VT Permit Practice Test 15

All 20 questions in test 15

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1. 1. What can a single motorcycle headlight do in night traffic in Vermont guidance?

   1. Outshine the headlights of large trucks at night
   2. Blend into the lights of other traffic and be missed
   3. Signal an emergency vehicle approaching traffic
   4. Mark a vehicle that is stopped on the shoulder
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   Blend into the lights of other traffic and be missed. A motorcycle single headlight and taillight can blend into surrounding traffic lights at night, so Vermont warns drivers that odd lights ahead could be a motorcycle. Emergency and stopped vehicle readings miscategorize the moving rider, whose slim light pair hides between the wider lamp patterns of cars and trucks. Look for motorcycles deliberately at intersections, especially while checking traffic for a turn where that single lamp competes with street lighting.

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

2. 2. What rights does a person riding an animal hold on a Vermont public highway?

   1. Rights only when inside marked crosswalks
   2. No rights when beside motor vehicle traffic
   3. Rights only on rural roads where animals travel
   4. All the rights of a driver of a motor vehicle
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   All the rights of a driver of a motor vehicle. A person riding an animal or driving an animal drawn vehicle on a Vermont public highway holds all the rights of a motor vehicle driver under state guidance. Crosswalk only and rural only limits shrink that grant, which instead obliges motorists to slow or stop as needed to avoid frightening the animals. Negligent operation around such animals can bring a fine or imprisonment, reinforcing patience with at least a four second following gap behind horses.

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

3. 3. How fast should vehicles travel when approaching, inside, and leaving a roundabout?

   1. At the posted highway speed for the road
   2. Slowly, through the whole roundabout movement
   3. Faster when exiting than when entering it
   4. At normal intersection speed without slowing at all
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   Slowly, through the whole roundabout movement. Roundabout speeds should stay slow on the approach, while circulating, and on the exit, because drivers must yield to traffic already circulating and to pedestrians and bicyclists at both ends. Carrying highway speed into the circle removes the time needed to judge a safe gap. Ease off early, enter only through a clear gap, and keep the same measured pace until the exit is complete.

   Study this in the handbook: Traffic lights, arrows and roundabouts

4. 4. How much fuel can reduced air conditioner use save above 80 degrees in Vermont guidance?

   1. About 3 to 4 percent of fuel used
   2. About 25 percent of fuel used
   3. About 10 to 15 percent of fuel used
   4. No measurable fuel saving at all
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   About 10 to 15 percent of fuel used. Decreasing use of the air conditioner when temperatures are above eighty degrees can help save ten to fifteen percent of fuel. Using the vent setting and parking in shade to keep the car cool can reduce the need for air conditioning. Three to four percent is the saving tied to keeping tires properly inflated, while no saving ignores the engine load the air conditioner adds. On hot days, cool the cabin with vents and shade first.

5. 5. What winter travel pattern does Vermont recommend?

   1. Travel at night to avoid daytime winter traffic
   2. Travel alone so help can be sent faster
   3. Travel by day, not alone, and keep others informed of your route
   4. Use back road shortcuts to stay off the highways
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   Travel by day, not alone, and keep others informed of your route. Winter travel in Vermont is safest in daylight, with company in the vehicle, and with other people informed of the route and schedule so a failure to arrive is noticed. Night travel adds darkness to snow and ice, while back road shortcuts place a stranded driver where help passes rarely. Stay on main roads, share the plan before departure, and treat daylight as part of the safety equipment.

   Study this in the handbook: Floods, winter, skids and visibility

6. 6. What should a pedestrian do after starting across during the Walk signal when Don't Walk begins flashing?

   1. Stop in the center of the crosswalk and wait there
   2. Continue; there is time to finish crossing safely
   3. Turn around and run back to the starting curb
   4. Stop and let turning traffic pass first
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   Continue; there is time to finish crossing safely. A pedestrian who began during the Walk indication has time to complete the crossing during the flashing Don't Walk phase. That phase gives someone already in the crosswalk time to reach the opposite side. Stopping in the center, running back, or waiting for turning traffic leaves the person in the vehicle path and is not the manual's instruction. Drivers must keep yielding while the pedestrian finishes crossing, because the signal change does not erase the person already in the crosswalk.

   Study this in the handbook: School buses and railroad crossings

7. 7. Which Interstate lane should a Vermont driver normally use?

   1. The left lane for steady cruising on long Interstate trips
   2. The right lane unless passing or signs indicate otherwise
   3. The center lane during the whole trip
   4. Either lane, without signaling lane changes
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   The right lane unless passing or signs indicate otherwise. Interstate cruising in Vermont belongs in the right lane unless passing another vehicle or a sign directs otherwise, keeping the left lane open as the passing corridor. Steady left lane cruising blocks faster traffic and invites right side passes, while unsignaled lane drift breaks the predictability Interstate speeds require. After each pass, signal, check the blind spot, and settle back right once the passed vehicle sits fully in your mirror.

