Warning Signs

Merge

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

Merge

Meaning

A merge sign means two lanes moving in the same direction are about to become one. Drivers in both lanes are responsible for merging safely.

What to do

Drivers in both lanes.

Practice question

The answer stays closed until you open it.

This yellow diamond shows two lanes joining. Who must merge safely?

  • Only the driver who is already in the left lane.
  • Only the driver entering from the right.
  • Drivers in both lanes.
  • Only drivers of trucks and buses.
Show the answer

Answer: Drivers in both lanes.

A merge sign means two lanes moving in the same direction are about to become one. Drivers in both lanes are responsible for merging safely.

What does the Merge sign mean?

A merge sign means two lanes moving in the same direction are about to become one. Drivers in both lanes are responsible for merging safely. 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.