Animals on the road — Vermont Permit Test
Animals on the road on the Vermont permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
On a public highway a person riding an animal, or driving an animal drawn vehicle, is granted all the rights of the driver of a motor vehicle.
A horse and rider are traffic, which is why passing one is governed by rules and not by patience.
When on a public highway a person riding an animal, or driving an animal drawn vehicle, is granted all the rights of a driver of a motor vehicle.
A motor vehicle operator must reduce speed, and possibly stop, and take every reasonable precaution to keep from frightening an animal and to protect the rider or driver.
A frightened horse goes wherever it decides to, and the rider has very little say in it.
It shall be necessary for a motor vehicle operator to reduce speed when coming upon such a situation, and possibly even stop
Never blow your horn or rev your engine around an animal, and use the full traffic lane to pass it completely without cutting quickly back into your lane.
Noise is what startles an animal, and a car cutting back in is a wall appearing beside it.
Use the full traffic lane to completely pass the animal and never cut quickly back into your lane.
When following a horse with a rider, a horse and wagon, or herded animals, leave at least a 4 second following distance.
Animals stop and turn without warning, and four seconds is the room to do something about it.
When following a horse with a rider, horse and wagon, or herded animals, leave at least a 4 second following distance.
On the test
What rights does a person riding a horse on a Vermont highway have?
All the rights of the driver of a motor vehicle. A horse and rider are traffic, which is why passing one is governed by rules and not by patience. 2025 Vermont Driver's Manual, p.45: “When on a public highway a person riding an animal, or driving an animal drawn vehicle, is granted all the rights of a driver of a motor vehicle.”
How this works
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Where these come from
Every rule here is checked against 2025 Vermont Driver's Manual, published by the Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-09-15.
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/VT.pdf (2025 Vermont Driver's Manual, form VN-007, retrieved 2026-09-14)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/VT.pages.txt (pdftotext -layout over that PDF; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/SOURCES.json (sha256, folio offset 1, folioMarker, nonLawPages, signGalleryPages and the extraction flag, each with its basis)