Vermont DMV Cheat Sheet

Correct answer: Take a test for alcohol or drugs if an officer thinks you are impaired

Vermont's Implied Consent Law means that when a person gets a license, they agree to take a test to measure alcohol or drugs in their body if an officer thinks the driver is impaired.

Correct answer: Lose your license through a civil process before a criminal DUI conviction

Vermont has an administrative suspension process, which means you can lose your license through a civil process before a criminal DUI conviction.

Correct answer: 15 days

Failure to contact the diversion board within 15 days results in the case being referred to the judicial bureau, where, if found liable, the person faces a $300 penalty and a 90-day license suspension.

Correct answer: Slow to 20 mph below the speed limit to go by

When approaching a stopped law enforcement, emergency, or repair vehicle, if you are unable to change lanes you must slow down to 20 mph below the speed limit to go by.

Correct answer: 5 points

Failure to yield the right of way to an ambulance, fire truck, or police officer carries 5 points.

Correct answer: 4 points

Failure to yield the right of way to a pedestrian in a crosswalk carries 4 points.

Correct answer: The number of points received within 2 years

The number of points received within 2 years determines how long your driving privilege will be suspended. The more points received, the longer the suspension.

Correct answer: 15 days

If you have insurance but cannot show the card to the officer, you have 15 days to do so. The card must show you had insurance at the time you were stopped.

Correct answer: A full 3 years

If you drive without insurance and are in a crash (even if not your fault), your license will be taken until you get insurance and prove to the Commissioner you have it for a full 3 years.

Correct answer: From 30 minutes after sunset to 30 minutes before sunrise

Nighttime driving is defined as driving during the period of 30 minutes after sunset to 30 minutes before sunrise. At least 10 of the 40 practice hours must fall in that window.

Correct answer: 20/40

If the vision screening shows your vision does not meet the required standard of 20/40, you will be referred to an eye doctor of your choice and expense for further testing.

Correct answer: More than 14 days

A Vermont license that has been expired for more than 14 days is not a valid license, and you may not drive with it. If it is expired more than three years, you must be tested again to get a new one.

Correct answer: 50 feet

You may not park on any railroad tracks, or within 50 feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing.

Correct answer: 30 feet

You may not park within 30 feet of a flashing red or yellow light, a stop sign, or a traffic light.

Correct answer: 20 feet

You may not park within 20 feet of the driveway of a fire station, or across the street within 75 feet of the driveway, where signs are posted.

Correct answer: Continue and pull over only after you have safely exited the roundabout

Always yield to emergency vehicles. If you are already in the roundabout, pull over only after you have safely exited it; if you have not yet entered, pull over and let the emergency vehicle pass first.

Correct answer: Make right turns or go through

When entering a two-lane roundabout with no signs or arrows, the right lane is permitted to make right-turning or through movements, while the left lane is permitted to make left turns or through movements.

Correct answer: Apply steady brake pressure and not pump the brakes

With anti-lock brakes, use steady brake pressure — do not pump the brakes. Expect noise and vibration in the pedal; do not take your foot off, as that disengages the system.

Correct answer: They are taller and darkly colored, so their eyes may not reflect your headlights

Deer eyes reflect headlights, but because moose are taller, their eyes may not reflect in your headlights. Moose are also more darkly colored, making them especially difficult to see in the evening.

Correct answer: You are going the WRONG WAY — the right edge line should be white

On a divided highway or Interstate, the line to your right should be white. If the right edge line is yellow, you are going the wrong way.

Correct answer: No — work zone rules apply 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

Work zone rules apply 24/7, not just during daylight hours. Slow down to the posted speed limit and adjust for weather conditions whenever you enter a work zone.

Correct answer: Only to make a left turn — not as a travel lane

A continuous two-way left turn lane is not a travel lane, because traffic moving in both directions may use it to turn left. Signal and move fully into it a short distance before your turn.

Correct answer: Show where to stop if you must yield to pedestrians or other vehicles

At a yield intersection, a yield line — a series of white triangles pointing toward approaching cars — shows drivers where they should stop if they are required to yield to pedestrians or other vehicles.

Correct answer: Lanes going in opposite directions — they should always be on your left

In work zones, white markers separate lanes going the same direction and yellow markers separate lanes going in opposite directions. The yellow markings should be on your left — if they are not, you are in the wrong lane.

Correct answer: See the cab of the truck in your inside rearview mirror before returning to the right lane

It takes longer to pass a large truck. Maintain a consistent speed and be sure you can see the cab of the truck in your inside rearview mirror before returning to the right lane.