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Vermont: Vehicle controls and equipment — Part 2 Practice Test

Questions in this part include: “Which of these tells you whether your vehicle has anti-lock brakes (ABS)?” · “What does the manual call the best practice for headlights during the day?”

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Questions are original and based on the official manual "Vermont Driver's Manual" (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles.

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  1. What should you expect in the brake pedal when anti-lock brakes are working?

    A car's driver footwell with two pedals: a wide brake pedal and a narrower gas pedal
    • Noise and vibration
    • A sudden loss of braking power
    • The pedal locking in place
    • No change in the pedal at all
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    Correct answer: Noise and vibration

    Noise and vibration in the brake pedal are normal when the anti-lock system works.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 48 · Open this page in the manual

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  2. Why should you not pump the brake or take your foot off the brake pedal in a vehicle with anti-lock brakes?

    A car's driver footwell with two pedals: a wide brake pedal and a narrower gas pedal
    • It will lock all four wheels at once
    • It will switch off the stability control
    • It will disengage the anti-lock system
    • It will turn on the parking brake
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    Correct answer: It will disengage the anti-lock system

    Pumping the brake or lifting your foot disengages the anti-lock system.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 49 · Open this page in the manual

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  3. Which of these tells you whether your vehicle has anti-lock brakes (ABS)?

    • The registration certificate
    • Your owner’s manual
    • The inspection sticker
    • The tire sidewall markings
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    Correct answer: Your owner’s manual

    The manual says your owner's manual tells you if the vehicle has ABS.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 49 · Open this page in the manual

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  4. What should the ABS warning light do when you start your vehicle?

    • Stay on until you reach a certain speed
    • Flash until the parking brake is released
    • Stay off at all times
    • Display briefly on the instrument panel
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    Correct answer: Display briefly on the instrument panel

    An ABS warning light normally shows briefly on the instrument panel at start-up.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 49 · Open this page in the manual

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  5. Your ABS light stays on after you begin to drive. What does this mean?

    Close view of a dark car instrument panel with two round dials and a small gauge between them. Below, a row of small dark grey icons includes one amber rounded lamp with the letters ABS lit.
    • The vehicle has no brakes at all and must be towed
    • The ABS is working and has switched to emergency mode
    • The ABS is working normally and the light can be ignored
    • The ABS is not working, but you still have brakes
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    Correct answer: The ABS is not working, but you still have brakes

    A light that stays on means the ABS is not working, but the vehicle still has regular brakes.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 49 · Open this page in the manual

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  6. When should parking lights be used?

    • At night on any road
    • Only when your vehicle is parked
    • In fog, rain, or snow
    • When following another vehicle
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    Correct answer: Only when your vehicle is parked

    The manual states that parking lights are to be used only when the vehicle is parked.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 49 · Open this page in the manual

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  7. When snow, rain, and fog limit your visibility, what must you do?

    One car following another on a wet two-lane road in heavy rain, with spray rising from the tires
    • Turn on only your parking lights
    • Rely on your daytime running lights
    • Turn your headlights on
    • Switch to high beams only
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    Correct answer: Turn your headlights on

    Reduced visibility from snow, rain, or fog requires you to turn your headlights on.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 49 · Open this page in the manual

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  8. What does the manual call the best practice for headlights during the day?

    • Always drive with at least low beams on
    • Turn headlights on only after dark
    • Turn headlights on only in rain, snow, or fog
    • Use daytime running lights instead of headlights
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    Correct answer: Always drive with at least low beams on

    The best practice is to always drive with at least your low beam headlights on, even in the daytime.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 49 · Open this page in the manual

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  9. How do daytime running lights relate to your headlights?

    • They come on automatically and should not be confused with headlights
    • They are the same lights as the headlights, switched by hand
    • They may be used instead of headlights at night
    • They come on only when the parking lights are on
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    Correct answer: They come on automatically and should not be confused with headlights

    Daytime running lights come on by themselves and are not your headlights.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 49 · Open this page in the manual

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  10. The law requires headlights to be turned on during which period?

