Practice lights, arrows and pedestrian signals, with questions based on the Washington Driver Guide.
Continue through at the posted speed
Keep going at the posted speed. Accelerating beyond the limit to beat the light is not allowed.
Source: Washington Driver Guide, Chapter 4, 4.11 Traffic light signals
Like a yield sign, as an uncontrolled intersection
A flashing yellow light means the same as a yield sign. Slow down and go when you have the right-of-way.
Source: Washington Driver Guide, Chapter 4, 4.11 Traffic light signals
In British Columbia, not Washington
Washington does not use flashing green lights. British Columbia uses them to warn of waiting pedestrians.
Source: Washington Driver Guide, Chapter 4, 4.11 Traffic light signals
No, and stay behind the white line
Right turns on red are not allowed at a bicycle box. Wait behind the line until it is clear.
Source: Washington Driver Guide, Chapter 4, 4.16 Road markings
Yield to the people crossing
Pedestrians turn these lights on, and drivers must yield while they flash.
Source: Washington Driver Guide, Chapter 4, 4.16 Road markings
Stop at the white line and wait for green
Ramp meters work like regular signals: stop on red, go on green.
Source: Washington Driver Guide, Chapter 4, 4.11 Traffic light signals
Turn left when it is clear
After a full stop, a left turn onto a one-way street is allowed on red when no sign bans it and there is room.
Source: Washington Driver Guide, Chapter 4, 4.11 Traffic light signals
A ticket is mailed to the vehicle owner
Camera locations are marked, and the tickets are sent by mail to the owner.
Before the crosswalk
With no line painted, the crosswalk marks where you stop.
Source: California Driver's Handbook, Section 7, Laws and Rules of the Road; Texas Driver Handbook, Chapter 5, Signals, Signs, and Markers, p. 34; Official Florida Driver License Handbook, Chapter 2, Driving Schools & Test Providers (p. 20); Illinois Rules of the Road, Chapter 4, Traffic Laws; Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (PUB 95), Chapter 2, Signals; Ohio Driver Manual, Digest of Motor Vehicle Laws, Ohio Revised Code 4511.13; Georgia Drivers' Manual, Section 7: Signs, Signals & Markings, Shapes of Signs; North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 5, Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings: Traffic Signs (pp. 83-85); What Every Driver Must Know (SOS-133), Chapter 5, Pavement markings: White lines, pp. 45-46; New Jersey Driver Manual, Chapter 11, Road Markings, p. 217; Chapter 4, Intersections, p. 67; Virginia Driver's Manual (DMV 39), Section 2: Traffic Signals (pp. 5-6); Washington Driver Guide, Chapter 4, 4.16 Other road markings: Stop lines; 4.12 Common signs: Stop; Massachusetts Driver's Manual, Chapter 4, p. 92; Maryland Driver's Manual, Section 4.A, p. 17; Missouri Driver Guide, Chapter 7, PDF pp. 44, 51; Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, Section 3, Roadway and Vehicle Knowledge: Controlled Intersections diagram (p. 36); Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual, Section B, Chapter 3, Traffic Signs and Signals: Stop Lines (p. 43); Section B, Chapter 4, Rules of the Road: Stops Required by Law (p. 50); Minnesota Driver's Manual, Chapter 4, Stopping, p. 41; Alabama Driver Manual, Chapter 6, Traffic Laws, Stopping, PDF p. 62; Louisiana Class D & E Driver's Guide, Chapter 3, Signs, Traffic Lights, and Pavement Markings, Regulatory Signs, Stop Sign, PDF p. 32; Kentucky Driver Manual, Section Six, Crosswalks and Stop Lines, PDF p. 47; South Carolina Driver's Manual, Section 6, Rules of the Road, Crosswalks and Stop Lines, p. 6-15 (PDF p. 74); Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337), Traffic Signs, Stop signs, printed p. 7 (PDF p. 10); Oregon Driver Manual 2026-2027, Turns & Intersections, Intersections, p. 42 (PDF p. 50); Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 4, Traffic Signals, p. 26; Chapter 5, You Must Always Yield, p. 29; Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 5, Know the Road, Traffic Signs, Octagon: Stop, p. 46; Utah Driver Handbook, Section 9, Crosswalks and Stop Lines, PDF p. 54; Nevada Driver's Handbook, Chapter 3, Signals, PDF p. 30; MDPS Driver's License Manual, Two-Way Stop, PDF p. 56; New Mexico Driver Manual, Crosswalks and stop lines, PDF p. 11; West Virginia Driver's Licensing Handbook, Chapter V, Octagon, PDF p. 44
False
Flashing yellow calls for caution and a slower speed. You keep moving unless something ahead requires you to stop.
