Vermont CDL — General Knowledge practice
Vermont CDL — General Knowledge: Sharing the Road practice test
Driving safely around motorcycles, bicycles, large trucks, pedestrians, and school buses — and knowing who has the right of way.
Content reviewed against official driver handbooks · August 12, 2026
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1. Where the pavement drops off sharply at the road's edge, what steering problem does the manual mention?
Correct answer: The vehicle can be hard to steer as it crosses the drop-off
Besides tilting the vehicle toward the roadside, a drop-off can make the vehicle hard to steer while it crosses the edge, whether leaving the pavement or returning to it.
Source: Vermont Commercial Driver's Manual — Section 2.8.2, Hazardous Roads
2. According to the manual, what conditions in today's world lead more drivers to take out anger and frustration in their vehicles?
Correct answer: Heavy, slow-moving traffic and tight schedules
The manual points to a world where heavy, slow traffic and tight schedules are normal.
Source: Vermont Commercial Driver's Manual — Section 2.10.1, What Is It?
3. Which behaviors does the manual's night-driving section say to watch for as signs that a driver is under the influence?
Correct answer: Trouble staying in the lane or holding speed, and stopping without reason
Watch for drivers who struggle to stay in their lane or to hold their speed, who stop for no reason, or who show other signs of alcohol or drug use.
Source: Vermont Commercial Driver's Manual — Section 2.11.3, Roadway Factors
4. What recognition did Truckers Against Trafficking give driver Kevin Kimmel, whose call the manual describes?
Correct answer: Its 2015 Harriet Tubman Award
Kimmel reported suspicious activity around an RV at a truck stop in 2015, which led to the rescue of a kidnapped young woman. The manual says he was named the organization's 2015 Harriet Tubman Award winner.
Source: Vermont Commercial Driver's Manual — Federal Section
5. The Commissioner's message at the front of Vermont's manual says who is responsible for keeping travel on the state's highways as safe as possible?
Correct answer: All of us, working together
The message closes by saying that responsibility lies with all of us, and that by working together we can carry it out.
Source: Vermont Commercial Driver's Manual — A Message from the Commissioner
6. In the manual's account of the 2015 truck stop case, how quickly did law enforcement reach the scene after the driver's call?
Correct answer: Within a few minutes
The driver's call brought law enforcement out to the truck stop within a few minutes. Doctors said the victim would have died within days had the call not been made.
Source: Vermont Commercial Driver's Manual — Federal Section
7. A Vermont permit holder whose learner's permit carries a Passenger Endorsement is driving a bus. Which of these people may NOT be on board?
Correct answer: A friend riding along as a passenger
Only auditors and inspectors (federal or state), test examiners, fellow trainees and the accompanying CDL holder are allowed aboard.
Source: Vermont Commercial Driver's Manual — Commercial Learner's Permit
8. A van ahead of you has its rear windows stacked full of boxes. Which hazard category from the manual does it fit, and what follows from that?
Correct answer: Blocked vision: the driver may be unable to see you
A van, a loaded station wagon or a car whose rear window is blocked are the manual's examples of drivers whose vision is blocked. People who cannot see others are a very dangerous hazard.
Source: Vermont Commercial Driver's Manual — Section 2.8.3, Drivers Who Are Hazards
9. Section 2.8.3 lists kinds of people and drivers who are hazard clues. Which of these is NOT on its list?
Correct answer: Drivers who dim their headlights early
Shoppers, talkers and children all appear on the list, along with workers, confused drivers, slow drivers and others. Dimming headlights is courteous driving, not a hazard clue.
Source: Vermont Commercial Driver's Manual — Section 2.8.3, Drivers Who Are Hazards
10. Besides endangering tires and wheel rims, what can objects lying in the road damage on your vehicle?
Correct answer: Electrical and brake lines
Fallen objects can damage electrical and brake lines, and they can get caught between dual tires, doing severe damage.
Source: Vermont Commercial Driver's Manual — Section 2.8.2, Hazardous Roads
11. The manual lists "leaving the road" as a clue to an impaired driver. Which examples does it give?
Correct answer: Right wheels dropping onto the shoulder, or the vehicle bumping over a curb in a turn
The examples are right wheels dropping onto the shoulder and a vehicle bumping over a curb during a turn.
Source: Vermont Commercial Driver's Manual — Section 2.8.3, Drivers Who Are Hazards
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