trip. t or f
✔✔true - ✔✔You may be fined if you are convicted of exceeding the speed limit in a
highway work zone. t or f
✔✔false - ✔✔Quiet aggression while driving is cutting off, blocking, chasing, physically
fighting or shooting? t or f
✔✔To prevent vehicles from crossing the median - ✔✔What is the purpose of
median/edge barriers?
✔✔false - ✔✔Purchasing a vehicle new is always the best choice? t or f
✔✔true - ✔✔Most often this marking is used to designate special use lane from
conventional lanes, as when used to separate a High Occupancy Vehicle lanes from the
other lanes of an expressway. You may not cross these lines? t or f
✔✔false - ✔✔Cellphones and texting are the only things that can distract drivers. t or f
✔✔false - ✔✔Credit history does not apply when purchasing a vehicle? t or f
✔✔false - ✔✔This sign indicates yield right-of-way.
✔✔higher speed through traffic - ✔✔Collector/distributor lanes on high-speed, high-
density highways separate slower moving traffic and entering/exiting traffic from what?
✔✔on the left side if there are no signs prohibiting passing and the way is clear. -
✔✔When driving on a two-lane Virginia road with no lane markings, you may pass a
slow-moving vehicle:
✔✔ignition interlocks - ✔✔_______________ installed in cars measure alcohol on the
driver's breath.
✔✔25 - ✔✔The brain does not mature until around the age of:
, ✔✔false - ✔✔t or fBicyclists do not have to obey traffic signals.
✔✔false - ✔✔A safety tip for driving at night is not to look at oncoming headlight instead
look to the center line of the road.
✔✔true - ✔✔Some vehicles aren't as expensive to purchase but are more expensive to
own. t or f
✔✔16 years and 3 months - ✔✔How old do you need to be to obtain a Virginia Driver's
License?
✔✔false - ✔✔After having a license for one year, Virginia law allows three non-family
passenger(s) under the age of 21 regardless of circumstances. (t or f)
✔✔HOV Lane - ✔✔This pavement marking indicates _____.
✔✔100% - ✔✔What is the passing score on the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles
(DMV) Signs Test?
✔✔dual highway begins - ✔✔this sign means
✔✔1, 1 - ✔✔If you are 16 or 17 years old and have your license for less than one year,
you may only have _____ non-family member(s) under the age of 21 in the vehicle.
After one year, you may have _____ non-family member(s) under the age of 21 in the
vehicle ONLY UNDER SPECIFIC circumstances (e.g., school sponsored activities,
emergencies, etc.)
✔✔midnight to 4AM - ✔✔The curfew for under 18 is what time of day?
✔✔16 years and 3 months - ✔✔The earliest age to receive a driver's license in Virginia
is _____ old.
✔✔dual highway ends - ✔✔This sign means
✔✔treat the intersection as a four way stop - ✔✔If traffic signals are not functioning, the
driver should:
✔✔One-way traffic and passing is allowed - ✔✔this pavement marking means
✔✔all of the above - ✔✔In order to obtain your TDL-180, you must _____ if you are
under age 18.
a. log 45 hours of driving with licensed driver who is over age 21 (preferably a
parent/guardian) and 15 must be after sunset,