Vermont DMV Motorcycle Practice Test 6
Test 6 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
-
1. You are waiting inside the intersection to turn left when your light turns red. What should you do?
Show answer
Answer A: Complete the turn as soon as the way is clear
Once you have legally entered the intersection you should clear it as soon as the oncoming traffic has stopped, rather than sit in the path of cross traffic.
-
2. How much room should a rider try to leave when passing a line of parked cars?
Show answer
Answer A: Enough to clear an opening door, roughly the width of a car door
A door swings out about the width of a door, so ride at least that far from parked vehicles and slow down wherever you cannot leave that much space.
-
3. A lane control sign over one lane shows both a straight arrow and a left arrow. What does it tell drivers in that lane?
Show answer
Answer A: Either movement may be made from that lane
An optional movement lane control sign lists every movement permitted from the lane, so a driver may choose any arrow shown.
-
4. Approaching a properly designated work zone on a multilane Vermont highway where workers are present on only one side, what must a driver do if safety conditions allow?
Show answer
Answer C: Move into a lane farther away from the workers
Vermont requires a driver on a multilane highway to change into a lane farther from the workers when safety conditions permit, in addition to slowing down.
-
5. After receiving a written request from someone reasonably claiming the right to recover crash damages, how long does a Vermont insurer have to provide a statement of coverage and policy limits?
Show answer
Answer C: 30 days
Vermont requires an insurer that may be liable on a claim to respond to a written request for coverage information within 30 days of receiving it.
-
6. At an intersection where every approach carries this sign, two drivers arrive at exactly the same instant. Which of them goes first?
Show answer
Answer C: The driver on the right
Order of arrival decides who goes first, and when two vehicles arrive together the driver on the right proceeds while the other gives way.
-
7. You are inside a tunnel with no shoulder when an ambulance comes up behind you with lights and siren. What should you do?
Show answer
Answer D: Keep going at a safe speed and pull over once you are clear of the tunnel
Stopping in a tunnel or on a narrow bridge blocks the only lane, so continue at a safe speed to the first place where you can pull clear.
-
8. 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?
Show answer
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.
-
9. How much is the application fee for a Vermont ignition interlock restricted driver's license?
Show answer
Answer A: 125 dollars
Vermont charges a 125 dollar application fee for an ignition interlock restricted driver's license, and the same amount to renew it.
-
10. 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?
Show answer
Answer A: A 300 dollar fine or 40 hours of community service
Vermont sets a mandatory minimum of a 300 dollar fine or 40 hours of community service for a first conviction of driving after a DUI-related suspension.
-
11. You come to a place where a storm has dropped a power line across the road ahead. What should you do?
Show answer
Answer B: Stop well back, keep everyone away from it and report it to the police
A downed line may be live and can energize the ground around it, so keep well clear and let the utility or the police handle it.
-
12. Why should the leader of a group check the mirrors regularly?
Show answer
Answer B: To see whether the group is still together and adjust the pace if not
The leader is the only rider who can see the whole formation, and slowing slightly is the usual way to gather a group that has strung out.
-
13. What is the what if habit of a defensive driver?
Show answer
Answer C: Thinking through what you would do if a hazard ahead of you turned bad
Rehearsing an answer before the hazard develops means you act at once instead of spending time deciding.
-
14. When must a Vermont motorcycle operator's glasses, goggles or face shield have colorless lenses?
Show answer
Answer A: From 30 minutes after sunset to 30 minutes before sunrise and whenever people and vehicles cannot be seen 500 feet ahead
Vermont requires colorless lenses from 30 minutes after sunset to 30 minutes before sunrise and at any other time when people and vehicles on the highway are not clearly discernible 500 feet ahead.
-
15. After the Commissioner mails a notice requiring proof of financial responsibility, how long does a Vermont driver have to furnish that proof before the license is suspended?
Show answer
Answer D: 20 days
Vermont suspends the license of a driver who fails to furnish required proof of financial responsibility within 20 days after the Commissioner mails notice.
-
16. What is the best way to keep your phone from distracting you on a trip?
Show answer
Answer D: Silence it and stow it before you start
A phone you cannot hear and cannot reach cannot tempt you, which is far more reliable than deciding case by case while you drive.
-
17. How much does Vermont charge to furnish a replacement license after the loss, mutilation, or destruction of the original?
Show answer
Answer A: 24 dollars
Vermont furnishes a replacement license upon receipt of a 24 dollar fee following the loss, mutilation, or destruction of the original.
-
18. At what blood alcohol concentration does Vermont law consider a driver aged 21 or older to be under the influence?
Show answer
Answer C: 0.08 or above
Vermont treats a blood alcohol concentration of .08 or above as being under the influence, although a driver can be impaired at lower levels.
-
19. For purposes of Vermont's DUI law, what property is normally excluded from the definition of highway?
Show answer
Answer C: A driveway that serves only a single-family or two-family residence
Vermont's DUI subchapter excludes a driveway serving only a single-family or two-family residence from the definition of highway, unless the operator causes death, injury, or property damage.
-
20. A Vermont resident serving in the U.S. Armed Forces holds a license that expires during their term of service. How long may that expired license remain valid for operating purposes?
Show answer
Answer C: Through the term of service and 30 days after discharge, but not more than four years past the expiration date
Vermont allows a service member to operate with an expired license through their term of service and for 30 days after discharge, but not more than four years beyond the license's expiration date.