VT Permit Practice Test 8

All 20 questions in test 8

Every question below comes from the Vermont question bank on this page. Open a question to see the correct answer and the explanation. Nothing here is hidden behind a signup.

1. 1. A 16-year-old moves to Vermont holding another state's junior license for four months. Do Vermont's Graduated License rules apply?

   1. Yes, unless the other state's license had been held at least six months
   2. No, an out-of-state license is exempt
   3. Only the curfew applies
   4. Only if the teen fails the road test
   Show answer

   Yes, unless the other state's license had been held at least six months. An applicant with a junior license from another state must prove completion of an approved driver education course and pass eye, written, and road tests. The applicant is also subject to Vermont's Graduated License Law unless the other state's license was held for at least six months. Four months falls short, so the rules apply. An out-of-state license is not a blanket exemption, and the rule is not tied to a road test result.

2. 2. A 16-year-old with a new Vermont Junior Driver's License is offered a pizza delivery job. When may the teen drive for work?

   1. Right away, if the employer approves
   2. After three months
   3. Only after age 21
   4. After one year with the junior license, or at 18, whichever comes first
   Show answer

   After one year with the junior license, or at 18, whichever comes first. While holding a Junior Driver's License, a person cannot operate a vehicle in the course of employment for one year after the license is issued, or until reaching 18, whichever comes first. The manual uses a pizza delivery driver as its example. Employer approval does not override the rule, three months is the first passenger stage, and 21 is not part of it. Driving for employment early brings a 90-day recall.

3. 3. Before entering an intersection, what must a Vermont driver do?

   1. Enter first whenever the vehicle is traveling on the wider road
   2. Search in all directions and make sure there is a clear path
   3. Look only left because traffic from the right must yield
   4. Accelerate through without checking if the signal is green
   Show answer

   Search in all directions and make sure there is a clear path. The manual calls for a complete visual search before entering any intersection and requires a clear path. A wider road does not automatically grant priority, and looking only one way can miss a vehicle, pedestrian, or bicyclist. Even a green signal does not remove the need to observe conditions before proceeding. Build the habit at every crossing: scan left, right, and ahead, verify that the intended path is open, and then move at a controlled speed. The all-directions check is the key safety cue.

4. 4. What does the circular RR warning sign indicate?

   
   1. A school crossing directly at the sign
   2. A lane ending on the right
   3. A railroad crossing ahead
   4. A required circular traffic movement
   Show answer

   A railroad crossing ahead. The circular RR sign is advance warning of a railroad crossing ahead. It does not mark a lane ending, identify a school crossing, or require a circular traffic movement. Because the crossing is ahead rather than necessarily at the sign, the driver should reduce speed and begin looking for the crossbuck, tracks, lights, gates, and other controls. The large X and RR lettering make this warning recognizable even before the crossing itself becomes visible.

5. 5. What action is associated with the inverted triangle yield sign?

   
   1. Stop at every yield sign even when the way is clear
   2. Accelerate to claim the intersection first
   3. Slow down, search, and enter only when the way is clear
   4. Ignore pedestrians if motor traffic has stopped
   Show answer

   Slow down, search, and enter only when the way is clear. Vermont describes the upside-down triangle as a yield right-of-way sign. It tells drivers to slow down, search, and enter only when pedestrians, bicyclists, and vehicles do not create a conflict. A full stop is not automatically required when the way is clear, although the driver must be ready to stop. Accelerating undermines the warning, and pedestrians cannot be ignored because another traffic stream has paused. Use the sign to make a careful gap check before entering.

6. 6. Under Vermont's implied consent law, what can happen if a driver refuses an officer's alcohol or drug test?

   1. The driver receives only a written warning
   2. The driver's license can be lost for at least six months
   3. The license is suspended for exactly 30 days
   4. The driver may refuse if no crash occurred
   Show answer

   The driver's license can be lost for at least six months. Getting a Vermont license means agreeing to take a test when a police officer believes alcohol or drugs may be affecting the driver. Refusal can cost the driver the license for at least six months, independent of whether a criminal DUI conviction follows. The 30-day option understates the minimum stated period, while a warning is not the administrative consequence described. The useful cue is the word refusal: the administrative suspension process can begin before a criminal case is resolved.

7. 7. What must an applicant provide for the vehicle used in a Vermont road test?

