Virginia driver handbook guide
Virginia driver handbook guide.
Use this guide to navigate the 9 chapters in the handbook edition behind Roadwise’s Virginia course. Read the source, look up a rule in the study app, or work through 47 companion lessons.
- Handbook chapters
- 9
- Source PDF pages
- 40
- Companion lessons
- 47
- Licensing agency
- DMV
A way through the handbook
Start with the application and licensing material that applies to your age and license type. Then work through the driving rules, signs, and safe-driving chapters. A rule is easier to remember when you can explain what it asks you to do in a real road situation.
For a quick refresher, use the chapter list below. For a deeper study session, follow a companion lesson and its checkpoint questions. The page numbers refer to this course’s source edition and may differ from the newest agency edition.
Chapter list
- Introduction Source p. 2
- Section 1: Testing Source p. 5
- Section 2: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings Source p. 7
- Section 3: Safe Driving Source p. 16
- Section 4: Seat Belts, Air Bags and Child Safety Seats Source p. 28
- Section 5: Penalties Source p. 30
- Section 6: License Types Source p. 33
- Section 7: Other Important Information Source p. 35
- Section 8: Sample Knowledge Exam Source p. 37
What you will find in each chapter
Chapter 1 · source p. 2
Introduction
Read this chapter in the study app to see its complete text, source page references, and any accompanying illustrations.
Open this handbook chapterChapter 2 · source p. 5
Section 1: Testing
This chapter’s sections include:
- Two-Part Knowledge Exam
- Testing
- Services for Persons With Disabilities
- Road Skills Test
- Vision Screening
- Driver’s license – unrestricted
- Driving – restricted to daylight hours only
Chapter 3 · source p. 7
Section 2: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings
This chapter’s sections include:
- Traffic Signals
- Pavement Markings
- Yellow X or Yellow Diagonal
- Pedestrian Hybrid Beacons
- Traffic Signs
- Sign Colors
- Sign Shapes
- High Occupancy Vehicles (HOV)
- Toll Plazas and Lanes
Chapter 4 · source p. 16
Section 3: Safe Driving
This chapter’s sections include:
- Hand Position
- Speed Limits
- Deer hazards
- Traffic stops
- Stopping
- Stopping for School Buses
- Stopping Distance
- Antilock Brakes
- Approaching vehicles – same direction
- Approaching vehicles – opposite direction
- Roundabouts
- Yielding the Right-of-Way
- Yielding to Vehicles with Flashing Lights
- Stationary (Stopped) vehicles
- Changing Lanes
- Passing
- U-Turns
- Turn Signals
- Right Turn
- Slow or Stop
- Left Turn
- Over-correcting
- Turning
- Maintaining a Space Cushion
- Following Distance
- Searching
- Blind Spots
- Sharing the Road
- Backing
- Parking
- Visibility
- Lights
- — no curb
- — with curb
- Hazardous Conditions
- Night Driving
- Fog
- Rain
- Snow
- Aggressive Driving
- Drunk and Drugged Driving
- Distracted Driving
- Drowsy Driving
- Traffic Crashes
- Deer/Large Animal Hazards
Chapter 5 · source p. 28
Section 4: Seat Belts, Air Bags and Child Safety Seats
This chapter’s sections include:
- Seat Belts
- Traffic Stops
- Air Bags
- Child Safety Seats
Chapter 6 · source p. 30
Section 5: Penalties
This chapter’s sections include:
- Revocations
- Penalties
- Driver Improvement Program
- Medical Review Program
- Insurance Monitoring Program
- Open Alcohol Containers in Vehicles
- Influence of Alcohol/Drugs
- Vehicle Impoundment
- Restitution
- Involving Persons Under Age 21
- Support-Related Requirements
- Alcohol and the Law
- Administrative License Suspension
Chapter 7 · source p. 33
Section 6: License Types
This chapter’s sections include:
- Learner’s Permit
- License Types
- Driver’s License
- Commercial Driver’s License
- School Bus Driver’s License
- International Driver’s License
Chapter 8 · source p. 35
Section 7: Other Important Information
This chapter’s sections include:
- Receiving License by Mail
- Address Changes
- New to Virginia
- Decals
- Safety Inspections
- Tire Safety Inspection
- Insurance Requirements
- Applying to Register to Vote
- Organ, Eye and Tissue Donation
- Liability Insurance Coverage Requirements
Chapter 9 · source p. 37
Section 8: Sample Knowledge Exam
This chapter’s sections include:
- Sample Knowledge Exam
- Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles
Turn the reading into a study routine
The Virginia course groups the source material into 9 units. Each lesson includes handbook page references, examples, and a checkpoint in the study app.
Unit 1 · 5 lessons
Getting Licensed
Exams, vision standards, permits and license types
Unit 2 · 8 lessons
Signals, Signs & Pavement Markings
Reading the road: lights, shapes, colors and lines
Unit 3 · 8 lessons
Safe Driving Basics
Speed, stopping, yielding, turning and following distance
Unit 4 · 6 lessons
Sharing the Road
Pedestrians, cyclists, motorcycles, trucks, parking and special lanes
Unit 5 · 3 lessons
Visibility & Hazardous Conditions
Emergency vehicles, headlights, fog, rain and snow
Unit 6 · 5 lessons
Dangerous Driving Behaviors
Aggression, distraction, drowsiness, DUI, crashes and traffic stops
Unit 7 · 3 lessons
Seat Belts, Air Bags & Child Safety Seats
Occupant protection rules for every rider
Unit 8 · 6 lessons
Penalties & License Actions
Suspension, revocation, points, DUI law and impoundment
Unit 9 · 3 lessons
Other Important Information
Moving, registration, inspections and insurance