VT Permit Practice Test 13

All 20 questions in test 13

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1. 1. When parking on a hill in Vermont, what two safeguards are required?

   1. Turn the front wheels and set the parking brake
   2. Shift to neutral and set the parking brake
   3. Turn the rear wheels and release the parking brake
   4. Leave wheels straight and rely on the parking brake
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   Turn the front wheels and set the parking brake. Hill parking in Vermont pairs two safeguards together: turned front wheels aimed so a rolling car meets the curb, plus a firmly set parking brake holding the vehicle on the grade. Neutral with the brake set removes the transmission hold that helps on a grade, and straight wheels let a rolling vehicle travel directly into the traffic lane below. Finish every hill park by tugging the brake lever, turning the wheel, and watching the car settle without creep before stepping away.

   Study this in the handbook: Parking rules

2. 2. Who must a driver on any Vermont road yield to inside an intersection?

   1. Drivers arriving from the left and no one else
   2. Pedestrians who are in marked crosswalks and no other road users
   3. Pedestrians, bicyclists, and traffic already in the intersection
   4. Drivers waiting to enter and no one else
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   Pedestrians, bicyclists, and traffic already in the intersection. Inside an intersection, a driver must yield to pedestrians, bicyclists, and other traffic that is already there. Those users entered the shared space first, so they have the right to clear it. Limiting the duty to marked crosswalks misses bicyclists and other traffic, and waiting drivers outside the junction have not yet entered it. Before you roll forward, sweep the whole junction for people on foot, riders, and vehicles already inside, then wait until the space is clear.

   Study this in the handbook: Stopping, braking and following distance

3. 3. How does Vermont describe the basic control duty behind every speed choice?

   1. A motor vehicle may match the fastest flow of traffic in surrounding lanes
   2. A motor vehicle should keep pace with trucks on every downgrade
   3. A motor vehicle may use cruise control in all weather conditions
   4. A motor vehicle shall be driven at all times so that it is under control
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   A motor vehicle shall be driven at all times so that it is under control. Underlying each limit, Vermont law states a motor vehicle shall be driven at all times so it stays under control, tying lawful speed to grip, visibility, and stopping room together. Matching the fastest flow or a truck pace can drag a driver beyond controllable speed on a slick curve, so traffic rhythm never replaces the control standard in the statute. Before adding speed on a downhill grade, confirm steering and braking still answer promptly, keeping the vehicle plainly under control through the descent.

   Study this in the handbook: Stopping, braking and following distance

4. 4. Where should pets ride in a Vermont vehicle to avoid distraction?

   1. In a carrier, not in the lap or free to move
   2. On the driver's lap to keep it calm
   3. Loose in the front footwell beside the brake pedals
   4. Standing unrestrained on the rear seat
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   In a carrier, not in the lap or free to move. Pets belong in a carrier rather than the driver lap or roaming free, because a moving animal can block controls, block views, and become a projectile in a crash. A lap pet sits between driver and wheel precisely where steering hands work, while a secured carrier keeps the animal predictable through every maneuver. Load the carrier behind a seat or belted in back, settle the animal before starting, and ignore mid drive movement completely.

   Study this in the handbook: Insurance, points and phone laws

5. 5. Which non-alcohol conditions does Vermont identify as impairing driving?

   1. Listening to a radio at low volume while driving
   2. Drinking one energy drink before a long trip
   3. Driving after eating a normal meal at lunch
   4. Prescription or over-the-counter drugs, and drowsy driving
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   Prescription or over-the-counter drugs, and drowsy driving. Vermont warns that prescription and over-the-counter drugs can seriously affect safe driving, and that drowsiness can also impair a driver. The warning is not about ordinary radio listening, eating a normal meal, or the mere choice to drink an energy drink. Medication labels can contain driving warnings, and heavy eyelids or poor alertness should be treated as a reason not to drive. Alcohol is not the only source of impairment addressed in the handbook.

   Study this in the handbook: Highway markings and passing

6. 6. What danger does a leaking exhaust system create in Vermont guidance?

   1. Extra engine noise from the leaking exhaust system
   2. Carbon monoxide poisoning or death from gas entering the cabin
   3. Reduced fuel economy caused by the leak by itself
   4. Loss of cabin heat on cold winter mornings
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   Carbon monoxide poisoning or death from gas entering the cabin. A leaking exhaust can poison or kill occupants by letting odorless carbon monoxide enter the passenger area, with drowsiness or nausea serving as early warning signs. Noise and economy complaints trivialize a lethal gas hazard, since the exhaust system must not leak precisely because the poison cannot be smelled by its victims. Treat unexplained sleepiness inside the car as an exhaust alarm, ventilate immediately, and have the system inspected before further closed cabin driving.

   Study this in the handbook: Equipment, inspection and maintenance

7. 7. After a required full stop at railroad tracks, when may a vehicle cross?

