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Vermont: Right-of-way, turning and passing

Who yields at intersections and roundabouts, left and right turns, turnabouts, and when and where you may pass. Split into 3 shorter tests so you're not stuck in one long quiz.

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Right-of-way, turning and passing — Part 1

Questions in this part include: “When making a left turn, how close to the centerline should you position your vehicle if it is safe to do so?”

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Right-of-way, turning and passing — Part 2

Who yields at intersections and roundabouts, left and right turns, turnabouts, and when and where you may pass. — Part 2

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Right-of-way, turning and passing — Part 3

Questions in this part include: “When turning left at an intersection, how should you treat an oncoming bicyclist?”

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  1. On a multilane road, where should you be well in advance of a left turn?

    Top view of a four-lane road with two lanes each way and a double yellow center line meeting a two-lane cross street at an intersection with crosswalks. Two cars drive in the far lanes.
    • In the right lane
    • In the left lane
    • In the lane with the most traffic
    • In the center of the road
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    Correct answer: In the left lane

    On a multilane road you should be in the left lane well before a left turn and never move suddenly from the right lane to the left.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 26 · Open this page in the manual

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  2. When making a left turn, how close to the centerline should you position your vehicle if it is safe to do so?

    • Within two feet
    • Within five feet
    • Within ten feet
    • Within one foot
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    Correct answer: Within one foot

    For a left turn the manual says to position the vehicle within one foot of the centerline when it is safe.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 26 · Open this page in the manual

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  3. Why should you keep your wheels straight until you are ready to make a left turn?

    A red car with amber lamps blinking on its left side stands at a white bar before a crossroads, with a green light on a pole at the far corner.
    • So you are not pushed into oncoming traffic if hit from behind
    • So the driver behind you can tell that you plan to turn
    • So your turn signal does not switch off during the turn
    • So you can turn more quickly once the road is clear
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    Correct answer: So you are not pushed into oncoming traffic if hit from behind

    Straight wheels keep your vehicle from being pushed into oncoming traffic if another vehicle hits you from behind.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 26 · Open this page in the manual

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  4. When the road is clear and you make a left turn, where should you keep your vehicle?

    Top view of an intersection of two two-lane streets with a green traffic light: a blue car waits just behind the stop line with its left turn signal blinking.
    • Across the center line
    • To the right of the center line
    • On the center line
    • Along the far right curb of the new street
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    Correct answer: To the right of the center line

    During a left turn you keep to the right of the center line.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 26 · Open this page in the manual

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  5. What should you do after completing a turn?

    Top view of a city street with two lanes each way just past an intersection: a blue car drives in the left of the two lanes going away from the intersection, the lane beside it is empty, and a grey car is far ahead in the right lane.
    • Move to the edge of the lane and signal that the turn is complete
    • Speed up at once to the posted limit without checking behind
    • Check your blind spot for several seconds before moving on
    • Check your rearview mirror and center your vehicle in the lane
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    Correct answer: Check your rearview mirror and center your vehicle in the lane

    After a turn you check the rearview mirror and center the vehicle in the lane.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 27 · Open this page in the manual

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  6. Before starting a left turn, in which order does the manual say to search the intersection?

    Top view of an intersection of two two-lane streets with a green traffic light: a blue car waits just behind the stop line with its left turn signal blinking.
    • Right, front, and left
    • Left, front, and right
    • Front, left, and right
    • Left, right, and front
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    Correct answer: Right, front, and left

    For a left turn the search is right, front, and left before you begin the turn.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 27 · Open this page in the manual

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  7. At the approach to a right turn, about how far from the right side of the road should the vehicle be?

    • About one foot
    • About six feet
    • About three feet
    • About ten feet
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    Correct answer: About three feet

    The manual says the vehicle should be about three feet from the right side of the road when approaching a right turn.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 27 · Open this page in the manual

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  8. What should you not do before turning right?

