VT Permit Practice Test 2

All 20 questions in test 2

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1. 1. Before receiving a Vermont junior driver's license, how many classroom hours must an approved driver education course include?

   1. 40 hours
   2. 10 hours
   3. 20 hours
   4. 30 hours
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   30 hours. Applicants who are 16 or 17 must complete an approved driver education course with 30 hours of classroom study, plus six hours behind the wheel and six hours of observation. The 40-hour figure belongs to additional driving practice, not classroom instruction. A study plan should keep those requirements separate because course hours do not replace the required practice log. The cue is the category attached to the number: classroom study is 30 hours, while practice behind the wheel is a different requirement.

2. 2. During the second three months of a Vermont junior license, which passengers may the driver begin transporting?

   1. Only a licensed adult supervisor
   2. Any passenger with a valid seat belt
   3. Immediate family members, specifically siblings and parents
   4. Passengers for hire if the trip is short
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   Immediate family members, specifically siblings and parents. The second three-month stage expands the junior license privilege to immediate family members, and the manual specifies siblings and parents. It does not open the vehicle to any passenger, and it does not make passengers for hire permissible. A licensed adult supervisor is the exception relevant to the earlier alone-driving stage, not the definition of this stage. Keep the sequence in mind: first three months alone, second three months siblings and parents, then the six-month milestone.

3. 3. What can happen to someone who parks illegally in a Vermont disabled parking space?

   1. A fine and towing charges
   2. Loss of license for one year
   3. A warning only
   4. Nothing unless the lot is private
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   A fine and towing charges. A person who parks in a disabled parking spot illegally may be subject to a fine and towing charges. The spaces and their access aisles exist so a person with a disability can deploy a lift or open a door fully, and even a short stop blocks that. Only vehicles displaying a valid disabled plate or placard, with the person it was issued to present, may use them.

4. 4. What general message is usually conveyed by a yellow diamond-shaped Vermont warning sign?

   1. A mandatory instruction to stop at the sign
   2. A regulatory command listing a speed or turning requirement
   3. A service location such as fuel or food
   4. A warning about a hazard or condition ahead
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   A warning about a hazard or condition ahead. Yellow or green diamond shapes are commonly used for warning signs. They alert drivers to hazards or roadway conditions such as sharp curves, unsafe intersections, dips, or crossings. A rectangular white sign carries regulatory directions, while service information is a different sign function. The diamond does not automatically require a stop. Its visual cue is advance preparation: reduce speed, read any supplemental message, and be ready for the specific condition that may affect the lane or roadway ahead.

5. 5. What must you do when approaching a stopped police or emergency vehicle with flashing lights if you cannot change lanes safely?

   
   1. Stop in the travel lane until the lights are turned off
   2. Maintain the posted speed because a lane change is impossible
   3. Slow down and pass the stopped vehicle with caution
   4. Accelerate past before another vehicle reaches the scene
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   Slow down and pass the stopped vehicle with caution. A safe lane change is preferred near a stopped vehicle with flashing lights, but an unsafe lane change is never required. In that case, the driver must slow down and pass with caution. Posted speed is not a command to maintain speed through a roadside hazard, and stopping in the travel lane can create a rear-end risk. Acceleration gives less time to respond. Scan early, choose the adjacent lane only when clear, or reduce speed and leave generous space while passing.

6. 6. Before turning left at a flashing yellow arrow, what must you do?

   1. Stop and remain stopped until a solid green arrow appears
   2. Turn immediately because the arrow gives protected priority
   3. Yield to oncoming traffic and pedestrians, then wait for a safe gap
   4. Yield only to vehicles, not to pedestrians in the crosswalk
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   Yield to oncoming traffic and pedestrians, then wait for a safe gap. A flashing yellow arrow permits a left turn only after the driver yields to all oncoming traffic and pedestrians in the crosswalk. The arrow does not provide protected priority, and it does not require waiting through the entire signal cycle for a solid green arrow. Pedestrians remain part of the conflict check, not an exception. Read the arrow as permission with conditions: slow your approach, identify a safe opening, give way to opposing road users, and turn only when the path is clear.

7. 7. On a four-lane Vermont highway, what additional action may be required near a stopped emergency vehicle with flashing lights?

