Bicyclist responsibilities — Vermont Permit Test
Bicyclist responsibilities on the Vermont permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
A bicyclist must always ride with through traffic on the right side of the road, and must obey all traffic signals and signs.
A rider coming the wrong way arrives from a direction no driver is looking in.
Always ride with through traffic on the right side of the road.
A bicyclist should ride in a predictable manner, in a straight line, and should not weave in and out of parked cars.
A rider who disappears between parked cars and reappears is a rider nobody behind has planned for.
Always ride in a straight line; do not weave in and out of parked cars.
Bicyclists are allowed to ride two abreast so long as they do not impede the normal and reasonable flow of traffic.
The permission has a condition attached, which is why riders drop into single file on a busy road.
Bicyclists are allowed to ride two abreast so long as they do not impede the normal and reasonable flow of traffic.
A bicyclist must always signal their intent to turn using the proper hand signals, and must look to make sure the lanes are clear before changing lane position or turning.
A bicycle has no turn signals, so the arm is the only warning a driver behind is going to get.
You must always signal your intent to turn, using the proper hand signals.
On the test
Which way must a bicyclist ride on a Vermont road?
With the traffic, on the right side of the road. A rider coming the wrong way arrives from a direction no driver is looking in. 2025 Vermont Driver's Manual, p.41: “Always ride with through traffic on the right side of the road.”
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)