Traffic crashes — Virginia Permit Test
Traffic crashes on the Virginia permit test — 6 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
If you are in a crash you must stop at the scene, or as close to it as you can without blocking traffic, and move the vehicles off the road if they can be moved, nobody is hurt and it is safe to do so.
A car left in a live lane is the second crash waiting to happen.
Drivers must move vehicles from the road immediately if the vehicles are able to be moved, no one is injured and the driver is capable of safely doing so.
Do not try to move an injured person from a wrecked vehicle unless you have the medical training or there is an immediate danger such as fire.
Moving somebody with a spine injury can do more harm than the crash did.
Do not attempt to move an injured person from a wrecked vehicle unless you have the necessary medical training or there is an immediate danger such as fire.
After a crash you must exchange names, addresses, license numbers, plate numbers and insurance details, and notify your own insurance company at once.
The details are hardest to collect later, when nobody is still at the scene.
exchange information with other people involved in the crash as soon as possible
An officer must send a written crash report to the department when a crash causes injury or death, or when total property damage is more than $3,000.
Above that figure the crash goes on the record of every driver involved.
Law enforcement officers are required to forward a written crash report to DMV when a traffic crash results in injury or the death of any person or total property damage is in excess of $3,000.
If you damage an unattended vehicle or property and cannot find the owner, leave a note with your name, telephone number, the date and time and a description of the damage, and report the crash to police within 24 hours.
The note is what keeps it from being a hit and run.
You must also report the crash to the police within 24 hours.
When you get out after a crash, keep your vehicle between you and moving traffic if you can.
The traffic going past has not slowed down for you yet.
be careful when exiting your vehicle. Keep your vehicle between you and moving traffic if possible.
On the test
What should you do with the vehicles after a crash where nobody is hurt?
Move them off the road if it is safe to do so. A car left in a live lane is the second crash waiting to happen. Virginia Driver's Manual, p.25: “Drivers must move vehicles from the road immediately if the vehicles are able to be moved, no one is injured and the driver is capable of safely doing so.”
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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.