Traffic Signs & Signals — Washington
Washington DMV practice test: 450 free practice questions (Based on the official driver handbook). Official test format: 40 Q, pass 32. Traffic Signs & Signals: 132 questions.
Regulatory, warning and guide signs, plus traffic light and pavement marking questions.
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| Topic / Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Topic | Traffic Signs & Signals |
| License test | Washington Car learner's permit test |
| Topic questions | 132 (29% of 450 total) |
| Review status | This topic page is still being reviewed against the official handbook. Until review is finished it is hidden from search engines. |
Official handbook
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Questions (132)
1. You may cross double solid yellow lines:
- To pass a slow-moving truck.
- To turn into a driveway. ✓
- To pass another car.
- Under no conditions.
Answer: B. To turn into a driveway.
2. Pennant-shaped signs indicate:
- School zones.
- No passing zones. ✓
- Speed limits.
- Railroad crossings.
Answer: B. No passing zones.
3. When you see a school bus traveling on the opposite side on a two-lane, two-way roadway, you must stop:
- If the red warning lights on the bus are flashing. ✓
- If the bus is off the road and the yellow lights are flashing.
- Only if children are crossing the street.
- If the bus has flashing yellow lights.
Answer: A. If the red warning lights on the bus are flashing.
4. You must yield to other drivers:
- When entering a street from a garage or alley. ✓
- When they are on a road to your left and you have reached an unmarked intersection at the same time.
- When your traffic signal is a green arrow.
- All of the above.
Answer: A. When entering a street from a garage or alley.
5. This sign means:
- Merging traffic. ✓
- Multiple turns.
- Lane shifting.
- Do not block intersection.
Answer: A. Merging traffic.
6. This sign means:
- Narrow bridge ahead.
- Lane ends or roadway narrows ahead. ✓
- Industrial area.
- Freeway on-ramp ahead.
Answer: B. Lane ends or roadway narrows ahead.
7. This sign means:
- You should drive with the flow of traffic.
- Limit your speed for the next 50 miles.
- Speed limits are enforced for the next 50 miles.
- The speed limit is 50 miles per hour. ✓
Answer: D. The speed limit is 50 miles per hour.
8. A broken yellow line alongside a solid yellow line means:
- Passing on the left is permitted from either direction.
- Passing is permitted from the lane next to the broken line. ✓
- Passing is permitted from the lane next to the solid line.
- Passing is not allowed from either direction.
Answer: B. Passing is permitted from the lane next to the broken line.
9. A traffic signal showing a steady red light means:
- Stop. Don’t travel straight ahead while the light is red. ✓
- Stop, look for danger, and then cross the intersection.
- Slow down and yield to other traffic.
- Quickly drive through the intersection.
Answer: A. Stop. Don’t travel straight ahead while the light is red.
10. You are approaching an intersection when the traffic light changes from green to solid yellow. You should:
- Consider it the same as a caution sign and continue through the intersection.
- Stop immediately.
- Stop before entering the intersection, unless you are too close to stop safely. ✓
- Speed up to get through the intersection before the red light appears.
Answer: C. Stop before entering the intersection, unless you are too close to stop safely.
Source
Last checked: 2026-10-17 · Verified from official source
Updated: · Based on the official driver handbook