   
   1. Stop in the lane beside the emergency vehicle
   2. Change lanes away from it when the lane change can be made safely
   3. Use the center median to get around the stopped vehicle
   4. Continue at normal speed because four lanes provide enough room
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   Change lanes away from it when the lane change can be made safely. On a four-lane highway, Vermont's Move Over Law adds a lane change when that maneuver can be completed safely. The baseline duty remains caution and reduced speed near the stopped vehicle. Stopping beside it, entering the median, or maintaining normal speed does not meet that instruction. Look well ahead, check mirrors and the blind spot, signal, and move away only when the adjacent lane is open. If conditions do not permit the change, slow down and pass cautiously instead.

8. 8. How must a child under two years old ride in a Vermont vehicle?

   1. Properly secured in a federally approved rear-facing child car seat with a harness
   2. In a booster seat
   3. In a forward-facing seat with a harness
   4. On a parent's lap with the seat belt
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   Properly secured in a federally approved rear-facing child car seat with a harness. A child under two years of age must be properly secured in a federally approved rear facing child car seat with a harness. Rear facing spreads crash forces across the back and protects the neck. A child over two but under five may ride rear or forward facing with a harness, a child under eight not in a harnessed seat needs a booster, and a child under 13 should ride in the back seat if practical.

9. 9. What interstate speed does the Vermont manual suggest for saving fuel?

   1. Drive 55 or 60 miles per hour instead of 65
   2. Drive 45 in the right lane
   3. Drive 70 to keep the engine efficient
   4. Speed has no effect on fuel use
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   Drive 55 or 60 miles per hour instead of 65. Among Vermont's green driving tips, the manual says to slow down and watch speed: on the interstate, drive 55 or 60 miles per hour instead of 65 to save fuel, and the EPA estimates up to a 15 percent improvement in fuel economy from this tip alone. Fuel use climbs steeply above 60 because of air resistance. Remember that the interstate maximum is 65 and minimum limits may apply.

10. 10. What should a driver do when a warning sign indicates a pedestrian crosswalk?

    
    1. Increase speed before reaching the crossing
    2. Slow down and watch for people crossing
    3. Use the opposite lane to avoid yielding
    4. Stop only if a traffic officer is present
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    Slow down and watch for people crossing. A pedestrian crosswalk is a warning that people may be crossing, so the driver should slow down and watch carefully. Increasing speed reduces reaction time, and using the opposite lane can create a conflict with approaching traffic or pedestrians. The presence of a traffic officer is not required for the warning to matter. Look toward both sides of the crossing, prepare to yield, and keep the vehicle under control as the roadway narrows around the pedestrian area.

11. 11. How long must a Vermont teen hold a Learner's Permit before getting a Junior Driver's License?

    1. At least one year
    2. Six months
    3. 90 days
    4. Two years
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    At least one year. Vermont requires an individual to possess a Learner's Permit for at least one year before obtaining a Junior Driver's License. Six months is a different Vermont figure: the clean record period without permit recalls, suspensions, or revocations right before the junior license. Two years is the clean driving record needed before applying for the permit itself, and 90 days is the length of several junior recalls. The Junior Driver's License is issued at 16 or 17 after passing the required examination.

12. 12. What general condition do Vermont warning signs identify?

    
    1. A place where parking is always permitted
    2. A guaranteed clear roadway ahead
    3. Danger that requires a driver to slow down
    4. A service area with food and fuel
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    Danger that requires a driver to slow down. Vermont places warning signs where danger is present and tells drivers to slow down. The sign is a prompt to increase attention and adjust speed for the hazard, not a promise that the road is clear. Parking permissions and service facilities belong to other sign categories, and a warning does not automatically authorize any particular maneuver. Look beyond the sign for the condition it announces, such as an unsafe intersection or a dip in the road. The practical cue is simple: a warning sign means scan ahead, reduce speed, and prepare for changing conditions.

13. 13. At a two-lane roundabout without signs or arrows, what movement is permitted from the right lane?

    1. Any movement without yielding
    2. Left turns only
    3. U-turns across the center island
    4. Right turns or through movements
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    Right turns or through movements. At a two-lane roundabout with no signs or arrows, the right lane may make a right turn or continue through. The left lane is permitted for left turns or through movements. The right lane does not authorize a U-turn across the center island, and lane position never removes the duty to yield before entering. Select the lane before entry, keep the assigned path, and use a signal to show the intention to exit. Do not change lanes inside the roundabout.