   Study this in the handbook: Highway markings and passing

8. 8. If you miss your Interstate exit in Vermont, what must you never do?

   1. Continue driving to the next exit
   2. Drive onward to the next rest area
   3. Follow posted detour signs onward to the next exit ramp
   4. Stop and back up or use the emergency turnaround
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   Stop and back up or use the emergency turnaround. After passing an Interstate exit, Vermont says to continue to the next exit rather than stop and back up. The driver must also avoid the emergency turnaround, which is not a route for correcting a missed turn. Continuing to a rest area or following signs onward does not create the specific danger named in the rule. Once the exit is missed, keep moving with traffic and use the next legal exit to change course.

   Study this in the handbook: Highway markings and passing

9. 9. May a Vermont driver park in front of a driveway?

   1. Yes, if the driveway serves the driver's own home
   2. Yes, for loading lasting under five minutes
   3. No, parking in front of any driveway is barred
   4. Yes, when the vehicle stays attended
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   No, parking in front of any driveway is barred. The no parking list covers the space in front of any driveway, keeping entrances open for the property users and for emergency access at any hour of the day. Ownership of the home behind the driveway does not create an exception in the list, and an attended loading stop still seals the entrance against a vehicle trying to exit. Line up the driveway apron cut in the curb and keep that whole width, plus your vehicle length, clear when selecting a space on that block.

   Study this in the handbook: Parking rules

10. 10. No speed limit sign is posted on a Vermont Interstate. What is the fastest speed allowed there?

    1. 65 miles per hour
    2. 50 miles per hour
    3. 70 miles per hour
    4. 60 miles per hour
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    65 miles per hour. Interstate travel in Vermont tops out at sixty five miles per hour or the posted figure, a higher ceiling that reflects divided lanes, controlled access, and wide clear zones. Fifty miles per hour governs ordinary Vermont roads, and holding that number on the Interstate understates the separate maximum written for limited access highways. Once the entrance ramp merges into Interstate lanes, the sixty five ceiling replaces the fifty limit used on the surface roads feeding the interchange.

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

11. 11. In fatal car and truck crashes, who usually caused the crash per Vermont figures?

    1. The truck driver, in over 70 percent of the fatal cases
    2. Both drivers equally, in nearly every fatal case
    3. The driver of the other vehicle, not the truck driver, in over 70 percent
    4. Bad road weather, in most of the fatal cases
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    The driver of the other vehicle, not the truck driver, in over 70 percent. In more than seventy percent of fatal automobile and truck crashes, the other vehicle driver rather than the truck driver caused the crash, a pattern Vermont uses to teach car driver caution. Blaming truck drivers reverses the statistic, while weather explains conditions rather than the fault share assigned across those fatal collisions. Approach large trucks assuming your own gap, pass, and merge choices carry most of the risk in any conflict that develops.

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

12. 12. What devices channel Vermont work zone traffic out of hazardous areas?

    1. Cones, drums, and barricades
    2. Painted arrows on the pavement
    3. Parked trucks beside the work area
    4. Orange detour signs posted along the route
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    Cones, drums, and barricades. Cones, drums, and barricades are often used in work zones to keep traffic out of hazardous areas and guide drivers through the site. These physical devices can mark a drop off, fresh pavement, or equipment that paint and signs alone cannot block. Parked trucks may sit at a site, but they are not the channeling devices named for this job. Follow the line of cones or drums smoothly and do not cut between them, even if old pavement markings point somewhere else.

    Study this in the handbook: Road signs

13. 13. Why must a Vermont driver not drive where water covers the road?

    1. Flood water stays shallow where the road looks smooth
    2. Painted road lines stay visible through shallow flood water on town roads
    3. Stalled cars can be pushed by hand through flooded crossings
    4. Depth is not obvious and water may hide washouts; motors stall
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    Depth is not obvious and water may hide washouts; motors stall. Water covering a road can hide its depth and washouts, while water can stall the vehicle's motor and leave people stranded or trapped. A smooth surface, a painted line, or a plan to push a stalled car does not reveal whether the roadbed is intact. The manual's rule is to avoid driving into the covered section. Turn around before the water and use another route rather than trying to measure the flood from the surface.

    Study this in the handbook: Floods, winter, skids and visibility

14. 14. As little as how much water can make walking difficult and hide hazards in a flooded area?