Source: California Driver's Handbook, Section 7, Laws and Rules of the Road; Texas Driver Handbook, Chapter 5, Traffic Signals, p. 25; Official Florida Driver License Handbook, Chapter 6, Traffic Controls: Flashing Yellow Light (p. 52); New York State Driver's Manual, Chapter 4, Traffic Control; Illinois Rules of the Road, Chapter 10, Traffic Signals and Pavement Markings: Flashing Lights (p. 77); Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (PUB 95), Chapter 2, Signals: Flashing Signals; Ohio Driver Manual, Digest of Motor Vehicle Laws, Ohio Revised Code 4511.13; Georgia Drivers' Manual, Section 7: Signs, Signals & Markings, Traffic Signals and Signs; North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 5, Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings: Traffic Signals (pp. 80-82); What Every Driver Must Know (SOS-133), Chapter 5, Traffic signals, pp. 49-50; New Jersey Driver Manual, Chapter 11, Traffic Signals, p. 212-213; Virginia Driver's Manual (DMV 39), Section 2: Traffic Signals (pp. 5-6); Washington Driver Guide, Chapter 4, 4.11 Traffic light signals: Flashing Yellow; Massachusetts Driver's Manual, Chapter 4, p. 81; Maryland Driver's Manual, Section 4.A, p. 18; Missouri Driver Guide, Chapter 7, Traffic Signals, PDF p. 46; Wisconsin Motorists' Handbook 2026, Section 5.A Traffic Signals, p. 33; Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, Section 3, Roadway and Vehicle Knowledge: Flashing Yellow Light (p. 35); Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual, Section B, Chapter 3, Traffic Signs and Signals: Flashing Yellow (p. 41); Minnesota Driver's Manual, Chapter 5, Traffic-control signals, p. 67; Louisiana Class D & E Driver's Guide, Chapter 3, Signs, Traffic Lights, and Pavement Markings, Traffic Signals, PDF p. 38; Kentucky Driver Manual, Section Six, Flashing Lights, PDF p. 43; South Carolina Driver's Manual, Section 6, Rules of the Road, Traffic Signals, p. 6-3 (PDF p. 62); Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337), Traffic Signals, Flashing yellow light, printed p. 7 (PDF p. 10); Oregon Driver Manual 2026-2027, Signs & Traffic Signals, Traffic Signals, p. 16 (PDF p. 24); Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 4, Traffic Signals, p. 26; Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 5, Know the Road, Flashing Lights, p. 45; Utah Driver Handbook, Section 9, H. Traffic Signals, PDF p. 55; Nevada Driver's Handbook, Chapter 3, Signals, PDF p. 30; Iowa Driver's License Manual (MM1170), Chapter 2, 2.9 Traffic Signals, Flashing Yellow, p. 11; Arkansas Driver License Study Guide (Vol. 1, Ed. 10, October 2026), Chapter 2, Arkansas Rules and Regulations, Flashing Lights, PDF p. 36; MDPS Driver's License Manual, PDF p. 39; Kansas Driving Handbook, Section 6, Traffic Signals, PDF p. 34; Idaho Driver's Handbook, Traffic Signals, Flashing Yellow Light, PDF p. 55; Nebraska Driver's Manual, Section 3A-1, Flashing Yellow Light, PDF p. 39; Hawaii Driver's Manual, Chapter VI, Flashing Signals, PDF p. 41; West Virginia Driver's Licensing Handbook, Chapter V, Intersection Flashers, PDF p. 50
We wrote these practice questions from the facts in the Washington Driver Guide (PDF 520-400 (R/4/25), July 2025, linked from https://dol.wa.gov/driver-licenses-and-permits/driver-training-and-testing/driver-guides, read 2026-11-07 edition) and from official sources on road signs. Every answer links to its source, so you can check it and read more.
DMV Decoded is an independent guide, not a government agency. This practice test is not connected to the Washington State Department of Licensing (DOL), and your actual test will have different questions. Study the handbook, and check the agency's website for current rules.