Traffic Signs & Signals — District of Columbia

District of Columbia DMV practice test: 510 free practice questions (Based on the official driver handbook). Official test format: 25 Q pass 20; GRAD (16-20) 30 Q pass 24. Traffic Signs & Signals: 147 questions. Updated

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TopicTraffic Signs & Signals
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Questions (147)

1. This road sign means:
  1. All traffic must turn right.
  2. No right turn.
  3. All traffic must go straight ahead.
  4. A road joins from the right. ✓

Answer: D. A road joins from the right.

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2. You may drive across a dashed white line:
  1. At any time.
  2. Only during daylight hours.
  3. When it is safe to change lanes. ✓
  4. Only when passing a motorcycle.

Answer: C. When it is safe to change lanes.

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3. If traffic signals at an intersection are not functioning due to a power outage:
  1. Park your vehicle as far off the road as possible and wait for power to be restored.
  2. Use hand signals to indicate your intentions to other drivers.
  3. Turn on your hazard lights and proceed through the intersection without stopping.
  4. Treat the intersection as a four-way stop. ✓

Answer: D. Treat the intersection as a four-way stop.

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4. This road sign means:
  1. Bicycle crossing. ✓
  2. Stop only if other cars are approaching.
  3. Yield the right-of-way to pedestrians.

Answer: A. Bicycle crossing.

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5. If you come to an intersection controlled by a flashing yellow light, you must:
  1. Wait for the green light before proceeding.
  2. Slow down and cross the intersection carefully. ✓
  3. Stop before crossing the intersection.

Answer: B. Slow down and cross the intersection carefully.

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6. This road sign means:
  1. Sharp right turn ahead.
  2. A road joins from the right.
  3. The road ahead turns sharply right then sharply left. ✓

Answer: C. The road ahead turns sharply right then sharply left.

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7. Stop lines are solid white lines painted across traffic lanes:
  1. In curves and on hills.
  2. Next to churches and schools.
  3. At intersections and pedestrian crosswalks. ✓
  4. On freeway on-ramps.

Answer: C. At intersections and pedestrian crosswalks.

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8. You may continue carefully through an intersection with a yellow light if:
  1. There is an emergency vehicle crossing your lane.
  2. There are pedestrians crossing.
  3. You are turning right.
  4. You are already within the intersection when the light changes to yellow. ✓

Answer: D. You are already within the intersection when the light changes to yellow.

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9. When the road is marked with a solid yellow line and a broken yellow line, with the broken line next to your lane, you may pass:
  1. Only in an emergency.
  2. If you are on an expressway.
  3. If traffic is clear. ✓
  4. Only at an intersection.

Answer: C. If traffic is clear.

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10. This sign means:
  1. Stop ahead. ✓
  2. Buggy warning.
  3. Limited parking.
  4. Do not block intersection.

Answer: A. Stop ahead.

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Last checked: 2026-10-17 · Verified from official source

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