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Vermont Car / Permit: Right-of-Way practice test
Who goes first at intersections, four-way stops, roundabouts, and crosswalks, and how to yield to pedestrians and emergency vehicles.
Content reviewed against official driver handbooks · August 12, 2026
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1. You are pulling out of a parking lot onto a public road. Who must yield?
Correct answer: You yield to everyone on the road
Drivers entering from a driveway, an alley, a parking lot or the stem of a T-intersection give way to all traffic already using the road.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual — Chapter 7, Right-of-way
2. Two drivers arrive at a four-way stop at about the same moment from different directions. Which one yields?
Correct answer: The driver on the left yields
When the arrivals are close to simultaneous, the driver who has the other vehicle on the right gives way.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual — Chapter 7, Right-of-way
3. You are turning onto a side street where people are crossing. What does the manual expect?
Correct answer: You yield to the people crossing
Whenever you turn, look for people crossing the street you are entering and let them go first.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual — Chapter 7, Sharing the Road with Pedestrians
4. Before you drive into any intersection, what does Vermont require?
Correct answer: A search in every direction and a clear path
You have to look all around and be sure the way through is open, giving way to people on foot, bicyclists and any vehicle already inside the intersection.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual — Chapter 7, Right-of-way
5. You are merging from an acceleration lane onto the Interstate. Who yields?
Correct answer: The driver entering from the ramp
The entering driver builds up to highway speed and gives way to vehicles already traveling on the road before moving into the lane.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual — Chapter 7, Entrance Ramp
6. Two cars reach a four-way stop, one clearly before the other. Who goes first?
Correct answer: The vehicle that arrived first
At an intersection where every approach carries a stop sign, the driver who got there first has the right of way.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual — Chapter 7, Right-of-way
7. Someone steps into the road well away from any crosswalk, right in front of you. What does the manual say about your duty?
Correct answer: You must still yield
Even when a person on foot crosses carelessly, the driver is the one who has to give way.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual — Chapter 7, Sharing the Road with Pedestrians
8. You come up behind a person riding a horse along a public road. What are your responsibilities?
Correct answer: Slow down, and stop if needed, so the animal is not frightened
A rider or the driver of an animal-drawn vehicle holds the rights of any other driver, so reduce speed and take every reasonable precaution, stopping if that is what safety requires.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual — Chapter 7, Sharing the Road with Domestic Animals
9. A pedestrian using a white cane stands at the curb, about to cross the street in front of you. What must you do?
Correct answer: Stop and give the pedestrian the right of way
Drivers have to stop and give way to a pedestrian who uses a white cane or is guided by a dog, whether that person is crossing or waiting to cross.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual — Chapter 7, Sharing the Road with Pedestrians
10. The car ahead of you stops for a pedestrian on a street with two lanes in your direction. What should you do?
Correct answer: Stay behind it and do not pass
Going around a vehicle that has stopped for someone crossing is a frequent cause of pedestrian deaths, so hold back even where a second lane exists.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual — Chapter 7, Sharing the Road with Pedestrians
11. How fast should you be going as you near an intersection controlled by a yield sign?
Correct answer: Slow enough that you could stop if you had to
A yield sign calls for a speed low enough to allow a stop, and you enter only when the way is clear.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual — Chapter 7, Right-of-way
12. Who has the right of way as you approach a Vermont roundabout?
Correct answer: Traffic already circulating inside it
Entering drivers wait for a safe gap and give way to vehicles already going around, as well as to people walking and riding at the entry and the exit.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual — Chapter 7, Roundabouts
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