    Top view of a residential street with a side street on the right ahead; a dashed yellow line shows your blue car's planned right turn into it.
    • Slow down gradually
    • Swing your vehicle to the left
    • Check the mirror for the vehicle behind you
    • Search the intersection left, front, and right
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    Correct answer: Swing your vehicle to the left

    The manual says not to swing the vehicle to the left before turning right.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 27 · Open this page in the manual

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  9. After searching the intersection left, front and right before a right turn, what does the manual's checklist add just before you start the turn?

    Top view of an intersection of two two-lane streets with a green traffic light: a blue car waits just behind the stop line with its right turn signal blinking.
    • Look right a second time
    • Look over your shoulder to the rear
    • Look at the sidewalk on the left
    • Quickly look left again
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    Correct answer: Quickly look left again

    The right-turn checklist ends the search with a quick look to the left again just before you start the turn.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 27 · Open this page in the manual

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  10. Where in your lane should you make a right turn?

    Top view of an intersection of two two-lane streets with a green traffic light: a blue car waits just behind the stop line with its right turn signal blinking.
    • In the center of your lane
    • Close to the left side of your lane
    • Close to the right side of your lane
    • Wherever there is the most room
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    Correct answer: Close to the right side of your lane

    A right turn is made close to the right side of the lane.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 27 · Open this page in the manual

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  11. If you are turning into a street with more than one lane going in your direction, which lane should you turn into?

    Top view of a city intersection: a blue car with its right turn signal on drives near the right curb of a two-lane street before a cross street with two lanes each way, and a white car follows close behind it.
    • The farthest lane
    • The nearest lane
    • The center lane
    • Whichever lane has the least traffic
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    Correct answer: The nearest lane

    When turning into a multilane street, turn into the nearest lane.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 27 · Open this page in the manual

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  12. What is the basic rule of driving on a multilane road?

    Top view of a four-lane road with two lanes each way and a double yellow center line meeting a two-lane cross street at an intersection with crosswalks. Two cars drive in the far lanes.
    • Drive in the left lane unless you are exiting
    • Drive in whichever lane is moving fastest
    • Drive in the center lane unless you are passing
    • Drive to the right unless you are passing or turning
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    Correct answer: Drive to the right unless you are passing or turning

    The basic multilane rule is to stay to the right except when passing or turning.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 27 · Open this page in the manual

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  13. Who must a driver on any road yield the right-of-way to?

    A four-way city intersection with crosswalks; the blue car is stopped at its stop line and no other vehicles are in sight.
    • Only vehicles that are coming from your right at the intersection
    • Only vehicles that are larger than yours or traveling faster than you
    • Pedestrians, bicyclists and other traffic already in the intersection
    • Only vehicles in the lane directly to your left at that moment
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    Correct answer: Pedestrians, bicyclists and other traffic already in the intersection

    A driver must yield to pedestrians, bicyclists and other traffic already in the intersection.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 28 · Open this page in the manual

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  14. When nearing an intersection marked with a "yield right-of-way" sign, what are you required to do?

    Top view of a T-intersection where the blue car approaches on a side road beside a red-bordered white downward triangle reading YIELD, where it meets a two-lane main road.
    • Stop completely every time before you enter the intersection ahead
    • Travel slowly enough to stop if necessary and enter only when the way is clear
    • Keep your speed the same whenever no other vehicles are in sight ahead
    • Enter right away if you reached the intersection before other vehicles
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    Correct answer: Travel slowly enough to stop if necessary and enter only when the way is clear

    At a yield sign you must be slow enough to stop if needed and enter only when the way is clear.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 28 · Open this page in the manual

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  15. At a four-way stop, which vehicle should have the right-of-way?

    Multiple cars arriving at a four-way stop intersection
    • The largest vehicle
    • The vehicle going straight
    • The vehicle in the left lane
    • The first vehicle to arrive
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    Correct answer: The first vehicle to arrive

    At a four-way stop the first vehicle to arrive should have the right-of-way.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 28 · Open this page in the manual

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  16. Two vehicles approach a four-way stop at about the same time from different directions. Which driver should yield?