    • From sunset to sunrise
    • From one hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise
    • From a half hour after sunset to a half hour before sunrise
    • From a half hour before sunset to a half hour after sunrise
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    Correct answer: From a half hour after sunset to a half hour before sunrise

    Headlights must be on from half an hour after sunset until half an hour before sunrise.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 49 · Open this page in the manual

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  11. When should you use high beam headlights?

    • When approaching other vehicles
    • When driving in areas with streetlights
    • In open country with few other vehicles
    • When following another vehicle
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    Correct answer: In open country with few other vehicles

    High beams are for open country with few other vehicles; low beams are used near traffic, streetlights, and fog.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 49 · Open this page in the manual

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  12. Which headlight setting should you always use when approaching other vehicles or pedestrians?

    Two cars passing each other in opposite lanes on a dark two-lane road at night, both with headlights on
    • Low beam
    • High beam
    • Parking lights
    • Daytime running lights only
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    Correct answer: Low beam

    Low beam keeps you from blinding the other driver or pedestrian.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 49 · Open this page in the manual

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  13. You are driving in fog. Which headlight setting does the manual say to use?

    A blue car on a two-lane road in thick fog, with the faint shape of another car ahead
    • High beam
    • Parking lights
    • Low beam
    • Daytime running lights only
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    Correct answer: Low beam

    The manual says to use low beam in areas with streetlights or fog and when following another vehicle.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 49 · Open this page in the manual

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  14. At night, what should you do with your headlights when meeting or following another vehicle?

    Two cars passing each other in opposite lanes on a dark two-lane road at night, both with headlights on
    • Leave them on high beam to see better
    • Promptly dim them
    • Turn them off until the vehicle passes
    • Switch to parking lights only
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    Correct answer: Promptly dim them

    Courteous drivers promptly dim their headlights when meeting or following another vehicle at night.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 49 · Open this page in the manual

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  15. To avoid being temporarily blinded by oncoming bright lights, where should you look?

    At night, an oncoming car's bright headlights shine a wide beam down a dark two-lane road toward a blue car
    • Directly at the oncoming lights
    • Toward the center line of the highway
    • At your rearview mirror
    • Ahead toward the right edge of the highway
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    Correct answer: Ahead toward the right edge of the highway

    Looking toward the right edge of the highway until the bright lights pass helps you keep your vision.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 49 · Open this page in the manual

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  16. If you look directly at oncoming lights, for how long could you be blinded?

    At night, an oncoming car's bright headlights shine a wide beam down a dark two-lane road toward a blue car
    • A fraction of a second
    • A few minutes
    • About an hour
    • Several seconds
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    Correct answer: Several seconds

    Looking straight at oncoming lights can blind you for several seconds.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 49 · Open this page in the manual

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  17. Looking toward the right edge of the highway while bright lights go by also helps you do what?

    At night, an oncoming car's bright headlights shine a wide beam down a dark two-lane road toward a blue car
    • Judge the speed of an oncoming vehicle accurately
    • Detect bicyclists or pedestrians near the edge
    • Find the next exit sign on the interstate sooner
    • Stay in the center of your lane at night
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    Correct answer: Detect bicyclists or pedestrians near the edge

    This practice also helps you notice bicyclists or pedestrians who may be close to the edge of the road.

    Source: ⁨Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024))⁩, page 50 · Open this page in the manual

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  18. What will the examiner have you do on a hill during the road test?

    Side view of a steep paved street rising from lower left to upper right, with a white edge line and grass beside it. A blue car faces uphill partway up. No other vehicles.
    • Pass another vehicle
    • Back down to the bottom of the hill
    • Park and leave the vehicle
    • Stop and start
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    Correct answer: Stop and start

    The road test includes stopping and starting on a hill.

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

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