The endorsement, the learner's permit and rider courses 19
A licensed Vermont driver has no motorcycle endorsement. What must that driver have upon his or her person to ride a motorcycle?23 V.S.A. § 615(a)(2)
A student passes the applicable examination or test given by an authorized Vermont instructor. What does the instructor issue?23 V.S.A. § 617(f)(1)
A Vermont rider lets the original motorcycle permit and both renewals run out without passing the skill test or a rider course. How long is the wait for another permit?23 V.S.A. § 617(b)(4)
A Vermont rider's any-motorcycle permit and its renewals have run out. Which permit may the rider seek without the wait?23 V.S.A. § 617(b)(4)(B)
How many days does a Vermont motorcycle learner's permit last from its date of issuance?23 V.S.A. § 617(b)(2)
How many times may a Vermont motorcycle learner's permit be renewed?23 V.S.A. § 617(b)(3)
Operators of which vehicle are exempt from Vermont's motorcycle learner's permit and motorcycle endorsement requirements?23 V.S.A. § 601(f)
What does completing a rider training course on the Vermont Commissioner's approved list satisfy?23 V.S.A. § 617(f)(2)
What does the Vermont Department issue to a person who satisfactorily completes a rider training course?23 V.S.A. § 733(d)
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The endorsement, the learner's permit and rider courses, continued
What guides the Vermont Department when it sets standards for the motorcycle rider training program?23 V.S.A. § 733(g)
What must a Vermont learner's permit for the operation of a motorcycle contain?23 V.S.A. § 617(e)(1)
What must be filed with the Commissioner before Vermont issues a learner's permit to a person under 18?23 V.S.A. § 617(c)
What must the Vermont Commissioner offer the operator of a three-wheeled motorcycle that is not an autocycle?23 V.S.A. § 601(f)
Which courses are on the list the Vermont Commissioner keeps under 23 V.S.A. § 617(f)(2)?23 V.S.A. § 617(f)(2)
Which part of the motorcycle endorsement examination may still be outstanding when Vermont issues a motorcycle learner's permit?23 V.S.A. § 617(b)(2)
Which step lets a Vermont rider get a new motorcycle learner's permit without serving the wait that follows two used-up renewals?23 V.S.A. § 617(b)(4)(A)
Which two kinds of motorcycle learner's permit must the Vermont Commissioner offer?23 V.S.A. § 617(b)(1)
Who may apply for a learner's permit for the operation of a motorcycle under 23 V.S.A. § 617(b)?23 V.S.A. § 617(b)(1)
Whom may the Vermont Commissioner authorize to give the motorcycle endorsement examination or the motorcycle skill test?23 V.S.A. § 617(f)(1)
Headgear, eye protection, lamps, brakes and handlebars 12
A Vermont motorcycle carries a passenger on its own seat. What must the motorcycle have for that passenger?23 V.S.A. § 1117(a)
During which hours must a Vermont rider's glasses, goggles or face shield have colorless lenses?23 V.S.A. § 1257
For which passengers does Vermont not require footrests?23 V.S.A. § 1117(a)
How high may the handlebars of a Vermont motorcycle rise above the part of the seat the operator occupies?23 V.S.A. § 1117(b)
Outside night hours, a Vermont rider's eye protection must be colorless when persons and vehicles are not clearly discernible at what distance ahead?23 V.S.A. § 1257
What brake equipment does Vermont require on a motorcycle, at the least?23 V.S.A. § 1307(b)
What lighted lamps must a Vermont motorcycle carry to be operated at night?23 V.S.A. § 1243(a)
Where must the light on a sidecar attached to a Vermont motorcycle be?23 V.S.A. § 1243(a)
Which federal standard must protective headgear meet on a Vermont highway?23 V.S.A. § 1256
Which Vermont motorcycle operators does the eye protection section not reach?23 V.S.A. § 1257
Who approves the design of the head lamp and tail lamp a Vermont motorcycle uses at night?23 V.S.A. § 1243(a)
Who is exempt from Vermont's motorcycle headgear requirement?23 V.S.A. § 1256
Seats, passengers and packages 8
A Vermont motorcycle is designed for two. Besides the permanent seat, where may the passenger ride?23 V.S.A. § 1114(a)
How must an individual sit while riding upon a Vermont motorcycle?23 V.S.A. § 1114(b)
In what position may a passenger not ride on a Vermont motorcycle?23 V.S.A. § 1114(d)
What does 23 V.S.A. § 1116 forbid a person riding a motorcycle to do on a roadway?23 V.S.A. § 1116
What does Vermont law say about carrying a package while operating a motorcycle?23 V.S.A. § 1114(c)
When may the operator of a Vermont motorcycle carry another individual?23 V.S.A. § 1114(a)
Where may the operator of a Vermont motorcycle or motor-driven cycle ride?23 V.S.A. § 1114(a)
Whom does Vermont exempt from the rule on sitting astride the seat?23 V.S.A. § 1114(b)
