Warning Signs

Lane ends

VA Driver's Manual (Apr 2026) §2 Warning Signs

Lane ends

Meaning

A lane-reduction sign means the right lane ends soon. Drivers in the right lane merge left when space opens, and drivers in the left lane should let them in smoothly.

What to do

Merge left when a safe gap opens.

Practice question

The answer stays closed until you open it.

This yellow diamond shows the right line tapering into the left line. What should drivers in the right lane do?

  • Stop until the left lane is empty.
  • Merge left when a safe gap opens.
  • Speed up and pass on the shoulder.
  • Stay in the right lane until it disappears, then stop.
Show the answer

Answer: Merge left when a safe gap opens.

A lane-reduction sign means the right lane ends soon. Drivers in the right lane merge left when space opens, and drivers in the left lane should let them in smoothly.

What does the Lane ends sign mean?

A lane-reduction sign means the right lane ends soon. Drivers in the right lane merge left when space opens, and drivers in the left lane should let them in smoothly. This is study wording cited to VA Driver's Manual (Apr 2026) §2 Warning Signs. It is not a verbatim quotation from the manual.

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Next step

Open a related sign, then use the short road-signs quiz when you want mixed practice.