    1. As little as 4 inches of water
    2. As little as 12 inches of water
    3. As little as 24 inches of water
    4. Only water that is deeper than the knees
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    As little as 4 inches of water. As little as four inches of water can make it difficult to walk and can obstruct hazards from view. Shallow moving water can trip a person and hide holes, curbs, and debris under the surface. Twelve and twenty four inches state deeper water, and knee deep water is far beyond the first danger point. If you must leave a vehicle in a flooded area, move with care, test each step, and respect the force of even ankle deep current.

    Study this in the handbook: Floods, winter, skids and visibility

15. 15. Why should a driver allow more following distance behind a motorcycle on slippery pavement?

    1. Motorcycles stop much shorter than cars on wet roads
    2. Motorcycles can stop instantly on slippery pavement
    3. Stopping quickly is difficult for motorcycles on slick roads
    4. Motorcycles travel faster than cars in rain and snow
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    Stopping quickly is difficult for motorcycles on slick roads. Stopping distance for motorcycles is nearly the same as for cars, but slippery pavement makes stopping quickly difficult for a rider. A driver who follows too closely leaves the rider no room for a longer, careful stop. Motorcycles do use brakes, and slick roads make braking harder rather than shorter. Allow more following distance behind a motorcycle in rain or snow, and be ready for the rider to slow by rolling off the throttle without a brake light.

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

16. 16. What points follow a work zone device conviction in Vermont?

    1. Two points for a first conviction and five for a second or later one
    2. No points, with a fine as the only penalty
    3. One point added for every conviction
    4. Five points added for a first conviction inside the designated work zone area
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    Two points for a first conviction and five for a second or later one. Device use inside a properly designated work zone with personnel present adds two points for a first conviction and five points for a second or later conviction in Vermont. Fine only and single point answers erase the escalating point structure, which more than doubles the record cost when the offense repeats in a work zone. Silence the phone before work zone tapers, since that setting pairs the device fine with the steepest point ladder in this section.

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

17. 17. Besides approaching traffic, when should low beams be used in Vermont guidance?

    1. When driving on open country roads alone at night
    2. On an empty rural road with no vehicles or pedestrians
    3. When following another vehicle or driving with streetlights or fog
    4. When parked beside the road with the engine running
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    When following another vehicle or driving with streetlights or fog. Vermont lists following another vehicle, streetlights, and fog as low-beam conditions. Following traffic can be blinded by a high beam in its mirrors, and light or fog changes how far the driver can usefully see. Open country with few vehicles is the setting for high beams, while an empty rural road does not create the listed low-beam condition. A parked vehicle is not the moving situation described by this headlight rule.

    Study this in the handbook: Floods, winter, skids and visibility

18. 18. What can cause Vermont's Commissioner of Motor Vehicles to take away a Junior Driver's License?

    1. Showing unsafe driving through the holder's actions
    2. Holding the license for six months without a violation
    3. Completing driver education before licensing
    4. Having a qualified adult in the front seat
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    Showing unsafe driving through the holder's actions. A Vermont Junior Driver's License is provisional, and the Commissioner may take it away if the holder shows through actions that they are an unsafe driver. Completing driver education does not create that condition. Six months without a violation is a clean record, not unsafe driving that gives the Commissioner a reason to remove the license. Having a qualified adult in the front seat concerns supervised driving and does not prevent action based on unsafe conduct.

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

19. 19. How should a Vermont driver handle navigation while driving alone?

    1. Fumble with paper maps and written directions while the car is still moving
    2. Hold the phone in one hand for live directions while driving
    3. Read the directions at each red light
    4. Map out destinations in advance; use a passenger as co-pilot when possible
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    Map out destinations in advance; use a passenger as co-pilot when possible. A front seat passenger should serve as co pilot for maps and navigation, while a solo Vermont driver maps destinations in advance instead of fumbling while moving. Phone holding and red light reading still split attention at junctions where hazards concentrate, replacing one distraction with a shorter version of itself. Set the route before departure, enable voice guidance, and let missed turns become legal loops rather than mid lane corrections.

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

20. 20. What commercial vehicle weight triggers a Vermont CDL requirement?

    1. Vehicles rated over 10,000 pounds in total weight
    2. Vehicles rated in excess of 26,000 pounds
    3. Vehicles rated over 16,000 pounds in total weight
    4. All pickup trucks that tow a loaded trailer
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    Vehicles rated in excess of 26,000 pounds. A Commercial Driver License is required for operators of vehicles rated in excess of twenty six thousand pounds. The same rule also reaches vehicles transporting sixteen or more passengers including the driver, or hazardous materials, even apart from the weight figure. Ten thousand and sixteen thousand pounds set the line too low, and not every pickup with a trailer meets the commercial threshold. Check the vehicle rating plate, passenger design, and load before deciding which license the job requires.