Vermont permit test: road signs
Warning, regulatory and work zone signs, flaggers and channeling devices. 26 questions, 10 at a time, starting with ones you haven't seen.
Rules to remember10 key road signs rulesShow the rules
- A stop sign is an eight-sided octagon, a shape used for no other sign, so you can recognize it even when covered by snow. (p. 33, Vermont Driver's Manual (2025) (opens the handbook))
- A round sign with a large X and the letters RR warns that a railroad crossing is ahead. (p. 33, Vermont Driver's Manual (2025) (opens the handbook))
- Some warning signs add information such as a safe speed or a distance, like a deer crossing area for the next 3 miles. (p. 34, Vermont Driver's Manual (2025) (opens the handbook))
- Warning signs are usually diamond-shaped and yellow or green; they mark dangers like sharp curves or dips, so slow down. (p. 34, Vermont Driver's Manual (2025) (opens the handbook))
- The deer sign marks an area where deer often cross. (p. 34, Vermont Driver's Manual (2025) (opens the handbook))
- Crossbucks mark where the tracks are. (p. 34, Vermont Driver's Manual (2025) (opens the handbook))
- When an arrow panel is in caution mode (a straight line or four blinking corners), slow down and drive with care. (p. 37, Vermont Driver's Manual (2025) (opens the handbook))
- Work zone signs are orange and diamond or rectangular; they warn of closed lanes, detours, rough pavement or flaggers. (p. 37, Vermont Driver's Manual (2025) (opens the handbook))
- Channeling devices like cones, drums and barricades keep traffic out of hazardous work areas and guide it safely through. (p. 37, Vermont Driver's Manual (2025) (opens the handbook))
- A flagger has legal authority to control traffic and must be obeyed, even if the road looks clear to you. (p. 37, Vermont Driver's Manual (2025) (opens the handbook))
Taken from the explanations to checked practice questions; page numbers link to the official handbook.
Sample road signs questions
1.You see this sign on the back of a farm tractor ahead. What does it tell you?
- AThe vehicle carries hazardous cargo
- BThe vehicle travels at slow speeds
- CThe road ahead is closed to trucks
- DThe vehicle is about to turn left
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✓ B. The vehicle travels at slow speeds
The triangle with cut-off points marks vehicles that travel slowly, such as farm equipment, so be ready to slow down well ahead.
2.What does this warning sign mean?
- AA divided highway ends ahead
- BTwo-way traffic begins ahead
- CA divided highway begins ahead
- DA bridge narrows to one lane
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✓ C. A divided highway begins ahead
This sign shows the road splitting around a median ahead: a divided highway begins, so keep to the right.
3.A deer sign has a plate below it reading "next 3 miles." What does the plate add?
- AWhere deer hunting is allowed
- BThe distance to the next town
- CHow far the warning applies
- DThe speed limit for the area
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✓ C. How far the warning applies
Some warning signs add information such as a safe speed or a distance, like a deer crossing area for the next 3 miles.
4.How many sides does a stop sign have?
- A5
- B4
- C6
- D8
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✓ D. 8
A stop sign is an eight-sided octagon, a shape used for no other sign, so you can recognize it even when covered by snow.