Virginia Courses
Traffic School
Take this course if you received a ticket in Virginia or were court ordered to take
a driving course.
First Time Driver Course
The First Time Driver Drug and Alcohol Course teaches new drivers basic traffic laws and is proven to reduce the risk of alcohol related crashes amongst teenagers and young adults.
Virginia Driving References
Get Your Virginia Driving Record
Find Your Local DMV
Speed
A speed limit is the maximum legal speed you can travel on a road under ideal conditions. You may drive slower than the posted speed, but it is illegal to drive any faster. By law, you must drive slower if conditions make the posted speed unsafe. It is illegal to use a radar detector in Virginia. However, you may legally possess one if the device has no power source and no one in the car can access it.
Maximum speed limit for passenger vehicles and motorcycles (unless posted otherwise)
Interstate highways in designated rural areas 65 MPH
Interstate highways in areas not designated as rural 55 MPH
Limited access and non-limited access highways 55 MPH
Secondary routes which include all public roads and streets not designated as part of the interstate or primary system 55 MPH
School, business and residential zones
(You are required to travel 25 MPH in a school zone only when indicated by a sign or signal. Otherwise, maintain the posted speed.) 25 MPH
