Right turns — Vermont Permit Test
Right turns on the Vermont permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
Approaching a right turn, the vehicle should be about three feet from the right side of the road. Do not swing your vehicle to the left before turning right.
The gap you leave on your right is the gap a bicyclist rides into, and swinging left invites a driver to pass on the inside.
At the approach to a right turn the vehicle should be about three feet from the right side of the road.
Search the intersection left, front, right and quickly left again just before starting a right turn.
The second look left catches the vehicle that arrived while you were checking the other way.
Search the intersection left, front, right and quickly left again just before starting your turn.
Turning right, you must yield to any pedestrian or bicyclist on the right side of the road, and make the turn close to the right side of your lane.
A bicyclist going straight on your right has the road ahead of them, and your turn cuts across it.
Always remain alert for the presence of bicyclists or pedestrians on the right side of the road as you make your turn. You must yield to any pedestrian or bicyclist.
Turning into a street with more than one lane going your way, turn into the nearest lane. Then follow the basic rule of a multilane road: drive to the right unless you are passing or turning.
Landing in the nearest lane keeps the turn predictable for the driver turning beside you.
If you are turning into a street with more than one lane going in your direction, turn into the nearest lane.
On the test
How far from the right side of the road should a vehicle be for a right turn?
About 3 feet. The gap you leave on your right is the gap a bicyclist rides into, and swinging left invites a driver to pass on the inside. 2025 Vermont Driver's Manual, p.27: “At the approach to a right turn the vehicle should be about three feet from the right side of the road.”
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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)