VT Permit Practice Test 24

All 20 questions in test 24

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1. 1. Even when a pedestrian crosses carelessly, what duty stays with the Vermont driver?

   1. The driver may proceed after sounding the horn
   2. The driver must still yield to the pedestrian
   3. The pedestrian loses the right-of-way entirely
   4. The driver may pass at the posted speed limit
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   The driver must still yield to the pedestrian. Careless crossing does not cancel the driver duty in Vermont, where drivers must yield even when pedestrians enter traffic inattentively or step out from between parked vehicles. A horn warns but grants no permission to proceed, and posted speed offers no defense when a walker appears where a yield could have prevented the strike. If a pedestrian misjudges your approach, brake and yield first, reserving judgment about their carelessness until everyone stands safely clear.

   Study this in the handbook: Right of way rules

2. 2. Why may a bicyclist ride toward the center of the lane in Vermont?

   1. Road hazards or positioning for a turn can make the lane center safest
   2. To slow following traffic that is pressing from behind on narrow roads
   3. To pass a parked bus that is loading children in the travel lane
   4. During organized group rides that travel on rural highways
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   Road hazards or positioning for a turn can make the lane center safest. A bicyclist may take the lane toward its center when hazards invisible to motorists or correct turn positioning make the edge unsafe, a maneuver Vermont asks drivers to recognize. Blocking traffic for its own sake misstates the reason, since debris, drain grates, and narrow bridges drive the lane choice rather than any wish to delay vehicles. When a rider holds the lane center, read the road surface ahead for the hazard they are avoiding and pass later with full clearance.

   Study this in the handbook: School buses and railroad crossings

3. 3. When does idling in town waste more fuel than restarting, per Vermont guidance?

   1. Idling for more than 10 minutes
   2. Idling for more than 30 seconds
   3. Idling for more than 10 seconds
   4. Idling never uses more fuel than restarting
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   Idling for more than 10 seconds. Parked in town, idling beyond ten seconds uses more fuel than shutting off and restarting the engine, making brief waits at curbs and lots cheaper with the engine switched off. Ten minutes stretches the threshold sixty fold, and waiting that long to act forfeits the small savings that accumulate across many short stops during daily driving. At a town curb wait expected to pass a slow count of ten, switch off and restart when ready rather than idling through the pause.

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

4. 4. How long may a disabled Vermont driver park free in a time limited space?

   1. Without a fee for 10 days in a time limited parking place
   2. For 24 hours in any space with a disabled plate
   3. For 30 days in any space with a disabled plate
   4. For 10 days in places where parking is banned
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   Without a fee for 10 days in a time limited parking place. A person who has trouble walking may park without a fee for ten days in a space where other drivers face a set time limit, using the special plate or placard Vermont issues. The privilege never extends to places where parking or stopping is banned or reserved for certain vehicles, and one day understates the ten day allowance granted. Display the disabled plate or placard properly, remembering the plates can be revoked if others abuse the parking privileges they confer.

5. 5. If the wheels begin to lock while braking on a slippery Vermont road, what should the driver do?

   1. Press harder until the vehicle stops
   2. Turn sharply toward the shoulder
   3. Shift to neutral and release the steering wheel
   4. Ease off the brake pedal so the wheels can keep rolling
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   Ease off the brake pedal so the wheels can keep rolling. On a slippery road, Vermont advises easing off the brake pedal if the wheels start to lock. Allowing the wheels to keep rolling helps the driver retain control, while pressing harder can lengthen the skid. A sharp turn or releasing the steering wheel does not follow the manual's braking instruction and can add another loss of control. Use gradual speed changes and steady steering while restoring traction instead of forcing a locked wheel to stop.

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

6. 6. You approach a yellow light too close to stop safely. What should you do?

   1. Brake hard and stop in the travel lane
   2. Stop with the vehicle past the stop line
   3. Proceed with caution through the intersection
   4. Speed up quickly to beat the red light
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   Proceed with caution through the intersection. A yellow light warns that red is coming. If you are too close to stop safely, proceed with caution through the intersection instead of braking hard in the lane. Hard braking can bring a rear end strike, and stopping past the line can block the crosswalk. Speeding up to beat the change adds risk from cross traffic. Judge your stopping point early, and once you pass it, keep a steady pace while scanning both side streets.

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

7. 7. What work zone behavior does Vermont ask for lane merging?

   1. Race to the far end of the closing lane first
   2. Wait and merge only on the flagger command
   3. Merge into the appropriate lane as soon as it is safe
   4. Stay in the closing lane to maintain speed
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   Merge into the appropriate lane as soon as it is safe. Work zone courtesy in Vermont means merging into the appropriate lane as soon as safely possible and following signs that guide the path through the site. Racing the closing lane to its end forces a late squeeze into compressed traffic, the exact rear end setup the early merge instruction avoids. Once merged, do not change lanes inside the zone, tailgate, or crowd workers and equipment that sit feet from the open lane.

