Flashing red light: stop, then go
A free practice question for the Virginia permit test, with the answer explained.
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What does this flashing red light mean?
The rule
A flashing red light means a complete stop. Let oncoming vehicles and pedestrians go first, then go when the way is clear.
A flashing red light means stop completely and yield to oncoming vehicles and pedestrians. Then go when the way is clear.
From the Virginia Driver's Manual, section 2, page 5. This question is our own wording of that rule. The handbook and the DMV have the final word.
Often mixed up with
People confuse these rules with this one. Each has its own practice question.
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