    A four-way intersection with a STOP sign on each corner: a blue car waits at its stop line at the bottom and a red car at its stop line on the left.
    • The driver on the left yields to the driver on the right
    • The driver on the right yields to the driver on the left
    • The driver in the smaller vehicle yields
    • The driver going straight yields to the one turning
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    Correct answer: The driver on the left yields to the driver on the right

    When two vehicles arrive together from different directions, the driver on the left yields to the driver on the right.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 28 · Open this page in the manual

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  17. If you are turning left, what must you do about oncoming traffic?

    A car inside an intersection waiting to turn left, with its left turn signal on and an oncoming car approaching
    • Yield only to oncoming motor vehicles, not bicyclists
    • Turn first if you have already signaled
    • Yield to all oncoming traffic
    • Turn first if you are in the left lane
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    Correct answer: Yield to all oncoming traffic

    A driver turning left must yield to every oncoming vehicle, whether a motor vehicle or a bicyclist.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 28 · Open this page in the manual

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  18. A driver approaching the road from a driveway, alley or parking lot must yield the right-of-way to whom?

    A blue car on a concrete driveway facing a two-lane asphalt road with a double yellow centre line; lawns, houses, trees and a mailbox along the road.
    • Only traffic coming from the left
    • All traffic on the road
    • Only pedestrians
    • Only vehicles that are moving faster
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    Correct answer: All traffic on the road

    A driver entering the road from a driveway, alley, parking lot or T-intersection must yield to all traffic on the road.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 28 · Open this page in the manual

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  19. Before entering any intersection, what must you always do?

    Top view of a four-way intersection with crosswalks on all sides; a blue car with no turn signal lit approaches it in its lane, and no other traffic is near.
    • Come to a complete stop and wait for other drivers to signal you on
    • Sound your horn to warn other drivers that you are entering
    • Look only in the direction of oncoming traffic before you enter
    • Search in all directions and be sure you have a clear path
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    Correct answer: Search in all directions and be sure you have a clear path

    Before entering an intersection you must search in all directions and have a clear path.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 28 · Open this page in the manual

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  20. In which direction does traffic proceed in a roundabout?

    An empty single-lane roundabout seen from above: a planted island in the center, a circular roadway and four roads joining it, with no cars and no signs.
    • Clockwise
    • Whichever way is shorter
    • Counter clockwise
    • Toward the side with the least traffic
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    Correct answer: Counter clockwise

    Traffic in a roundabout proceeds in a counter clockwise direction.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 29 · Open this page in the manual

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  21. How does traffic enter and exit a roundabout?

    An empty single-lane roundabout seen from above: a planted island in the center, a circular roadway and four roads joining it, with no cars and no signs.
    • Only through left turns
    • Only through right turns
    • Through left or right turns
    • Straight across the center
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    Correct answer: Only through right turns

    The manual says traffic enters and exits a roundabout only through right turns.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 29 · Open this page in the manual

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  22. In most situations, how do roundabouts compare with stop signs or traffic signals in handling motor vehicles, pedestrians and bicyclists?

    Overhead view of a roundabout with a planted central island, four roads joining it, YIELD signs on each road and striped crosswalks on the west and east roads.
    • They handle them less safely
    • They handle them about as safely
    • They handle them safely only at low traffic volumes
    • They handle them more safely
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    Correct answer: They handle them more safely

    The manual says that in most situations roundabouts handle vehicles, pedestrians and bicyclists more safely than stop signs or signals.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 30 · Open this page in the manual

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  23. How should vehicle speeds be approaching, within and exiting a roundabout?

    An overhead view of a circular intersection where cars travel around a raised planted island in the middle.
    • Slow
    • Equal to the speed on the approach road
    • As fast as the posted limit allows
    • Slow only inside the circle
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    Correct answer: Slow

    Speeds approaching, within and exiting a roundabout should be slow.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 30 · Open this page in the manual

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  24. Who has the right of way at a roundabout between traffic already in the roundabout and a driver entering?

