Vermont DMV Permit Practice Test 5
Test 5 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. What does a sign showing a bicycle inside a red circle with a diagonal slash prohibit?
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Answer D: Riding a bicycle on that roadway
This is a selective exclusion sign, used where bicycles are banned from a road such as a freeway or a tunnel.
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2. From the date of issuance, how long is a Vermont car learner's permit valid before it needs to be renewed?
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Answer C: 2 years
A Vermont learner's permit for a motor vehicle entitles the holder to drive for a period of two years from the date of issuance, and it may be renewed.
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3. How does Vermont's portable electronic device law for drivers under 18 differ from the handheld device law that applies to adult drivers?
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Answer C: It bans use of any portable electronic device by a driver under 18, without the hands-free exception available to adults
Unlike the adult law, which allows hands-free use, Vermont bans a driver under 18 from using any portable electronic device while driving, with no general hands-free exception.
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4. A raised area crosses the roadway and carries a series of white markings on its face. What are those markings for?
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Answer A: To make the hump visible so drivers slow for it
Speed hump markings warn drivers that the pavement rises, which matters most at night or when the hump is in shadow.
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5. Another driver takes a right of way that was legally yours. What should you do?
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Answer A: Give way to the other driver and avoid the crash, whatever the law says
Right of way is something you give, not something you take, and being in the right is no protection in a collision.
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6. How can you tell that a child safety seat is installed tightly enough?
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Answer C: It moves less than an inch side to side or front to back at the belt path
A correctly installed seat is nearly immovable where the belt or lower anchors pass through it. Excess movement lets the child's body travel farther in a crash.
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7. A yellow diamond reading DIP warns a driver about
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Answer A: a short, sharp depression in the road surface
A dip is an abrupt low point that can jolt a vehicle or scrape its underside, so speed should be reduced before reaching it.
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8. During a winter closure of the Smugglers Notch segment of Vermont Route 108, which vehicles are prohibited from operating on that segment?
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Answer A: Single-frame vehicles over 40 feet long and tractor units with trailers over 45 feet in total length
Vermont bans single-frame vehicles over 40 feet and tractor units with attached trailers over 45 feet in total length from the Smugglers Notch segment of Route 108 during a winter closure.
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9. On a two-lane road, a solid yellow line runs on your side of the center while a broken yellow line runs on the other side. What does this mean?
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Answer D: You may not pass, although oncoming drivers may
Passing restrictions are read from the line closest to your own lane, so a solid yellow line on your side creates a no-passing zone for you alone.
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10. How many points does Vermont assess for a conviction of following another vehicle too closely?
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Answer A: 3 points
Vermont assesses 3 points for a conviction of following too closely, the same value used for illegal passing violations.
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11. What should you expect while driving through a parking lot?
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Answer D: Pedestrians and vehicles moving from any direction, so drive slowly
Parking lots mix walking people, reversing vehicles and poor sight lines, so low speed and constant scanning are the only reliable protection.
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12. A Vermont learner's permit holder is adjudicated of operating outside the scope of a restricted license, in violation of section 614(c), or of operating without a required supervising driver, in violation of section 615(a). What happens to the permit?
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Answer B: It is recalled for 90 days
Vermont recalls a learner's permit or junior operator's license for 90 days when its holder is adjudicated of a violation of section 614(c) or 615(a) of the title.
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13. Beyond the levels set for 10, 15, and 20 points, how does Vermont's point suspension schedule continue to increase?
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Answer D: It adds 30 days to the suspension for each additional 5 points accumulated
Vermont's point-based suspension schedule increases by 30 days for each additional 5 points beyond the levels already set for 10, 15, and 20 points.
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14. Under Vermont law, what is the maximum speed for a vehicle equipped with iron, steel, or solid rubber tires?
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Answer D: 10 miles per hour
Vermont limits a vehicle equipped with iron, steel, or solid rubber tires to no more than 10 miles per hour.
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15. Rain is falling and the outside temperature reads close to 32 degrees Fahrenheit. Why is that dangerous?
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Answer A: The rain can freeze on contact and glaze the road with ice
Near freezing, rain landing on cold pavement can turn to a glaze of ice almost at once, so a road that looks merely wet may have no grip at all.
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16. A United States numbered route is normally marked with
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Answer C: black numerals on a white shield
The U.S. route marker is a white shield carrying black numerals, which sets it apart at a glance from the red, white and blue Interstate shield.
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17. A Vermont driver is towing a trailer that is exempt from the usual trailer weight requirements. What speed limit applies to that combination?
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Answer B: 35 miles per hour
Vermont law caps the speed of a vehicle towing a trailer exempted from the weight requirements of section 1307(h) at 35 miles per hour.
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18. What may the Vermont Commissioner of Motor Vehicles require before a motor vehicle inspection is performed?
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Answer B: Evidence that financial responsibility is currently in effect
Vermont allows the Commissioner to require that evidence of financial responsibility be produced before a motor vehicle inspection is performed.
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19. Under Vermont law, when may a driver use a handheld portable electronic device on a public highway?
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Answer A: Not while operating on a public highway, including while the vehicle is stationary
Vermont bans use of a portable electronic device while operating a motor vehicle on a public highway, and the ban applies even when the vehicle is stationary.
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20. Which convictions are never assessed points on a Vermont driving record?
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Answer D: Parking and defective equipment violations
Vermont does not assess points for parking violations or for defective equipment violations.