Free Vermont Permit Practice Test 3 (2026)
Real questions from the official Vermont driver handbook, each with a plain-English explanation. Free, unlimited retakes, no signup.
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This draw of 20 questions breaks down like this:
- Traffic Signs & Signals — 4
- Sharing the Road — 3
- Emergencies & Crashes — 2
- Right-of-Way & Intersections — 2
- Safe Driving — 2
- Signaling & Communication — 2
- Speed Limits & Speed Management — 2
- Adverse Conditions — 1
- Alcohol, Drugs & the Law — 1
- Traffic Lanes, Passing & Turning — 1
Heaviest on Traffic Signs & Signals (4 of 20) — that is the section to revise first if you miss several here.
Every question here applies nationwide.
Each test on this site draws a different set, so Test 1, 2 and 3 never repeat a question.
Questions on this test
1. What does this sign tell you to do?
- No left turn
- Turn left only
- Merge left
- Keep to the left of a divider or obstruction
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Answer: Keep to the left of a divider or obstruction
A keep-left sign directs you to pass to the left of a median or obstacle.
2. You want to turn left; an oncoming car is going straight through. Who goes first?
- Whoever signals first
- Whoever is larger
- You — left turns have priority
- The oncoming car going straight
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Answer: The oncoming car going straight
A driver turning left must yield to oncoming traffic going straight through.
3. Making eye contact with a pedestrian or another driver helps you:
- Speed up
- Intimidate them
- Skip signaling
- Confirm they see you before you proceed
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Answer: Confirm they see you before you proceed
Eye contact helps confirm others are aware of you before you move.
4. Driving much slower than surrounding traffic:
- Can be dangerous and may block traffic — keep right
- Is required
- Has no downside
- Is always safest
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Answer: Can be dangerous and may block traffic — keep right
Driving too slowly impedes traffic and is hazardous; keep to the right if going slower.
5. When it starts to rain, you should turn on your:
- Headlights and wipers
- Hazard lights
- High beams
- Interior lights
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Answer: Headlights and wipers
Turn on wipers and headlights (your state requires headlights when wipers are needed for weather).
6. What does this sign mean?
- No left turn
- No U-turn
- Do not enter
- No right turn
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Answer: No left turn
This sign prohibits left turns.
7. A lane with a steady red 'X' signal above it means:
- Do not drive in that lane
- Passing lane
- The lane is open
- HOV only
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Answer: Do not drive in that lane
A red X over a lane means it is closed — do not drive in it.
8. Dim your high beams within how many feet of an oncoming vehicle?
- 300
- 1,000
- 100
- 500
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Answer: 500
Dim within 500 feet of oncoming traffic (and 300 feet when following).
9. If you smell smoke or see flames from your engine, you should:
- Pull over, shut off the engine, get out, and move away
- Keep driving
- Speed to a station
- Open the hood immediately
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Answer: Pull over, shut off the engine, get out, and move away
Stop, turn off the engine, evacuate, and move well away from the vehicle.
10. Looking well ahead while driving lets you:
- Go faster
- Relax
- Skip mirror checks
- Spot and plan for hazards early
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Answer: Spot and plan for hazards early
Scanning far ahead gives you time to react to developing hazards.
11. Give a large truck extra space because it:
- Is slow
- Needs more room to stop and turn and has big blind spots
- Uses fuel
- Is loud
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Answer: Needs more room to stop and turn and has big blind spots
Trucks need more stopping and turning room and have large No-Zones.
12. A green downward arrow signal above a lane means:
- You may use that lane
- Merge left
- Stop
- The lane is closed
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Answer: You may use that lane
A green downward arrow means the lane below is open for you to use.
13. On a multilane highway you should generally match:
- A safe, legal speed with the flow of traffic
- The truck ahead
- The slowest driver
- The fastest driver
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Answer: A safe, legal speed with the flow of traffic
Drive a safe, legal speed near the flow of traffic; large speed differences cause crashes.
14. Two lanes merge into one. Who is responsible for merging safely?
- The driver in the lane that is ending must yield and merge when there's a gap
- The driver in the continuing lane must brake
- Whoever is ahead must speed up
- Both stop and wait
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Answer: The driver in the lane that is ending must yield and merge when there's a gap
The driver whose lane is ending yields and merges into a safe gap in the continuing lane.
15. When entering an interstate from an on-ramp, you should:
- Use the acceleration lane to reach highway speed, then merge into a gap
- Merge slowly below traffic speed
- Stop and wait for a gap
- Enter from the shoulder
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Answer: Use the acceleration lane to reach highway speed, then merge into a gap
The acceleration lane lets you match highway speed so you can merge smoothly into a gap.
16. Immediately after a crash you are involved in, you must:
- Drive to a police station later
- Leave to avoid trouble
- Stop, help the injured, and exchange information
- Only take photos
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Answer: Stop, help the injured, and exchange information
Always stop, render aid, and exchange information; call 911 for injuries.
17. The best place to be around a large truck is:
- Where you can see the driver's mirrors
- Right beside the cab
- In front, braking
- Directly behind it
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Answer: Where you can see the driver's mirrors
If you can see the mirrors, the driver can see you. Avoid the No-Zones.
18. Even one or two drinks can:
- Only affect vision
- Slow reaction time and impair judgment
- Improve driving
- Have zero effect
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Answer: Slow reaction time and impair judgment
Impairment starts with the first drink — reaction and judgment suffer before you feel drunk.
19. Using a hand-held phone while driving:
- Is required for navigation
- Is perfectly safe
- Distracts you and increases crash risk
- Improves reaction time
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Answer: Distracts you and increases crash risk
Phone use is a major distraction and raises crash risk — use hands-free or wait.
20. In a highway work zone, you should:
- Speed up to get through
- Ignore the cones
- Change lanes rapidly
- Slow down, obey the posted work-zone limit, and watch for workers
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Answer: Slow down, obey the posted work-zone limit, and watch for workers
Slow down, follow the reduced limit, merge early, and watch for workers and equipment.