Guide signs — Virginia Permit Test
Guide signs on the Virginia permit test — 3 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
Green guide signs with white letters give destination information, such as which exit leads where.
Knowing your exit early keeps you from crossing three lanes at the last second.
The green sign is used to provide destination types of information,
Blue guide signs point to services for drivers, such as a hospital, fuel or food.
You want the sign for a hospital to read at a glance, not after study.
the blue sign is used to inform regarding motorists services
Brown guide signs mark places of historical or cultural interest in the area.
Sorting signs by color lets you ignore the ones that are not about safety.
The brown sign is used to advise of historical or cultural interests that might exist in the area.
On the test
What kind of information does this sign give?
Where the road ahead will take you. Knowing your exit early keeps you from crossing three lanes at the last second. Virginia Driver's Manual, p.6: “The green sign is used to provide destination types of information,”
How this works
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Where these come from
Every rule here is checked against Virginia Driver's Manual, published by the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-09-06.