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

8. 8. What should a drinking driver do with vehicle keys before drinking begins?

   1. Hide the keys inside the trunk of the vehicle before drinking
   2. Give keys to a friend who does not drink and will not return them for driving
   3. Keep the keys for short trips home
   4. Give the keys to another guest who is also drinking during the whole evening event
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   Give keys to a friend who does not drink and will not return them for driving. Before drinking begins, Vermont suggests giving the vehicle keys to a sober friend who will refuse to return them for driving afterward, removing the decision from impaired hours. Trunk storage keeps the keys reachable mid evening, and another drinking guest shares the same compromised judgment the handoff is meant to bypass. Make the key transfer part of arrival, alongside coats and introductions, while everyone judgment remains clear and unembarrassed.

9. 9. What visible signal does Vermont recommend for a stranded driver whose area may be searched by airplane?

   1. The driver sounds the horn in short bursts from inside the parked vehicle.
   2. The driver leaves a small note beneath the windshield wiper.
   3. The driver stomps large HELP or SOS letters in an open area and outlines them with rocks or tree limbs.
   4. The driver leaves the vehicle and walks away to search for a road.
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   The driver stomps large HELP or SOS letters in an open area and outlines them with rocks or tree limbs.. For a remote-area stranding, Vermont advises making a signal that can be seen from above: stomp large block letters spelling HELP or SOS in an open area, then line them with rocks or tree limbs. The large ground message describes that visible signal. A horn gives sound but no large message, and a note under a wiper is too small to read from an aircraft. Leaving the vehicle to search for a road moves the driver away from the stranded vehicle instead of creating the recommended signal. The letters should be placed where search personnel in an airplane can see them.

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

10. 10. If Vermont brake fluid runs low and the pedal sinks too far, what may exist?

    1. A parking brake cable that is adjusted too tight
    2. Brake pads that are new and properly installed
    3. A brake pedal cover that is worn smooth
    4. A leak in the brake system needing immediate checking
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    A leak in the brake system needing immediate checking. If the brake pedal goes down too far, the brake fluid should be checked at once because there may be a leak in the system. Loss of hydraulic fluid lowers pressure and lengthens every stop that follows. A tight parking brake cable, new pads, or a worn pedal cover does not explain low fluid with a sinking pedal. Do not keep driving on a sinking pedal. Have the brake system checked right away and keep proper fluid in the system.

    Study this in the handbook: Equipment, inspection and maintenance

11. 11. Why can a deer bolt in front of a Vermont vehicle from the far roadside?

    1. Headlights may freeze it, or it may bound toward its habitat across the road
    2. Deer always run directly away from the roadway and traffic
    3. Deer follow the vehicle headlights toward their home ground
    4. Deer cross the road only behind vehicles that have passed
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    Headlights may freeze it, or it may bound toward its habitat across the road. Headlight glare may freeze a deer in place or send it bounding up to forty miles per hour toward its habitat, which can lie across the road from where the animal stands. Always away assumptions fail at the habitat crossing moment, and animals traveling in pairs add a second crossing after the first animal clears your lane. Slow for the first deer and keep scanning its back trail, because the follower often enters the road seconds after the leader.

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

12. 12. Which Vermont school bus drivers need a CDL with passenger and school bus endorsements?

    1. Buses made for fewer than 16 passengers and below the weight threshold
    2. Buses rated 26,001 pounds or more, or made to carry at least 16 people including the driver
    3. Passenger cars used for ordinary family travel, not school transportation
    4. School buses on Vermont-only routes, regardless of their size
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    Buses rated 26,001 pounds or more, or made to carry at least 16 people including the driver. The CDL requirement depends on the school bus's gross vehicle weight rating or its manufactured passenger capacity. A bus rated at least 26,001 pounds or made to carry at least 16 people including the driver requires the passenger and school bus endorsements. Smaller buses use the separate Type II endorsement, while ordinary family cars and an in-state route do not determine this CDL threshold. The vehicle's rating and design are the facts to check.

13. 13. Why do motorcycle turn signals need extra driver attention in Vermont?

    1. They usually are not self-canceling and may be left on
    2. They flash twice as fast as car turn signals
    3. They work only above 40 mph on highways
    4. They change color after the turn is finished
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    They usually are not self-canceling and may be left on. Motorcycle turn signals usually lack self canceling, so riders, especially beginners, sometimes leave a signal flashing after finishing a turn or lane change in Vermont guidance. Flash rate and speed limits do not explain stale signals, and treating every blinking motorcycle lamp as a true intention can pull a car into the rider actual path. When a motorcycle signal blinks, wait for the rider body movement or lane drift to confirm the turn before pulling out.

