Vermont DMV Motorcycle Practice Test 2
Test 2 of 6. 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 age16 years
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1. 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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2. Over what period does Vermont count accumulated points when deciding how long a driving privilege will be suspended?
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Answer B: 2 years
The number of points received within 2 years determines the length of a Vermont suspension, and the more points received the longer the suspension.
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3. 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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4. You arrive at an intersection where the traffic signals are completely dark after a power failure. What should you do?
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Answer A: Treat the intersection as an all-way stop and take turns
When a signal is dark or out of order, drivers on every approach must stop and proceed in turn, exactly as at a four-way stop.
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5. 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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6. What is the maximum civil penalty in Vermont for operating a vehicle without the required financial responsibility in effect?
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Answer A: 500 dollars
Vermont assesses a civil penalty of not more than 500 dollars against a person who operates a vehicle without the financial responsibility required by section 800.
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7. 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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8. What is the one exception that allows a Vermont driver under 18 to use a portable electronic device while driving?
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Answer D: When it is necessary to communicate with law enforcement or emergency service personnel under emergency circumstances
Vermont's ban on device use by drivers under 18 does not apply when the use is necessary to communicate with law enforcement or emergency service personnel during an emergency.
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9. Under Vermont law, when does driving at 60 miles per hour or more become the separate criminal offense of excessive speed, rather than an ordinary speeding violation?
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Answer C: When the speed also exceeds the posted State or local speed limit by at least 30 miles per hour
Vermont's excessive speed statute applies only when a driver travels at 60 miles per hour or more and at least 30 miles per hour over the applicable State or local speed limit.
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10. Unless a sign posts a different figure, what is the maximum speed allowed on Vermont roads other than an Interstate?
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Answer B: 50 miles per hour
Vermont sets a statewide maximum of 50 miles per hour on roads other than Interstates unless a sign posts something different.
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11. What does a sign reading Slower Traffic Keep Right require?
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Answer C: Traffic moving slower than the general flow must use the right-hand lane
The sign applies to any vehicle traveling below the speed of the traffic around it, which must keep right so faster vehicles can use the lanes to the left.
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12. A Vermont driver holds a valid operator's license but not a motorcycle endorsement, and carries a valid motorcycle learner's permit. Under what condition may that person operate a motorcycle?
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Answer D: Only during daylight hours and with no passengers
Vermont allows a licensed person without a motorcycle endorsement to operate a motorcycle, without passengers, only during daylight hours while carrying a valid motorcycle learner's permit.
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13. What is the safest way to pass a bicyclist on a road with two lanes going your way?
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Answer D: Change lanes completely, as you would for a car
A bicycle is entitled to the room a vehicle needs, and moving into the next lane gives the rider space to swerve around a drain or a pothole.
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14. If a fatality occurs as a result of a violation that also triggers a Vermont point suspension, what happens to the suspension period?
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Answer C: An additional one year is added to the suspension otherwise required by the point values
Vermont adds one year to the point-based suspension period whenever a fatality results from the violation.
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15. How many points does Vermont assess for failing to stop for a school bus that is stopped with its red warning lights flashing?
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Answer D: 5 points
Vermont assesses 5 points, along with a substantial fine, for passing a school bus stopped with red warning lights flashing.
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16. A lane along the right edge is set off by a solid white line and marked with a bicycle symbol. How should a driver treat it?
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Answer B: Stay out of it except for the short distance needed to turn or cross where that is allowed
A marked bicycle lane is set aside for bicycle traffic, and motor vehicles may enter it only briefly where turning or crossing is permitted.
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17. A vehicle that has not yet been inspected in Vermont is registered in the State. Within how many days of that registration must it be inspected?
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Answer C: 15 days
Vermont requires a motor vehicle not currently inspected in the State to be inspected within 15 days following the date of its Vermont registration.
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18. How many points does Vermont assess for failing to yield the right of way to a pedestrian in a crosswalk?
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Answer B: 4 points
Vermont assesses 4 points for failing to yield the right of way to a pedestrian in a crosswalk.
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19. How does Vermont's minimum uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage compare to the state's minimum compulsory liability insurance coverage?
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Answer B: The uninsured and underinsured motorist minimum is higher, at 50,000 dollars per person and 100,000 dollars per crash
Vermont requires uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage of at least 50,000 dollars per person and 100,000 dollars per crash, which is higher than the 25,000 and 50,000 dollar compulsory liability minimums.
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20. Which headlight setting should you use in dense fog?
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Answer B: Low beams
High beams reflect off the water droplets in fog and bounce glare back at you, while low beams aim downward and light the road without that mirror effect.