   1. Only the vehicle title
   2. Only a current fuel receipt
   3. A rental agreement in every case
   4. Registration, inspection, and proof of insurance
   Show answer

   Registration, inspection, and proof of insurance. The road-test vehicle must be registered and inspected, and the applicant must have proof of insurance for that vehicle. A title or fuel receipt does not demonstrate all three conditions. Rental vehicles are not automatically acceptable either, because the rental company must provide a responsibility letter. Before the appointment, check the registration, inspection sticker, and insurance together. That simple three-part check prevents a mechanically usable vehicle from being rejected for missing paperwork.

8. 8. A Vermont license has been expired for more than three years. What must the driver do to get a new one?

   1. Pay a late fee only
   2. Take the vision, written and road tests
   3. Take the written test only
   4. Renew online
   Show answer

   Take the vision, written and road tests. If your license has been expired for more than three years, or you do not have an out of state license, you will have to take the vision, written and road tests again, the same as a new applicant. A shorter lapse can usually be renewed without retesting. The three year mark is where Vermont stops treating the old license as evidence that you still have the skills.

9. 9. How does a wet, icy, or gravel road affect a vehicle's braking distance?

   1. It makes the braking distance much longer
   2. It makes the braking distance shorter
   3. It has no effect if the tires are new
   4. It changes only the reaction distance
   Show answer

   It makes the braking distance much longer. Wet, icy, and gravel roads make braking distance much longer because the tires have less usable grip. Reaction distance is the travel that occurs before the brake is applied, but the surface primarily changes the distance after braking begins. New tires do not eliminate the effect of a slippery surface. When rain first starts, oil, rubber, dirt, and water can combine to make pavement especially slick. Slow down early and leave extra room before a stop.

10. 10. What vision standard must a Vermont applicant meet at the license vision screening?

    1. 20/70
    2. 20/20
    3. 20/40
    4. 20/100
    Show answer

    20/40. If the results of the screening determine that your vision does not meet the required standard of 20/40, you will be referred to an eye doctor of your choice and expense for further testing, and the doctor must be a licensed optometrist or ophthalmologist. Meeting 20/40 with corrective lenses is acceptable, and the license then carries a corrective lens restriction. Perfect 20/20 vision is not required to drive.

11. 11. After a Vermont crash with an injury or damage over $3,000, when must a written report reach the DMV?

    1. Within 10 days
    2. Within 72 hours
    3. Within 24 hours
    4. Within 30 days
    Show answer

    Within 72 hours. If any person has been injured, or if the damage is over $3,000, you must make a written report to the Department of Motor Vehicles within 72 hours. Police at the scene do not file this report for you. Crash report forms are available at any Vermont police department, from the DMV in Montpelier, or online. You must also show your license to anyone injured or whose property was damaged.

12. 12. How often does the Vermont manual say someone is killed by a drunk driver?

    1. Once a week
    2. Every 4 hours
    3. Once a day
    4. On average every 40 minutes
    Show answer

    On average every 40 minutes. On average someone is killed by a drunk driver every 40 minutes. The manual uses the figure to show that impaired driving is a constant danger, not a rare event. Alcohol slows reaction time, blurs judgment, and reduces coordination long before a person feels drunk. If you drink, arrange a ride, stay overnight where you are, or call for help before getting behind the wheel.

13. 13. How much following distance should a Vermont driver keep behind a horse and rider or herded animals?

    1. At least a 4 second following distance
    2. At least 1 second
    3. At least 10 seconds
    4. No set distance, just a car length
    Show answer

    At least a 4 second following distance. When following a horse with a rider, a horse and wagon, or herded animals, leave at least a four second following distance. Animals can spook and stop or veer without warning, and the people handling them cannot signal. Keep engine noise low, do not honk, and pass only when the rider or handler waves you around and there is a safe gap.

14. 14. How must a driver respond to a flashing circular red traffic signal?

    1. Stop, then proceed after yielding to pedestrians, bicyclists, and vehicles
    2. Slow down and continue without stopping
    3. Wait for the signal to become a solid green arrow
    4. Turn left only after sounding the horn
    Show answer

    Stop, then proceed after yielding to pedestrians, bicyclists, and vehicles. A flashing circular red signal has the same stopping expectation as a stop sign. The driver must stop, then yield the right of way to pedestrians, bicyclists, and vehicles before proceeding. Merely slowing is insufficient, and waiting for a green arrow or using the horn does not describe the required response. At the approach, identify the signal color and flashing pattern, bring the vehicle to a full stop, scan all conflicting paths, and move only after the intersection is safe.

