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Vermont Car / Permit: Traffic Laws practice test
Speed limits, turning and signaling rules, headlight and seat-belt requirements, and the everyday laws every driver must follow.
Content reviewed against official driver handbooks · August 12, 2026
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1. On the Interstate you cannot safely change lanes to get away from a stopped emergency vehicle. What must you do?
Correct answer: Cut your speed to 20 mph under the posted limit as you go by
When a lane change is not possible, the law has you pass the stopped vehicles at 20 mph under the posted limit.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual — Chapter 7, Safe Driving on the Interstate
2. What fine does a first violation of Vermont's portable electronic device law carry?
Correct answer: A fine of at least $100 but no more than $200
A first offense draws a fine in the one hundred to two hundred dollar range, and a later violation raises the range to one that starts at two hundred fifty dollars.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual — Chapter 7, Cell Phones and other Electronic Devices
3. A siren and flashing red lights are coming toward you on a two-lane road. What does the law require?
Correct answer: Move to the right, stop, and stay there until the vehicle has passed
Whatever direction an emergency vehicle comes from, drivers pull to the right edge, stop, and stay there until it has gone by.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual — Chapter 7, Move Over Law
4. Flashing lights and a lowered gate warn of a train. How close to the nearest rail may you stop?
Correct answer: No closer than 15 feet
Drivers must halt at least fifteen feet back from the closest rail when signals, gates or a flagman warn of a train, when a train is seen or heard, or where a stop sign guards the crossing.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual — Chapter 7, Rules of the Road at Railroad Crossings
5. Counting in seconds, how long before a turn should you switch on your directional?
Correct answer: Three to five seconds
Turning the signal on three to five seconds ahead satisfies the legal distance and gives drivers behind you time to react.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual — Chapter 7, Left Turns
6. You approach a stopped police cruiser with its blue lights on while driving on a four-lane highway. What does the Move Over Law require?
Correct answer: Slow down, and move into another lane when you can do it safely
Past a stopped emergency or law enforcement vehicle you must proceed carefully, and on a highway of four lanes the law adds a lane change whenever that can be done safely.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual — Chapter 7, Move Over Law
7. How far ahead of a turn or a lane change does Vermont law require your signal to begin?
Correct answer: At least 100 feet
The statute sets a minimum of one hundred feet, and signaling three to five seconds early covers that requirement.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual — Chapter 7, Signals
8. Which of these actions is against the law at a railroad grade crossing?
Correct answer: Overtaking another vehicle at the crossing
Overtaking another vehicle at a crossing is prohibited, as is driving through, around or beneath a gate that has been lowered.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual — Chapter 7, Rules of the Road at Railroad Crossings
9. A driver is convicted of using a portable device inside a work zone where crews are present. How many points does a first conviction add?
Correct answer: Two
That first conviction inside a properly marked work zone puts two points on the driving record, and a repeat brings five.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual — Chapter 7, Cell Phones and other Electronic Devices
10. What happens to the fine for speeding inside a Vermont work zone?
Correct answer: It is twice the usual amount
Speeding penalties are doubled in work zones, where reduced limits protect road crews and drivers alike.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual — Chapter 7, Work Zone Safety
11. May a Vermont driver use a handheld phone while stopped in traffic at a red light?
Correct answer: No, the ban covers use while the vehicle is standing still as well
The ban on using a portable electronic device while operating on a public highway applies even when the vehicle is not moving.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual — Chapter 7, Cell Phones and other Electronic Devices
12. A town highway crew's truck is working on the road with its lights flashing. What does the law require of you?
Correct answer: Yield the right of way and go by with caution
Drivers must give way to state, city and town maintenance vehicles at work on a highway, so a plow with flashing lights is approached slowly and carefully.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual — Chapter 7, Move Over Law
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