    Top view of a single-lane circular road around a green island, with four roads joining it, each with white striped bars. A blue car is on the bottom road, short of the circle, no lamps lit. A red car is on the circular road at the lower left.
    • The driver entering the roundabout
    • The vehicle that is larger
    • Traffic in the roundabout
    • The vehicle on the right
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    Correct answer: Traffic in the roundabout

    Drivers must yield the right of way to traffic in the roundabout.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 30 · Open this page in the manual

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  25. When should you enter a roundabout?

    Top view of a single-lane circular road around a green island, with four roads joining it, each with white striped bars. A blue car is on the bottom road, short of the circle, no lamps lit. A red car is on the circular road at the lower left.
    • As soon as the first vehicle in the circle passes
    • Only when there is a safe gap in traffic
    • When you are driving faster than traffic in the circle
    • Whenever you have signaled a right turn
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    Correct answer: Only when there is a safe gap in traffic

    You enter only when there is a safe gap in traffic.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 30 · Open this page in the manual

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  26. Which people must you yield to when entering or exiting a roundabout?

    An empty single-lane roundabout seen from above: a planted island in the center, a circular roadway and four roads joining it, with no cars and no signs.
    • Only pedestrians in marked crosswalks
    • Only vehicles already in the roundabout
    • No one, since traffic in the roundabout has priority
    • Pedestrians and bicyclists
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    Correct answer: Pedestrians and bicyclists

    As at all intersections, you must yield to pedestrians and bicyclists when entering or exiting a roundabout.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 30 · Open this page in the manual

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  27. What should you always do to show that you are leaving a roundabout?

    An overhead view of a circular intersection where cars travel around a raised planted island in the middle.
    • Use your signal
    • Flash your headlights
    • Sound your horn
    • Slow to a stop
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    Correct answer: Use your signal

    The manual says to always use your signal to show your intention to exit.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 30 · Open this page in the manual

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  28. Before entering a multi-lane roundabout, what must you pay special attention to in order to choose the proper lane?

    An overhead view of an empty two-lane roundabout with splitter islands and YIELD signs at each entry.
    • The speed of the vehicles behind you
    • The color of the vehicles in the circle
    • Lane assignment signs and pavement markings
    • The position of the sun and shadows
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    Correct answer: Lane assignment signs and pavement markings

    Multi-lane roundabouts require attention to lane assignment signs and pavement markings before entering so you select the proper lane.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 30 · Open this page in the manual

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  29. Once you are in a multi-lane roundabout, what may drivers NOT do?

    An overhead view of a two-lane roundabout with cars waiting side by side in both entry lanes on the left road, a green car circling at the top and two cars circling side by side at the lower right.
    • Use a turn signal
    • Change lanes
    • Yield to pedestrians
    • Check their mirrors
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    Correct answer: Change lanes

    The manual states that drivers may not change lanes once in the roundabout.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 30 · Open this page in the manual

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  30. Before exiting the inside lane of a multi-lane roundabout, what must drivers use?

    An overhead view of a two-lane roundabout with cars waiting side by side in both entry lanes on the left road, a green car circling at the top and two cars circling side by side at the lower right.
    • Their horn and their hazard lights
    • Only their turn signal and horn
    • A complete stop at the exit lane
    • Proper mirror and blind spot checks
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    Correct answer: Proper mirror and blind spot checks

    Drivers must make proper mirror and blind spot checks before leaving the inside lane.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 30 · Open this page in the manual

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  31. In a two-lane roundabout with no signs or arrows, which movements may be made from the left lane?

    An overhead view of an empty two-lane roundabout with splitter islands and YIELD signs at each entry.
    • Left turns or through movements
    • Left turns only
    • Right turns only
    • Right turns or through movements
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    Correct answer: Left turns or through movements

    With no signs or arrows, the left lane may make left turns or through movements.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 30 · Open this page in the manual

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  32. What should you do a short distance before your left turn when a two-way left turn lane is available?

