Anti lock brakes — Vermont Permit Test
Anti lock brakes on the Vermont permit test — 2 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
Anti-lock brakes let you brake and steer at the same time. Expect noise and vibration in the brake pedal, and do not pump the brake or lift off it, because that disengages the system.
The pulsing in the pedal is the system working, and lifting off is the one thing that switches it off.
They allow you to brake and steer at the same time. Expect noise and vibration in the brake pedal.
An ABS warning light shows briefly on the instrument panel when you start the vehicle. If it stays on once you begin to drive, the ABS is not working, although the vehicle still has brakes.
The light is telling you the help has gone, not that the brakes have, so you slow earlier rather than stopping.
If your ABS light stays on after you begin to drive, your vehicle’s ABS system is not working. However, the vehicle does still have brakes.
On the test
What should a driver do when anti-lock brakes start to vibrate?
Hold steady pressure on the pedal. The pulsing in the pedal is the system working, and lifting off is the one thing that switches it off. 2025 Vermont Driver's Manual, p.48: “They allow you to brake and steer at the same time. Expect noise and vibration in the brake pedal.”
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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)