14. 14. Under Vermont law, how long is the license suspended for a first offense of driving under 21 with a BAC of 0.02 or more?

    1. 30 days
    2. 90 days, with automatic reinstatement after the period
    3. One year
    4. Until age 21
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    90 days, with automatic reinstatement after the period. For a first offense of operating under 21 with a BAC of 0.02 or more, Vermont law sets a 90-day suspension with automatic reinstatement after the 90 days; a second or later offense means 145 days. The person is also referred to the Youth Substance Awareness Safety Program. Failing that program brings larger penalties, including longer suspensions, so one year and until age 21 describe the failure track for repeat offenses, not the first suspension.

15. 15. What must a driver do when an intersection has pedestrians or bicyclists present?

    1. Maintain the posted speed and continue
    2. Drive at a speed that is safe for the conditions
    3. Stop only if a police officer is present
    4. Use the shoulder to pass through quickly
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    Drive at a speed that is safe for the conditions. The manual treats pedestrians and bicyclists as conditions requiring a safe, adjusted speed at intersections. Maintaining the posted speed without considering people in the roadway can still be unsafe, because the posted number is not a command to travel that fast in every circumstance. Waiting for an officer or using the shoulder creates no lawful shortcut. The concrete cue is to scan the intersection early and ease off the accelerator whenever vulnerable road users are present.

16. 16. As a driver approaches a right turn, about how far from the right side of the road should the vehicle be?

    1. Centered over the lane line
    2. About one foot
    3. About six feet
    4. About three feet
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    About three feet. Before a right turn, the vehicle should be about three feet from the right side of the road. The driver should signal three to five seconds ahead, slow gradually, search left, front, and right, and watch for bicyclists or pedestrians. One foot is the left-turn position near the centerline, so it applies to a different maneuver. Do not swing left before turning right. The cue is a close but controlled approach along the right side of the lane.

17. 17. Besides unsafe driving, what else can cause a Vermont Junior Driver's License to be taken away?

    1. Moving to a new address
    2. The parent or guardian withdrawing permission
    3. Failing a school exam
    4. Buying a second car
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    The parent or guardian withdrawing permission. A Junior Driver's License is a provisional license. The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may take it away if the driver shows through their actions that they are unsafe, and it may also be taken away if the parent or guardian withdraws permission to drive. An address change, school grades, and buying a car are not listed reasons. The parent or guardian must also sign the junior license application giving permission to be tested.

18. 18. What must a Vermont vehicle's emergency or parking brake be able to do?

    1. Work only when the engine is running
    2. Stop the vehicle from 30 mph
    3. Lock all four wheels
    4. Hold the vehicle in neutral on any grade it is operated on, headed uphill or downhill
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    Hold the vehicle in neutral on any grade it is operated on, headed uphill or downhill. Emergency or parking brakes must be adequate to hold the vehicle in neutral on any grade on which it is operated, both with the vehicle headed uphill and downhill. The test is holding, not stopping; the service brakes handle stopping. A parking brake that only works in gear or with the engine running would not meet the standard, and a weak one is a common inspection failure.

19. 19. What is the usual shape and color of a Vermont warning sign?

    1. A yellow or green diamond
    2. A red circle
    3. A white rectangle
    4. An orange octagon
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    A yellow or green diamond. Warning signs identify danger ahead and are usually diamond shaped with yellow or green backgrounds. A red circle is not the general warning format described here, and a white rectangle usually carries information or a rule rather than the broad warning pattern. An orange octagon is not the manual’s warning design. When dirt, snow, or darkness obscures wording, recognizing the diamond outline and yellow or green color can still alert you to slow down and prepare for a curve, unsafe intersection, dip, or another hazard.

20. 20. According to the Vermont manual, how far does a passenger car travel before stopping on dry pavement at 60 mph compared with 30 mph?

    1. 120 feet versus 60 feet
    2. 400 feet versus 100 feet
    3. 240 feet at 60 mph versus 75 feet at 30 mph
    4. About the same distance
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    240 feet at 60 mph versus 75 feet at 30 mph. It takes 240 feet for a passenger car to come to a complete stop on dry pavement traveling at 60 mph, versus 75 feet for the same car at 30 mph. Doubling the speed more than triples the stopping distance because braking distance grows with the square of speed and reaction distance also doubles. That is why speed is the biggest factor in whether you can stop for a hazard.