No owner or operator of a motor vehicle required to be licensed shall operate or permit operation of the vehicle in Vermont without having in effect an automobile liability policy or bond. There are specified minimum requirements for the amount of insurance coverage that is required in Vermont. You must provide proof of insurance both to register a vehicle and to have it inspected in Vermont.
Speed
Speed limits are those posted on traffic signs. If no limit is posted on a state highway, the maximum speed is 50 m.p.h. Regardless of what speed is posted, you always have to obey the basic rule: you may drive only as fast as is safe under the prevailing conditions. For example, during heavy rain, snow, or fog, you can be pulled over and fined for imprudent driving even if you were not going faster than the posted speed.
Safe driving guidelines recommend keeping one car length between you and the car in front of you for every ten m.p.h. For example, if you are driving 30 m.p.h. you should keep 3 car lengths between you and the car in front of you.
The points assessed against your license increase depending on how far over the limit you were going. Also, the amount of the fine increases with the amount over the speed limit. Lastly, driving considerably over the speed limit can result in either a conviction for careless driving or reckless driving, offenses for which conviction can result in a jail sentence.
Drunk Driving
Vermont law provides that, as a condition of being granted the privilege of operating a motor vehicle in this state, every person who operates or attempts to operate or is in actual physical control of any vehicle on any road has given his or her consent to a breath test to determine the person’s alcohol concentration or the presence of other drugs in the blood. If breath testing equipment is not reasonably available, or if you are unable to give a sufficient sample of breath for testing, or if the officer has reasonable ground to believe you are under the influence of a drug other than alcohol, you can be required to submit to a blood test if the officer reasonably believes that you were operating, attempting to operate, or were in actual physical control of a vehicle on a road.
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