    A two-way road seen from above: a blue car in the right lane, a white car in the left lane, an empty middle lane bordered on each side by a solid yellow line beside a broken yellow line, and a driveway on the left.
    • Signal and carefully move into the turning lane
    • Stop in the travel lane and wait for traffic to clear
    • Speed up and move into the turning lane quickly
    • Move into the turning lane first and signal at the turn
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    Correct answer: Signal and carefully move into the turning lane

    You signal and carefully move into the turning lane a short distance before the turn.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 34 · Open this page in the manual

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  33. When you wait to turn left from a two-way left turn lane, how much of your vehicle should be in the turn lane so that you do not block traffic?

    A two-way road seen from above: a blue car in the right lane, a white car in the left lane, an empty middle lane bordered on each side by a solid yellow line beside a broken yellow line, and a driveway on the left.
    • Only the front wheels
    • About half of it
    • All of it
    • Only the rear of it
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    Correct answer: All of it

    All of the vehicle should be inside the turn lane so it does not block traffic.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 34 · Open this page in the manual

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  34. When turning right from one road onto a multiple lane road with a choice of lanes, which lane must you turn into?

    Top view of a city intersection: a blue car with its right turn signal on drives near the right curb of a two-lane street before a cross street with two lanes each way, and a white car follows close behind it.
    • The left lane
    • Whichever lane has less traffic
    • The center lane
    • The right lane
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    Correct answer: The right lane

    Right turning drivers must turn into the right lane when there is a choice of lanes.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 34 · Open this page in the manual

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  35. A driver turning left onto a multiple lane road with a choice of lanes must first turn into which lane?

    Top view of an intersection. The blue car, left signal blinking, is inside it facing up, with a gray car behind it in the same lane. A white car approaches from the opposite direction. The cross street has four lanes and no traffic.
    • The left lane
    • The right lane
    • Whichever lane has fewer vehicles
    • The lane closest to the curb
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    Correct answer: The left lane

    Left turning drivers must first turn into the left lane.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 34 · Open this page in the manual

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  36. When two lanes are turning in the same direction, what must each turning lane do?

    Top view of two lanes approaching an intersection, each with a white right-turn arrow painted on it: a red car in the left lane and a blue car in the right lane, both with the right turn signal blinking, wait behind the stop line.
    • Merge into the outer path as soon as the turn begins
    • Let the inner lane cross into the outer path
    • Stay in its own turning path throughout the turn
    • Take turns using the same path during the turn
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    Correct answer: Stay in its own turning path throughout the turn

    Each turning lane must stay in its own turning path from the start to the end of the turn.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 34 · Open this page in the manual

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  37. When may multiple lanes turn in the same direction at the same time?

    Top view of a four-way intersection with crosswalks on all sides and double yellow center lines. The blue car, with orange lamps lit on its left side, and a gray car are side by side at the bottom; a white car is at the top and a signal shows a lit green lamp.
    • Whenever traffic is light enough for the lanes to share the turn
    • When lane use control signs or pavement markings permit it
    • Only when a police officer is directing traffic at the intersection
    • Whenever every driver in both lanes uses a turn signal
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    Correct answer: When lane use control signs or pavement markings permit it

    Several lanes may turn in the same direction at the same time when lane use control signs or pavement markings permit it.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 34 · Open this page in the manual

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  38. How long should you remain in the designated lane when turning?

    Top view of an intersection with crosswalks. The blue car, right signal blinking, and a red car stand side by side in two lanes at the stop line of the bottom street. The cross street has two lanes each way and no traffic.
    • Until you have entered the intersection
    • Until you have passed the first crosswalk
    • Until you reach the speed limit of the new road
    • Until after the turn has been completed
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    Correct answer: Until after the turn has been completed

    You stay in your designated lane until the turn is finished, and change lanes only afterward.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 34 · Open this page in the manual

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  39. What does the manual say about changing lanes while turning?

