Vermont DMV Permit Practice Test 3
Test 3 of 10. Pick an answer for each question to see if it is right and why; your score appears at the end. You need 16 correct answers to pass, the same ratio as the real Vermont test.
- Questions20
- Correct to pass16
- Passing score80%
- Minimum age15 years
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1. In Vermont, what is the maximum civil penalty for driving faster than a posted safe speed on a bridge or elevated structure?
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Answer C: 50 dollars
Vermont assesses a civil penalty of not more than 50 dollars for exceeding a posted bridge or structure speed limit, in addition to liability for any damage caused.
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2. A Vermont driver sees a law enforcement vehicle already parked on the shoulder with its blue lights on, not moving. Compared to a law enforcement vehicle still approaching with its siren sounding, what is different about the driver's required response to the parked vehicle?
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Answer A: The driver need only proceed with caution and change lanes or slow down, without being required to stop
For a stationary law enforcement vehicle, Vermont requires proceeding with caution and changing lanes or slowing down, unlike the complete stop required for an approaching vehicle with its siren sounding.
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3. A Vermont driver is convicted of negligent operation for the first time. Under section 2506, what suspension applies to that first conviction, separate from the ordinary point schedule?
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Answer B: 30 days
Vermont sets a special suspension schedule for offenses like negligent operation, joyriding, hit and run, and eluding police: 30 days for a first conviction, 90 days for a second, and six months for a third or subsequent conviction, whichever is greater than the point-based suspension.
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4. What is the fee difference between a four-year and a two-year Vermont operator's license under section 608?
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Answer B: 62 dollars for four years and 39 dollars for two years
Vermont charges 62 dollars for a four-year operator's license and 39 dollars for a two-year license.
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5. Besides the points assigned for the underlying violation, what extra points does Vermont add when a violation resulted in a crash that was the violator's fault?
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Answer B: 2 additional points
Vermont adds 2 additional points to a driving record for any violation that resulted in a crash determined to be the violator's fault.
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6. How many total points must a Vermont junior operator or learner's permit holder accumulate before the Commissioner recalls the permit or license for 90 days on that basis alone?
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Answer A: 6 points
Vermont recalls a learner's permit or junior operator's license for 90 days once the holder has accumulated a total of 6 points.
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7. What is the maximum speed a neighborhood electric vehicle may travel on a Vermont highway?
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Answer A: 25 miles per hour
Vermont law caps a neighborhood electric vehicle at 25 miles per hour regardless of the posted limit for other traffic.
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8. Does Vermont's move-over and work zone statute reduce an emergency vehicle operator's own duty to drive safely, or limit an officer's authority to direct traffic?
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Answer B: No, the statute does not relieve that duty or limit an officer's authority to regulate traffic
The statute explicitly states it does not relieve an emergency vehicle operator of the duty to drive with due regard for safety, nor does it limit an officer's authority to regulate traffic.
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9. Where do you find how much weight your vehicle may carry?
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Answer C: On the placard in the driver door opening
The certification placard in the driver door opening gives the load limit and the recommended cold tire pressures for the vehicle as built.
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10. Besides police, fire, and ambulance vehicles, what other stationary vehicle triggers Vermont's slow down or change lanes duty when it displays the proper warning lamp?
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Answer D: A towing and repair vehicle displaying an amber signal lamp
Vermont extends the same slow down or change lanes duty owed to police, fire, and ambulance vehicles to a stationary towing and repair vehicle showing an amber signal lamp.
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11. On a school speed limit sign, the part carrying the word SCHOOL is shown
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Answer A: in black on a fluorescent yellow-green background
The SCHOOL portion of the school speed limit sign uses the same fluorescent yellow-green background as school warning signs, while the speed portion keeps the standard regulatory appearance.
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12. A white diamond symbol is painted in a highway lane. What does it identify?
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Answer C: A lane reserved for high-occupancy vehicles
The diamond symbol marks a preferential lane, most often one reserved for vehicles carrying a minimum number of occupants.
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13. Beyond the point this sign refers to, which movement becomes unlawful?
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Answer D: Driving on the far side of the separation, against the flow
Once the two directions are separated, each roadway carries one-way traffic, so crossing to the other side means driving into oncoming vehicles.
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14. A streetcar is coming along tracks in the middle of the street as you wait to turn across them. What should you do?
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Answer A: Let the streetcar pass before you cross the tracks
Rail vehicles cannot steer around you and need a long distance to stop, so drivers yield to a streetcar or light rail train.
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15. You have a green light and are turning right while people are crossing the street you want to enter. Who goes first?
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Answer B: The pedestrians, and you wait until they are clear of your path
A green light permits the turn but does not remove the duty to yield to pedestrians already crossing the street you are turning into.
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16. A sign on a divided highway reads Keep Right Except to Pass. What does it require of you?
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Answer A: Use the left lane only to overtake, then return to a lane on the right
The left lane on such a highway is reserved for overtaking, so a driver who has finished a pass must move back to the right.
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17. A steady downward green arrow is displayed over a lane. What does it indicate?
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Answer C: The lane is open to traffic in your direction
A steady downward green arrow means the lane it points to is open to traffic traveling in your direction.
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18. Under what condition does Vermont waive the license fee for an honorably discharged veteran?
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Answer D: When the veteran acquired a motor vehicle with financial assistance from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Vermont waives the license fee for a resident, honorably discharged veteran who acquired a motor vehicle with financial assistance from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and provides the required certifying form.
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19. Under Vermont's implied consent law, what is the minimum civil suspension a driver faces for refusing a lawfully requested evidentiary alcohol test?
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Answer C: 6 months
Vermont's implied consent law provides that a driver who refuses a lawfully requested evidentiary test faces a civil suspension of at least six months.
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20. A speed limit sign carries a second panel reading TRUCKS 55. What does that panel do?
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Answer B: It sets a lower legal limit for trucks
A truck speed limit panel is regulatory, so trucks are bound by the lower figure while other traffic keeps to the main limit.