Traffic Signs & Signals — West Virginia
West Virginia permit practice test: 527 free practice questions (20 official sample questions · Official driver handbook). Official test format: >=25 Q, pass 19 (76%). Traffic Signs & Signals: 157 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 | West Virginia Car learner's permit test |
| Topic questions | 157 (30% of 527 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 (157)
1. What shape is a stop sign?
- Rectangular
- Square
- Round
- Octagon ✓
Answer: D. Octagon
2. A policeman is at a traffic light and motions you through a red light, do you?
- Wait for a green light
- Obey the police officer and go through the red light ✓
- Run over the police officer
- Sound your horn after the light turns green to alert the officer
Answer: B. Obey the police officer and go through the red light
3. Passing is prohibited?
- In a curve
- Within 100 feet of an intersection
- Solid yellow line is in your lane
- All of the above ✓
Answer: D. All of the above
4. When making a right hand turn at a red light?
- Turn on your turn signal and turn
- Turn right only after the light turns green
- Yield the right of way to oncoming traffic, then turn right after the lane is clear ✓
- Turn on your hazard lights and turn right
Answer: C. Yield the right of way to oncoming traffic, then turn right after the lane is clear
5. When you see this sign, it means:
- There is an object on the roadway.
- Traffic is coming from the right.
- The road is curving sharply to the left. ✓
- There is a merge point ahead.
Answer: C. The road is curving sharply to the left.
6. You are stopped in a line of vehicles waiting at a stop sign. If there is no cross traffic after the vehicles ahead have passed through the intersection, you:
- May proceed through the intersection without stopping again.
- Must stop again at the stop sign or stop line before proceeding. ✓
- May slowly roll past the stop sign.
- May follow the vehicle directly ahead of you without stopping.
Answer: B. Must stop again at the stop sign or stop line before proceeding.
7. When approaching a traffic signal displaying a flashing yellow arrow, drivers:
- Should merge into a lane in the direction of the arrow.
- Should come to a complete stop.
- May turn left after yielding to oncoming traffic and pedestrians. ✓
- Have the right-of-way and may expect oncoming traffic to stop for them.
Answer: C. May turn left after yielding to oncoming traffic and pedestrians.
8. You may drive across a dashed white line:
- At any time.
- Only during daylight hours.
- When it is safe to change lanes. ✓
- Only when passing a motorcycle.
Answer: C. When it is safe to change lanes.
9. An octagonal sign is always a:
- Speed limit sign.
- Stop sign. ✓
- Hospital sign.
- Railroad warning sign.
Answer: B. Stop sign.
10. This sign means:
- Slippery when wet. ✓
- Watch for drunk drivers.
- Dangerous curve ahead.
- Bump in the road ahead.
Answer: A. Slippery when wet.
Source
Last checked: 2026-10-17 · Verified from official source
Updated: · 20 official sample questions · Official driver handbook