    Top view of a four-way intersection with crosswalks on all sides and double yellow center lines. The blue car, with orange lamps lit on its left side, and a gray car are side by side at the bottom; a white car is at the top and a signal shows a lit green lamp.
    • It is an illegal maneuver that leads to crashes
    • It is allowed when you signal first
    • It is allowed when the road is empty of other traffic
    • It is allowed on roads that have two lanes turning together
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    Correct answer: It is an illegal maneuver that leads to crashes

    Changing lanes during a turn is illegal and leads to crashes.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 35 · Open this page in the manual

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  40. A driver in a lane marked with a straight arrow reaches the intersection. What does the manual say about turning right or left from that lane?

    Top view of three lanes leading to a white line and striped bars, with a cross street beyond. One white arrow pointing up the page is painted in the middle lane; a blue car is just behind it. A white car is further back in the left lane.
    • It is allowed if no vehicles are nearby
    • It is allowed if you signal early
    • It is illegal and unsafe
    • It is allowed only at a red light
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    Correct answer: It is illegal and unsafe

    Drivers must follow the direction shown for their lane, so turning from a straight-arrow lane is illegal and unsafe.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 35 · Open this page in the manual

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  41. If you are in the wrong lane at an intersection, what does the manual say is safer than a sudden lane change?

    A blue car in the left lane of a two-lane ONE WAY street signals right as it nears an intersection, while a line of cars fills the right lane beside it
    • Stopping in the lane until the traffic around you clears
    • Driving around the block and finding an alternate route
    • Backing up to the previous intersection and starting again
    • Slowing down and cutting across the lanes to the turn
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    Correct answer: Driving around the block and finding an alternate route

    A sudden lane change raises the risk of a crash, so driving around the block is safer.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 35 · Open this page in the manual

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  42. When turning left at an intersection, how should you treat an oncoming bicyclist?

    • Turn first, because bicycles are slower than cars
    • Honk and turn ahead of the bicyclist
    • Wait only if the bicyclist signals first
    • Yield, just as you would to an oncoming motorist
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    Correct answer: Yield, just as you would to an oncoming motorist

    Bicyclists may be traveling faster than you realize, so you yield and give them space.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 41 · Open this page in the manual

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  43. When checking traffic to turn at an intersection, what should you predict about a motorcycle that looks far away?

    • It is farther away than it looks
    • It is closer than it looks
    • It is going slower than it looks
    • It is about to turn
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    Correct answer: It is closer than it looks

    A motorcycle may look farther away than it is.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 42 · Open this page in the manual

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  44. Before pulling out to pass a vehicle ahead, which signal should you give?

    Top view of a road with two lanes going the same way: a blue car follows a grey car in the right lane, and a red car is farther ahead in the left lane.
    • A left signal
    • A right signal
    • No signal until you are alongside the vehicle
    • A signal only if it is dark
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    Correct answer: A left signal

    You signal left to tell other drivers you will be pulling out to pass.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 51 · Open this page in the manual

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  45. In general, on which side should you pass vehicles and bicycles?

    Top view of a road with two lanes going the same way: a blue car follows a grey car in the right lane, and a red car is farther ahead in the left lane.
    • On the right
    • On the shoulder
    • On the left
    • On whichever side has more room
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    Correct answer: On the left

    The manual says to pass vehicles and bicycles on the left.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 52 · Open this page in the manual

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  46. At night, what might be necessary to warn the driver in front of you that you intend to pass?

    At night on a two-lane road, a blue car with its headlights on follows another car whose red taillights are glowing
    • Keeping your headlights on high beam while you pass
    • Blinking your headlights from low to high to low beam
    • Turning your headlights off for a moment
    • Switching to your parking lights
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    Correct answer: Blinking your headlights from low to high to low beam

    At night you may blink your headlights from low to high to low beam to warn the driver ahead that you intend to pass.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 51 · Open this page in the manual

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  47. If you are passing while towing a trailer, what should you be especially careful to do?

