Drowsy driving — Vermont Permit Test
Drowsy driving on the Vermont permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
Each year many crashes happen because the driver falls asleep at the wheel. Drowsy drivers can drive so poorly that they appear to be drunk.
It looks the same from outside the car and it ends the same way.
Drowsy drivers can drive so poorly they may appear to be drunk.
Signs of drowsy driving include trouble focusing or keeping your eyes open, yawning repeatedly, not remembering the last few miles, drifting out of the travel lane and missing traffic signs.
Not remembering the last few miles is the one people dismiss, and it means you were asleep for them.
Not remembering the last few miles you drove
The people most at risk of drowsy driving are those who drive after not having enough sleep, which often includes young people, shift workers and people who work very long hours.
Sleep debt is the cause, and it does not matter whether it was a night shift or a night out.
People most at risk of drowsy driving are those who drive after not having enough sleep.
If you become drowsy on the road, find a safe place to pull over and stop. Opening the window and turning up the radio will not keep you awake.
Looking for a way to stay awake is itself the sign that you need to stop.
If you become drowsy while you’re on the road, find a safe place to pull over and stop.
On the test
How does a drowsy driver look to other road users?
Much like a drunk driver. It looks the same from outside the car and it ends the same way. 2025 Vermont Driver's Manual, p.54: “Drowsy drivers can drive so poorly they may appear to be drunk.”
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)