Vermont DMV practice test
Prepare for the Vermont learner permit knowledge test with questions written from the official driver handbook, in English, Russian and Spanish.
Vermont practice tests
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Full practice tests in the format of the real Vermont knowledge test. Questions do not repeat between tests.
Road signs
Shapes, colors and meanings of the signs on the test.
Rules of the road
Right of way, turns, parking and sharing the road.
Vermont laws
Rules that are specific to Vermont.
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Key rules from the Vermont handbook
These numbers come straight from the official handbook. Each one is also a question in our tests.
Getting your permit and license
- You can apply for a learner's permit at 15 years old.
- Hold the permit at least 12 months before the road test.
- At least 40 hours of supervised driving are required.
- At least 10 hours of the practice must be at night.
- Report an address change within 30 days.
- The supervising driver must be at least 25 years old.
- First 3 months: driving alone; months 4-6: immediate family only; after 6 months: no passenger limit.
- At least one day; after a failed road test, at least one week.
- One month after three failures.
- More than 14 days; if expired more than three years, you must test again.
- 30-day recall, fines of at least $100 and at least two points.
Rules of the road
- Signal at least 100 feet before you turn or change lanes.
- Keep at least 4 seconds behind the vehicle ahead; add more in bad weather.
- Stop at least 15 feet from the nearest rail.
- Headlights must be on from 30 minutes after sunset until 30 minutes before sunrise.
- Headlights are required when visibility is less than 500 feet.
- Give bicyclists at least 4 feet of space when passing.
- Slow to 20 mph below the posted limit when you cannot move over.
- A person shall not use any portable electronic device while operating a motor vehicle.
- Passing a stopped school bus: substantial fine and five points.
- Within one foot of the centerline; for a right turn, about three feet from the right side.
- At least 150 feet in either direction.
- About 240 feet at 60 mph, versus about 75 feet at 30 mph.
- More than a thousand pounds — much more than a deer.
- About 10 minutes each hour.
- More than 20%.
Speed limits
- Up to 65 mph on rural interstates where posted.
- All Vermont roads: 50 mph or as posted; interstates: 65 mph or as posted.
Parking
- Do not park within 6 feet of a fire hydrant.
- Do not park within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection.
- Do not park within 30 feet of a STOP sign.
- Do not park within 50 feet of a railroad crossing.
- Do not park within 20 feet of a fire station driveway on the same side of the street.
- Park with your wheels within 12 inches of the curb.
Alcohol and drugs
- 0.08% BAC or higher is the legal limit for drivers 21 and older.
- For drivers under 21 the limit is 0.02%.
- A first refusal means a 6 months license suspension.
How to get a driver's license in Vermont
- Pass the written knowledge test to get a learner's permit (minimum age 15 years old).
- Hold the permit for at least 12 months.
- Complete 40 hours of supervised driving, including 10 hours at night.
- Drive only with a licensed supervising driver (minimum age 25 years old).
- Pass the road (driving) test.
Steps include only rules confirmed in the official handbook; your state may have more requirements (documents, fees, driver education).
Vermont driving rules in numbers
Learner's permit and teen license rules by state
- Learner's permit from age
- 15 years old
- Hold the permit at least
- 12 months
- Supervised driving hours
- 40 hours
- Of them at night
- 10 hours
- Supervising driver at least
- 25 years old
Speed limits by state
- Rural interstate (max)
- 65 mph
Drunk driving laws by state: BAC limits
- Drivers 21+
- 0.08%
- Under 21
- 0.02%
- Refusing a chemical test (1st time)
- 6 months
Parking distances by state
- Fire hydrant
- 6 feet
- Crosswalk at an intersection
- 20 feet
- STOP sign or signal
- 30 feet
- Railroad crossing
- 50 feet
- Fire station driveway
- 20 feet
- Wheels from the curb
- 12 inches
School bus, move over and bicycle passing laws by state
- Passing a bicyclist
- 4 feet
- If you cannot move over, slow by
- 20 mph
License renewal, insurance and points by state
- Report a new address within
- 30 days
Sample questions
In Vermont, what is the minimum age to get a learner's permit?
- 14 years old
- 14½ years old
- 15 years old
- 15½ years old
Vermont: you can apply for a learner's permit at 15 years old.
In Vermont, you may not park within how many feet of a fire hydrant?
- 5 feet
- 6 feet
- 10 feet
- 15 feet
Vermont: do not park within 6 feet of a fire hydrant.
In Vermont, you must signal at least how far before you turn or change lanes?
- 75 feet
- 100 feet
- 150 feet
- 200 feet
Vermont: signal at least 100 feet before you turn or change lanes.
Vermont permit test: questions and answers
The Vermont knowledge test has 20 questions.
You need 16 correct answers out of 20 (80%).
According to the Vermont driver handbook, the minimum age is 15.
From the official Vermont driver handbook (Vermont Driver's Manual (VN-007)). We write our own questions; the DMV does not publish its real exam questions.