15. 15. After stopping completely at a circular red light in Vermont, a driver may usually turn right only after:

    1. Waiting for a green arrow in every instance
    2. Scanning the intersection and yielding to pedestrians and other vehicles
    3. Honking twice and entering without checking cross traffic
    4. Turning before the stop line if the curb lane is open
    Show answer

    Scanning the intersection and yielding to pedestrians and other vehicles. A right turn at a circular red light is usually allowed after a complete stop, but the driver must scan the intersection and yield to pedestrians and other vehicles. A green arrow is not required in every case, while a horn does not establish a safe gap or right-of-way. The stop must occur before the stop line or crosswalk as applicable. Use the cue stop, scan, yield, then turn, and obey any sign that prohibits a right turn on red.

16. 16. At a Vermont four-way stop, the first vehicle to arrive should have:

    
    1. Priority only after honking
    2. The duty to reverse before proceeding
    3. The right-of-way
    4. No priority unless a signal is green
    Show answer

    The right-of-way. At a four-way stop, the first vehicle to arrive should have the right-of-way. The reverse-before-proceeding and honking choices invent procedures that do not decide priority, while a green signal is not part of a four-way stop. If two vehicles arrive at approximately the same time from different directions, the driver on the left yields to the driver on the right. A concrete cue is arrival order first, right-side priority for a tie. Stop fully, observe the sequence, and let the rule settle the movement before entering.

17. 17. What does the Vermont manual say causes most skids?

    1. Worn tires alone
    2. Other drivers cutting in
    3. Sudden mechanical failure
    4. The driver's failure to react in time to adjust speed to road and traffic conditions
    Show answer

    The driver's failure to react in time to adjust speed to road and traffic conditions. Most skids are caused by the driver's failure to react in time to adjust the vehicle's speed to road and traffic conditions. Entering a curve or a slick patch too fast is the usual trigger, not equipment failure. Slow before curves, brake gently on ice, and if a skid starts, ease off the pedals and steer in the direction you want the front of the car to go.

18. 18. What is the general purpose of a rectangular regulatory sign with a white background?

    1. To identify a recreational campground
    2. To warn only of wildlife at night
    3. To state actions or limits a driver must or must not follow
    4. To mark the edge of a bicycle lane
    Show answer

    To state actions or limits a driver must or must not follow. White rectangular regulatory signs communicate requirements and prohibitions, including speed limits, turning rules, passing rules, and other directions. They tell drivers what is legally required or forbidden rather than merely suggesting a scenic destination or warning about wildlife. The campground and wildlife choices describe information or warning functions, and a bicycle lane edge is a pavement or lane marking issue. Read the wording, obey the displayed restriction, and check for additional signs that modify it. The white rectangular shape is the cue to think regulation before convenience.

19. 19. What happens to a Vermont driver's license if they are caught driving without insurance?

    1. The vehicle is confiscated permanently
    2. A $25 fine is issued
    3. Nothing on a first offense
    4. The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles takes the license away until the driver gets insurance
    Show answer

    The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles takes the license away until the driver gets insurance. If you are driving without insurance and any of the listed events happen, such as a crash or a traffic stop, your license will be taken away by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles until you get insurance. Vermont requires at least 25,000, 50,000 and 10,000 dollars in liability coverage and a card in the vehicle proving it. Reinstatement follows proof of coverage.

20. 20. On a divided highway, when may you avoid stopping for a school bus traveling in the opposite direction?

    1. When the bus is in the opposite direction and a concrete barrier separates traffic
    2. Whenever the road has at least two lanes in your direction
    3. Whenever the bus is displaying yellow warning lights
    4. Only when the driver waves other traffic through
    Show answer

    When the bus is in the opposite direction and a concrete barrier separates traffic. The manual describes a narrow exception: on a divided highway, a driver need not stop for a school bus traveling in the opposite direction when a concrete barrier separates the traffic. Having two lanes in your direction is not enough by itself. Yellow lights tell approaching drivers to prepare, not to pass, and a wave from the bus driver cannot replace the legal conditions. If the separation is absent, stop as required for the red lights.