Vermont DMV Permit Practice Test 60

1. What should you do before you back out of your own driveway at home?

• A Walk around the vehicle and check behind it for children or objects
• B Sound the horn twice and then reverse slowly all the way out to the street
• C Rely on the mirrors, which show the whole of the ground behind the vehicle
• D Start the engine and let it idle for a minute so that people hear you coming

2. Someone appears seriously injured after a crash. What should you generally do?

• A Move the person into your own vehicle right away and drive them straight to the nearest hospital yourself
• B Offer the person water and something to eat while you wait for the ambulance crew to arrive
• C Call for emergency help and avoid moving the person unless there is an immediate danger such as fire
• D Wait for the other driver to decide whether emergency help needs to be called at all

3. You are turning right from a one-way street onto a two-way street. Where should the turn end?

• A In the lane nearest the right curb of the street you are entering
• B In whichever lane has the least traffic on the street you are entering
• C In the lane just to the right of the center line of the new street
• D In the far left lane, because traffic there usually moves faster

4. The red brake warning light stays on after you release the parking brake. What should you do?

• A Keep driving and have the light checked at the next scheduled service
• B Pull the parking brake on and off a few times to reset the switch
• C Ignore it if the pedal still feels normal under your foot at low speed
• D Stop safely and have the brakes checked before driving on

5. On an undivided two-lane road you meet a school bus coming toward you with its red lights flashing and its stop arm out. What must you do?

• A Slow down and pass with care
• B Continue, because the requirement applies only to traffic behind it
• C Stop and wait until the red lights stop flashing
• D Stop only if you can see children stepping out onto the roadway

6. On the Interstate system, what do the odd-numbered one and two digit routes have in common?

• A They run mainly east and west across the country
• B They are all toll roads operated by a state authority
• C They all begin and end inside a single state boundary
• D They run mainly north and south

7. Which part of the space around your vehicle can you control best?

• A The space ahead of you
• B The space behind you, which you manage by watching the mirror
• C The space to your left, which other drivers are required to leave clear
• D The space to your right, which is protected by the edge of the road

8. You have just merged onto a freeway from an entrance ramp. What should you do next?

• A Move straight across to the left lane so that the traffic behind you on the ramp has room
• B Stay in the right lane until your own exit, however many miles away that exit may be
• C Settle into the right lane and build up speed before changing lanes
• D Switch on your hazard lights until your speed matches that of the traffic around you

9. What does it mean to scan the road while driving?

• A Moving your eyes constantly over the road, the sides and the mirrors
• B Keeping your eyes fixed on the vehicle that is directly ahead of you
• C Looking at the pavement just in front of the hood as you drive along
• D Watching the speedometer closely so as to hold an exact steady speed

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?

• A A funeral procession vehicle traveling with its hazard warning lights flashing
• B A school bus stopped to load or unload passengers
• C A snowplow clearing snow from a State highway
• D A towing and repair vehicle displaying an amber signal lamp

11. You park facing downhill on a one-way street where the curb is on your left. Which way do the front wheels go?

• A Left, toward the curb on that side
• B Right, away from the curb and toward the center of the roadway
• C Straight ahead, because the rule applies only to curbs on the right
• D Whichever way is easier, since a one-way street has no rule about this

12. How should a pregnant driver or passenger wear a seat belt?

• A Lap belt below the belly across the hips, shoulder belt across the chest
• B Lap belt placed over the middle of the belly, with the shoulder belt tucked behind the back
• C Shoulder belt only, because the lap belt could harm the baby
• D No belt at all after the sixth month, to avoid pressure in a crash

13. An entrance ramp joins a highway just before an exit ramp leaves it. What should you expect in that short section?

• A That the traffic entering from the ramp is prohibited from using that stretch of the highway
• B That the speed limit is raised there so that the two streams can separate more quickly
• C That drivers leaving the highway must give way to everything that is entering it there
• D Vehicles crossing paths as some enter and others leave

14. Which statement about standard drinks is correct?

• A A can of regular beer holds far less pure alcohol than a single shot of distilled spirits
• B Wine cannot cause impairment in the way that spirits do, because it is fermented rather than distilled
• C A standard serving of beer, of table wine and of distilled spirits each contain about the same amount of pure alcohol
• D Only distilled spirits raise blood alcohol, because the alcohol in beer and in table wine is too weak to have any effect

15. An oncoming vehicle at night has its high beams on and you are being dazzled. Where should you look?

• A Toward the right edge of your lane
• B Straight at the oncoming headlights to keep your bearings
• C Down at your instrument panel until the vehicle passes
• D Toward the center line so you stay away from the shoulder

16. A Vermont driver is convicted for the first time of driving after a license suspension for a violation of the DUI law. What is the mandatory minimum penalty?

• A A 300 dollar fine or 40 hours of community service
• B A 750 dollar fine or 80 hours of community service
• C 12 days of preapproved furlough with community restitution
• D 16 consecutive days in a correctional facility

17. The lane control signal above your lane changes to a steady yellow X. What should you do?

• A Prepare to leave the lane, because it is about to be closed
• B Slow down but stay where you are, since a yellow X only warns you of a hazard in the lane
• C Stop in the lane and wait there until a green arrow is displayed above you once again
• D Continue as normal, because only a red X actually closes a lane to the traffic using it

18. You are approaching a yield sign and no other vehicle is anywhere in sight. What does the sign require?

• A Slow down and be ready to stop, but stop only if needed
• B Come to a complete stop every time, exactly as at a stop sign
• C Keep your speed, since a yield sign carries no legal requirement
• D Stop unless the road you are joining has a yield sign facing it too

19. Your vehicle has antilock brakes. What should you never do in an emergency stop?

• A Pump the pedal up and down
• B Keep steady pressure on the pedal while steering around the hazard
• C Press the pedal as hard as you can and hold it there until you stop
• D Look toward the gap you want to reach rather than at the obstacle itself

20. Below a speed limit sign is a smaller panel with white numbers on a black background and the word NIGHT. What does it show?

• A The limit that applies to trucks after dark on that road
• B The speed advised for the curve that follows in darkness
• C The lowest speed that may be driven along that road at night
• D The limit that applies after dark