   1. At once, before any second train can arrive there
   2. Only after the vehicle behind begins to move
   3. Only when crossing the tracks is safe to do
   4. After counting five seconds beside the nearest rail
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   Only when crossing the tracks is safe to do. A required stop at the tracks does not by itself grant permission to cross; the vehicle may proceed only when crossing is safe after that full stop. Rolling at once to beat a second train or following the vehicle ahead replaces a fresh safety check with a guess. Look both ways again, listen, confirm the far side has room for the whole vehicle, and cross without stopping on the rails.

   Study this in the handbook: School buses and railroad crossings

8. 8. What vehicle care does Vermont green driving guidance give to keep a vehicle running efficiently?

   1. Wash the vehicle body once each week in winter
   2. Replace the tires each year before inspection
   3. Drive with windows open at highway speeds daily
   4. Maintain proper engine tune-up and keep the wheels aligned
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   Maintain proper engine tune-up and keep the wheels aligned. To keep a vehicle running efficiently, maintain proper engine tune-up, keep the wheels aligned, and replace air filters as recommended. Wheels that fight each other waste fuel, and a well kept engine uses fuel as intended. Washing the body, yearly tire replacement, and open windows at highway speed do not state that care, and open windows at speed can raise drag. Follow the owner manual for service timing and keep the alignment checked when tires wear unevenly.

9. 9. When facing yellow or red without pedestrian signals, when may a Vermont pedestrian cross?

   1. At once, even while the light is still red
   2. During the yellow change interval that follows
   3. When the light turns green for traffic moving the same direction
   4. Whenever no vehicle is visible in either direction
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   When the light turns green for traffic moving the same direction. Lacking pedestrian signals, walkers facing yellow or red should cross when the light turns green for traffic going the same direction, watching for turning vehicles throughout the crossing. Stepping out against red or during yellow pits the walker against starting and clearing traffic at once, outside the green window aligned with their direction of travel. Align your crossing with the parallel green, then keep scanning for right and left turners whose paths cross the stripes mid block.

   Study this in the handbook: School buses and railroad crossings

10. 10. What must an entering Interstate driver do relative to traffic already on the Interstate?

    1. Expect traffic on the Interstate to yield
    2. Yield to drivers already on the interstate
    3. Merge at ramp speed without checking traffic
    4. Stop at the end of every entrance ramp
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    Yield to drivers already on the interstate. Entering drivers must yield to traffic already on the Interstate, using the acceleration lane to match speed and slip into a safe gap rather than forcing a merge. Expecting mainline drivers to yield reverses the duty, and ramp speed merging without a blind spot check courts a sideswipe at the lane line. Stay right on the ramp, signal left, accelerate, check the left shoulder blind spot, and change lanes only when the travel lane sits safe.

11. 11. Where may a Vermont driver stop on an Interstate for an emergency?

    1. In the breakdown lane as far right as possible
    2. In the left median beside the passing lane
    3. In a travel lane with hazard lights flashing
    4. At the mouth of an entrance ramp near merging traffic
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    In the breakdown lane as far right as possible. Interstate stopping is illegal except for emergencies, and then the vehicle belongs in the breakdown lane as far right as possible, with hood raised and a white cloth tied on. Median and travel lane stops place occupants amid the fastest traffic on the road, while the ramp mouth blocks entering drivers sight lines. Once stopped right, stay in the vehicle for help rather than walking the shoulder where passing traffic runs closest.

    Study this in the handbook: Highway markings and passing

12. 12. When passing another vehicle while towing a trailer, what extra care is required?

    1. Return to the right lane as soon as your cab clears
    2. Flash the headlights before pulling back in front
    3. Slow down sharply once beside the passed vehicle
    4. Be well past the passed vehicle before pulling back into its lane
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    Be well past the passed vehicle before pulling back into its lane. A trailer extends well behind the towing vehicle, so the pass is not finished when the cab clears the other vehicle front bumper. Pulling back at that moment swings the trailer across the passed vehicle path and can force its driver to brake or swerve. Stay in the passing lane until the whole rig, trailer included, is well past, then check the mirror for the passed vehicle front before returning right.

    Study this in the handbook: Highway markings and passing

13. 13. How should a Vermont driver pass slow moving farm equipment?

    1. Cautiously, only when safe with no oncoming traffic
    2. Quickly, at the first open gap just before the next hill
    3. On the shoulder when the travel lane is narrow
    4. While sounding the horn during the whole pass
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    Cautiously, only when safe with no oncoming traffic. Slow moving vehicles get a cautious pass only when conditions are safe and no oncoming traffic threatens, since farm equipment may turn widely into unmarked field entrances. Shoulder passes and hurried hill crests gamble against wide swinging machinery and wagons that may sway across the roadway without visible driver signals. Wait behind at a following distance that keeps you visible to the operator, then pass in one deliberate move on a straight clear stretch.

    Study this in the handbook: Bicyclists, motorcycles, trucks and animals

14. 14. May a Vermont junior license holder carry passengers for hire?