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

14. 14. What should a driver do before returning right after passing a large truck?

    1. Count two seconds and move back to the right
    2. Watch the trailer rear wheels in the side mirror
    3. Flash the hazard lights once beside the cab
    4. See the truck cab in the inside rearview mirror first
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    See the truck cab in the inside rearview mirror first. After passing a large truck, a driver should see the whole cab in the inside rearview mirror before returning right. That view shows the truck has enough space behind the passing vehicle. A time count, a trailer-wheel view, or a hazard-light flash does not establish that the truck is clear of the lane change. Stay left until the cab is visible in the inside mirror, then signal and return only when the movement can be completed without cutting off the truck.

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

15. 15. Where does Vermont bar parking near road work?

    1. Anywhere on the same street where road work is underway
    2. Within sight of a flagger station
    3. Beside road work where the vehicle blocks traffic
    4. Anywhere within one block of road work
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    Beside road work where the vehicle blocks traffic. Parking beside road work is barred when the vehicle blocks traffic, since work areas already narrow the roadway and a parked car can seal the single open path through the site. A blanket ban on the whole street goes further than the rule states, because the restriction targets the blockage beside the work rather than every lawful space on that road. If your parked flank would force moving vehicles to squeeze between you and the cones, relocate beyond the work area before stopping.

    Study this in the handbook: Parking rules

16. 16. A Vermont child under 18 is not in a harnessed car seat or booster seat. How must that child ride?

    1. No restraint is required after age eight
    2. Wearing a seat belt
    3. A belt is required only in the front seat
    4. A harness is required until age eighteen
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    Wearing a seat belt. Vermont sets a simple backstop for older children: anyone under eighteen who is not in a harnessed car seat or a booster seat must be wearing a seat belt. Age eight ends the booster stage for a child who has left a harnessed seat, yet it does not end restraint, so treating eight as a no restraint birthday leaves a young passenger unprotected. Front seat wording also misses the point, because the belt duty follows the child in either seating row.

    Study this in the handbook: Safety belts and child restraints

17. 17. What is barred while backing a vehicle in Vermont road test guidance?

    1. Never back across an intersection
    2. Back slowly on a side street during a turnaround
    3. Back with hazard lights switched on
    4. Back slowly after looking behind the vehicle
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    Never back across an intersection. Backing guidance in Vermont forbids backing across an intersection and holds the reversing driver responsible for traffic in all directions throughout the maneuver. Side street backing forms the approved turnaround itself, so the ban targets the intersection crossing where conflicting paths multiply beyond a reversing driver view. Always look behind and back slowly, checking blind spots before and during the reverse leg of any turnaround or parking entry.

18. 18. If directional or brake lights fail in Vermont, what must happen next?

    1. Drive without working signals for up to a week
    2. Use hand signals meanwhile and fix the lights immediately
    3. Sound the horn instead of using turn signals
    4. Flash the headlights before making every turn
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    Use hand signals meanwhile and fix the lights immediately. Failed directional or brake lights demand hand signals for stops and turns in the interim and immediate repair of the lamps themselves under Vermont rules. A week of dark driving multiplies rear end and turn conflicts, while horn and headlight improvisations cannot encode stop, left, and right intentions legally. Applying your brakes normally signals following drivers of slowing, so a dead brake lamp removes the warning every traffic stream behind you expects.

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

19. 19. How should a Vermont driver set the radio for outside sound awareness?

    1. Volume loud enough to cover sirens and other outside sounds while driving
    2. Tune radio stations by hand while moving slowly in traffic
    3. Use headphones to focus better on driving in traffic
    4. Pre-program stations and keep volume low enough to hear sirens, horns, and whistles
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    Pre-program stations and keep volume low enough to hear sirens, horns, and whistles. Radio discipline in Vermont means pre programmed stations and volume low enough to hear sirens, horns, and train whistles outside the vehicle while driving. Headphones seal away exactly those warnings, and mid drive tuning converts a comfort feature into the distraction pattern the chapter works to eliminate. Secure food and drink in holders, teach children vehicle behavior expectations, and take a break when thoughts drift away from the road.

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

20. 20. How should a Vermont driver finish a completed turn?

    1. Stop briefly in the new lane after every turn ends
    2. Sound the horn to announce the turn is complete
    3. Change lanes at once after the turn is finished
    4. Check the rearview mirror and center the vehicle in the lane
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    Check the rearview mirror and center the vehicle in the lane. After completing a turn, check the rearview mirror and center the vehicle in the lane. That habit puts the vehicle in a steady track on the new street and confirms the traffic picture behind. Stopping in the new lane, sounding the horn, or changing lanes at once adds a hazard following drivers do not expect. On a left turn, enter the street just to the right of the center line, keep proper speed, and settle into the lane.

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