Passing in a lane 2
May a Vermont motorcyclist overtake and pass within the same lane that the overtaken vehicle occupies?23 V.S.A. § 1115(b)
Who is exempt from Vermont's bans on passing in the same lane and on riding between lanes?23 V.S.A. § 1115(e)
Motorcycles, autocycles and motor-driven cycles defined 12
A Vermont "motor-driven cycle" has a combustion engine. What is its greatest piston or rotor displacement?23 V.S.A. § 4(45)(A)
Does Vermont's definition of "motorcycle" take in autocycles?23 V.S.A. § 4(18)(A)
How do the occupants of a Vermont "autocycle" sit?23 V.S.A. § 4(18)(B)
How is a Vermont "autocycle" designed to be controlled?23 V.S.A. § 4(18)(B)
How many wheels may a vehicle have in contact with the ground and still be a "motorcycle" in Vermont law?23 V.S.A. § 4(18)(A)
Is an electric bicycle a "motor-driven cycle" under Vermont's definitions?23 V.S.A. § 4(45)(A)
What is the most power the power source of a Vermont "motor-driven cycle" may provide?23 V.S.A. § 4(45)(A)
What is the top speed, unassisted on a level road surface, of a Vermont "motor-driven cycle"?23 V.S.A. § 4(45)(A)
What kind of power drive system does a Vermont "motor-driven cycle" have?23 V.S.A. § 4(45)(A)
What makes an autocycle "fully enclosed" in Vermont law?23 V.S.A. § 4(18)(C)
What must a Vermont "autocycle" be equipped with for all occupants?23 V.S.A. § 4(18)(B)
Which of these does Vermont's definition of "motorcycle" exclude?23 V.S.A. § 4(18)(A)
How this list was compiled: Written from the Vermont Statutes Annotated, Title 23 (Motor Vehicles), sections 601, 617, 615, 733, 1256, 1257, 1243, 1307, 1117, 1114, 1116, 1115, 4, each read on the Vermont General Assembly's site, https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/title/23, on 2026-09-30. Each question names its section and links to it. That a knowledge examination comes before the permit is 23 V.S.A. § 617(b)(2): the motorcycle learner's permit is issued after the applicant has passed all parts of the applicable motorcycle endorsement examination other than a skill test. Exam facts on the page come from the Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles page https://dmv.vermont.gov/licenses/types-of-licenses-ids/motorcycle-endorsement, read with a browser on 2026-09-30: a 25-question, multiple-choice knowledge exam, passed at 80% or better, based on the material in the motorcycle manual, with a wait of at least one day after a failed exam and a skills exam after it. Licence: Own work. Questions, answer choices and explanations were written for this site from the statute text; nothing is copied from the Vermont motorcycle manual, the Motorcycle Safety Foundation or another practice test.
How it works
This unofficial Vermont motorcycle permit test practice has 53 questions from Title 23 of the Vermont Statutes, with the section under each. It covers the law only; the DMV's exam draws on the motorcycle manual, so study that too.
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The 120-day permit and its two renewals
Any licensed person may apply for a motorcycle learner's permit, for three-wheeled motorcycles only or for any motorcycle. It lasts 120 days and may be renewed only twice; after that comes a 12-month wait unless a rider training course is completed (23 V.S.A. § 617). Headgear is required for every operator and passenger (§ 1256).
What the DMV publishes about the test
The DMV's motorcycle endorsement page, read September 2026, describes a 25-question multiple-choice knowledge exam passed at 80% or better, with a wait of at least one day after a fail and a skills exam afterward. Exam mode here copies both figures: press it under the question, then Start the exam.
Handlebars may rise no more than 15 inches above the operator's part of the seat, and a passenger outside a sidecar needs footrests (§ 1117).
Questions and answers
How many questions are on the Vermont motorcycle permit test, and how many can you miss?
Twenty-five, multiple choice, and you can miss 5: 80% or better passes, says the DMV's motorcycle endorsement page, read September 2026. Both figures in Exam mode are the DMV's.
Can you carry a passenger with a motorcycle permit in Vermont?
No. A licensed person without a motorcycle endorsement may ride with no passengers, only during daylight hours, and only with a valid motorcycle learner's permit on his or her person (23 V.S.A. § 615).
Is this the Vermont DMV's own motorcycle exam?
No. Nobody at the Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles wrote, reviewed or approved these questions, and this is not a government website. Every answer rests on a section of Title 23 of the Vermont Statutes Annotated.