    Top view of a two-lane rural road with a broken yellow center line, white edge lines and grass on both sides. A blue car pulling a small white trailer follows a white sedan in the right lane. No other traffic; no lamps lit.
    • Pass only on the right side of the vehicle
    • Pull back as soon as the trailer clears the vehicle ahead
    • Speed up as much as the vehicle can safely manage
    • Be well past it before pulling back into its lane
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    Correct answer: Be well past it before pulling back into its lane

    With a trailer, make sure you are well past the vehicle or bicycle before moving back into its lane.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 51 · Open this page in the manual

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  48. After passing, how far beyond the vehicle or bicycle should you go before returning to your lane?

    A blue car in the left lane of a two-lane road with a broken yellow center line, passing a red car in the right lane, with the road ahead clear
    • Far enough that it is no longer visible in your side mirror
    • Far enough to see its entire front in your inside rearview mirror
    • Far enough to be one full car length in front of it
    • Far enough to be next to the next intersection ahead
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    Correct answer: Far enough to see its entire front in your inside rearview mirror

    You should see the entire front of the vehicle or the bicyclist in your inside rearview mirror before returning.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 52 · Open this page in the manual

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  49. When returning to the right side of the road after passing, what should you do?

    A blue car in the left lane of a two-lane road with a broken yellow center line, passing a red car in the right lane, with the road ahead clear
    • Use your left signal and check the left blind spot
    • Sound your horn and move over right away
    • Use your right signal and check the right blind spot
    • Flash your headlights and move over right away
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    Correct answer: Use your right signal and check the right blind spot

    After passing, signal right, check the right blind spot over your shoulder, and return to the right side of the road.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 52 · Open this page in the manual

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  50. What should you do when another vehicle is passing you?

    A red car with its left signal on in the oncoming lane passing a blue car, on a road with a broken yellow center line
    • Slow a little and keep right
    • Speed up to stay even with it
    • Move toward the center of the road
    • Hold your speed and stay in the center of your lane
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    Correct answer: Slow a little and keep right

    Slowing a little and keeping right lets the other driver pass more safely.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 52 · Open this page in the manual

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  51. When may a driver pass another vehicle on the right?

    • On a multilane road
    • On a two-lane road when the vehicle ahead is going straight
    • Whenever the driver ahead is going slowly
    • On a curve if no traffic is coming
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    Correct answer: On a multilane road

    A driver may pass on the right of another vehicle on a multilane road.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 52 · Open this page in the manual

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  52. On a road that is not multilane, when may a driver pass on the right of a vehicle or bicycle?

    • When it is traveling straight ahead below the speed limit
    • When it is stopped for a pedestrian at a crosswalk
    • When it is turning or preparing to turn left, if there is room
    • When it is turning or preparing to turn right
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    Correct answer: When it is turning or preparing to turn left, if there is room

    On roads that are not multilane, passing on the right is allowed only when the vehicle or bicycle is turning or preparing to turn left and there is room.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 52 · Open this page in the manual

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  53. May a motor vehicle be passed by driving off the pavement or main traveled part of the road?

    Top view of a road with two lanes going the same way: a blue car follows a grey car in the right lane, and a red car is farther ahead in the left lane.
    • Yes, if the shoulder is wide enough
    • No, under no conditions
    • Yes, when the vehicle ahead is moving slowly
    • Yes, but only in daylight
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    Correct answer: No, under no conditions

    The manual says that under no conditions can a motor vehicle be passed by driving off the pavement or main traveled part of the road.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 52 · Open this page in the manual

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  54. At which of these locations should you not pass?

    • On a straight, level road
    • On a multilane road
    • Where a broken line is in your lane
    • At an intersection
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    Correct answer: At an intersection

    The manual lists hills, curves, railroads, intersections, and a changed path ahead as places where you do not pass.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 52 · Open this page in the manual

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  55. In the turning-around procedure on the road test, how far from the curb or edge of the road do you stop after driving just past the side street?

