DMV: Virginia Road Signs

indicates lanes reserved for buses, motorcycles, and vehicles with the number of occupants specified on the sign

High Occupancy Vehicle

indicates traffic signals ahead; (slow down and be ready to stop)

Signal Ahead

indicates a steep slope where the railroad tracks cross the road and may cause the bottom of low vehicles to get caught or drag on the tracks

Low Ground Railroad Crossing

indicates a road that joins from the right; (be alert for vehicles entering the roadway from this road)

Side Road

indicates two lanes of traffic moving in the same direction about to become one; (drivers in both lanes are responsible for merging safely)

Merge

indicates a steep grade ahead; (check your brakes)

Hill

indicates that bicycles regularly cross or ride beside traffic in this area; (drive with caution)

Bicycle Crossing/Bike Path

indicates that the road ahead winds with a series of turns or curves; (slow down for better control)

Winding Road

indicates a change in traffic pattern or route ahead; (slow down; unusual or potentially dangerous conditions ahead)

Road Construction Ahead

indicates the maximum legal speed you can drive where the sign is posted when weather conditions are good

Speed Limit

indicates a traffic island, median, or barrier is ahead; keep to the side indicated by the arrow

Keep Right

indicates that left turns are illegal here; (U-Turns are also illegal as Virginia State Law says they are two left-turns)

No Left Turn

indicates traffic only flows in the direction of the arrow

One Way

indicates that you cannot drive in this direction; (cautiously turn around)

Wrong Way

indicates that you must come to a complete stop; (wait for pedestrians to clear crosswalks before continuing)

Stop

indicates a low overpass; (do not proceed if your vehicle is taller than the height indicated)

Low Clearance

indicates you must slow down and prepare to stop; (other vehicles have the right-of-way)

Yield

indicates that traffic turning left at a green light does not have right-of-way and must yield to oncoming traffic from the other direction; used in conjunction with a traffic signal

indicates that deer cross the roadway in this area; (slow down)

Deer Crossing

indicates that you must watch for people entering a crosswalk or crossing your path; (slow down and be prepared to stop)

Pedestrian Crossign

indicates right turns are illegal

No Right Turn

indicates U-Turns are illegal

No U-Turn

indicates that you should slow down and be prepared for a sharp right turn

Sharp Right Turn

indicates the highway ahead is split into two separate roadways by a median or divider and each roadway is one-way

Divided Roadway Begins

indicates you must bear either right or left ahead

Y Intersection

indicates that the right lane ends soon; right lane must merge left

Lane Reduction

indicates the maximum speed for a highway exit

Advisory Speed

indicates parking spaces reserved for people with disabled parking permits

Disabled Parking

indicates that the road curves right; slow down to the speed indicated

Right Curve with Speed Indicator

indicates a four-way intersection ahead

Crossroads

indicates a sharp turn to the right and then the left; slow down

Sharp Right and Left Turns

indicates that the road curves right, then left; slow down

Right and Left Curves

indicates that you may not turn on the red light; wait for the light to turn green

No Turn on Red