    1. Yes, if a parent gives written permission
    2. No, carrying passengers for hire is not allowed
    3. Yes, for a family business that needs drivers
    4. Yes, after six months with a clean record
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    No, carrying passengers for hire is not allowed. While holding a Junior Driver License, an individual may not carry passengers for hire. That bar stands apart from the timed passenger rules for friends and family during the first months. Parent permission, a family business, and a clean six month record do not create an exception for paid carrying. Taxi, rideshare, and other paid passenger work must wait until the driver no longer holds the junior license and meets the rules for that work.

    Study this in the handbook: Junior license passenger rules and recalls

15. 15. How long must a junior license applicant hold a learner permit first in Vermont?

    1. At least six months of learner permit time
    2. At least one year holding the learner permit
    3. At least two years of learner permit time
    4. No minimum time holding a learner permit
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    At least one year holding the learner permit. An individual must possess a Learner Permit for at least one year prior to obtaining a Junior Driver License. Six months names a different clean record period that must also be met before the junior license, so it does not replace the one year permit period. Two years doubles the required time, and there is a clear minimum. Count one full year from the permit before the junior stage, while also keeping the six month clean record period.

    Study this in the handbook: Learner's Permit and Junior Driver's License

16. 16. What do Vermont regulatory signs display besides speed limits?

    1. Turning and passing laws and other directions
    2. Warnings about curves, unsafe intersections, or dips in the road
    3. Information about routes and destinations
    4. Warnings about railroad crossings and train tracks
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    Turning and passing laws and other directions. Vermont describes rectangular regulatory signs as displays for speed limits, turning and passing laws, and other directions. Warnings about curves, unsafe intersections, dips, and railroad hazards belong to warning signs rather than the regulatory category. Route and destination information is also not the purpose named here. When a white regulatory sign gives a turning or passing direction, read it as a rule governing the driver's movement.

    Study this in the handbook: Turn signals and turning

17. 17. Right-turning drivers entering a multi-lane road in Vermont must turn into which lane?

    1. Any lane that is empty at the moment
    2. The center lane of the road entered
    3. The left lane of the road entered
    4. The right lane of the road entered
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    The right lane of the road entered. When driving from one road onto a multiple lane road, right turning drivers must turn into the right lane. Left turning drivers must first turn into the left lane. Swinging into any empty lane or the center or left lane crosses the path another turning driver may lawfully use. Stay in the lane that matches your turn until the turn is complete, and change lanes only after the turn has been completed and the way is clear.

    Study this in the handbook: Turn signals and turning

18. 18. How should pedestrians dress for walking at dawn, dusk, or after dark in Vermont guidance?

    1. In dark colored clothing on well lit streets
    2. In any ordinary clothing under streetlights
    3. In light colored or reflective clothing and carry a light
    4. In reflective clothing only during winter months
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    In light colored or reflective clothing and carry a light. Pedestrians walking at dawn, dusk, or after dark should wear light colored or reflective clothing and carry a light. Along streets without sidewalks, that visibility helps drivers see a walker who faces approaching traffic on the left side. Dark clothing hides the walker between pools of streetlight, and reflective gear is useful in every season, not only in winter. A flashlight adds a moving point of light that draws a driver eye sooner than cloth alone.

    Study this in the handbook: School buses and railroad crossings

19. 19. When may a Vermont driver stop to pick up hitchhikers on the Interstate?

    1. In a breakdown lane when Interstate traffic is light
    2. During daylight hours on Interstate entrance ramps
    3. Do not stop to pick up hitchhikers on the Interstate or ramps
    4. At rest area exits where traffic moves slowly
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    Do not stop to pick up hitchhikers on the Interstate or ramps. Vermont bars stopping to pick up hitchhikers on the Interstate or its ramps, where stopping itself violates the emergency only rule for high speed roadways. Daylight and breakdown lane positioning do not cure the stop purpose, since the hazard lies in a stationary vehicle and pedestrian beside live Interstate lanes. Continue past and, if concerned for a person in distress, report their location to police from the next safe stopping place instead.

    Study this in the handbook: Right of way rules

20. 20. What can happen to a bicyclist who breaks traffic laws in Vermont?

    1. Nothing, because traffic laws apply only to motor vehicles
    2. A ticket and fines for breaking the traffic laws
    3. Loss of a driver license the rider does not hold
    4. A warning only, with no ticket or fines possible
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    A ticket and fines for breaking the traffic laws. Bicyclists are valid road users with the rights and responsibilities of other vehicle drivers, and they must obey all traffic signals and signs. If a bicyclist breaks any traffic laws, the rider is subject to a ticket and fines. A license is not required to ride, so license loss is not the consequence named, and a warning only understates the rule. Riders should obey signals, ride with traffic, signal turns, and ride in a straight predictable line.

    Study this in the handbook: Bicyclists, motorcycles, trucks and animals