    Top view of a two-way residential street with a broken yellow center line, sidewalks and trees. A blue car drives in the right lane toward a narrow side street joining on the right, which has a white striped crosswalk across it. No other vehicles or people.
    • About 6 inches
    • About 5 feet
    • About 18 inches
    • About 10 feet
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    Correct answer: About 18 inches

    The manual says to stop about 18 inches from the curb or edge of the road, just past the side street.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 56 · Open this page in the manual

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  56. In the turning-around procedure, in which direction do you look mostly while backing into the side street?

    Top view of a two-way street with a broken yellow center line and a side street joining on the right with a white striped crosswalk across it. A blue car is slanted in the right lane, its lower end toward the side street with white lamps lit there. Nothing else on the road.
    • At your side mirrors
    • Through the rear window
    • Over your right shoulder only
    • At the curb beside you
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    Correct answer: Through the rear window

    The manual says to look mostly through the rear window while backing, and to keep on your own side of the street.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 56 · Open this page in the manual

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  57. In the turning-around procedure, when do you stop backing into the side street?

    Top view of a two-way street with a broken yellow center line and a side street joining on the right with a white striped crosswalk across it. A blue car is slanted in the right lane, its lower end toward the side street with white lamps lit there. Nothing else on the road.
    • When the front of your vehicle clears the crosswalk
    • When your rear bumper reaches the first driveway
    • As soon as the vehicle is off the main road
    • When the vehicle is beyond any crosswalks or stop lines
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    Correct answer: When the vehicle is beyond any crosswalks or stop lines

    You stop backing once the vehicle is entirely in the side street beyond any crosswalks or stop lines.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 57 · Open this page in the manual

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  58. In the turning-around procedure, which signal do you give before turning back out onto the street?

    Top view of a two-way street with a broken yellow center line, and a side street joining it. A blue car sits in the side street on the far side of a white striped crosswalk, pointing toward the main street, no lamps lit. The main street is empty.
    • Signal right
    • Signal left
    • Turn on your hazard lights
    • Give no signal
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    Correct answer: Signal left

    Before turning back out, you signal left and shift to drive, then make a proper left turn when no vehicles are coming.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 57 · Open this page in the manual

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  59. What does the manual say about backing across an intersection?

    Top view of a two-way residential street with a broken yellow center line, sidewalks and trees. A blue car drives in the right lane toward a narrow side street joining on the right, which has a white striped crosswalk across it. No other vehicles or people.
    • It is allowed if you sound your horn
    • It is allowed when traffic is light
    • It is allowed at night with your lights on
    • Never back across an intersection
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    Correct answer: Never back across an intersection

    The manual states you should never back across an intersection.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 57 · Open this page in the manual

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  60. When you are backing your vehicle, who are you responsible for?

    Top view of a two-way street with a broken yellow center line and a side street joining on the right with a white striped crosswalk across it. A blue car is slanted in the right lane, its lower end toward the side street with white lamps lit there. Nothing else on the road.
    • Traffic in all directions
    • Only traffic behind you
    • Only traffic on your own side
    • Only pedestrians
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    Correct answer: Traffic in all directions

    The manual says that when backing, you are responsible for traffic in all directions.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 57 · Open this page in the manual

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  61. Which option does the manual call the safest way to turn your vehicle around?

    Top view of a two-way residential street with a broken yellow center line, sidewalks and trees. A blue car drives in the right lane toward a narrow side street joining on the right, which has a white striped crosswalk across it. No other vehicles or people.
    • Backing into a side street
    • Turning around in the middle of the road
    • Going around the block or using a parking lot
    • Backing across an intersection
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    Correct answer: Going around the block or using a parking lot

    The manual says going around the block or using a parking lot is the safest option for turning around.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 57 · Open this page in the manual

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