Connecticut permit test: turns, right-of-way and signals
Turning, stopping, right-of-way, roundabouts, U-turns, turn signals and hand signals. 24 questions, 10 at a time, starting with ones you haven't seen.
Rules to remember10 key turns, right-of-way and signals rulesShow the rules
- Drivers entering a traffic circle or rotary must yield to drivers already in the circle. (p. 38, State of Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023) (opens the handbook))
- At a four-way stop, the first to arrive goes first after a full stop. (p. 38, State of Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023) (opens the handbook))
- You must obey signals from a law enforcement officer, even if they contradict the traffic signal. (p. 38, State of Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023) (opens the handbook))
- Drivers turning left must yield to oncoming vehicles going straight. (p. 38, State of Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023) (opens the handbook))
- When a bus going your direction signals that it is pulling out, the law makes you give it the right-of-way. (p. 39, State of Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023) (opens the handbook))
- Parking lights are for parked vehicles only. (p. 40, State of Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023) (opens the handbook))
- If you turn on your wipers, you must turn on your headlights. (p. 40, State of Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023) (opens the handbook))
- Dim your high beams when you come within about one block of an oncoming vehicle. (p. 40, State of Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023) (opens the handbook))
- Try to signal at least three seconds before you make your move so others have time to react. (p. 41, State of Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023) (opens the handbook))
- Tap your brake pedal quickly three or four times to warn drivers behind you before slowing where they won't expect it. (p. 41, State of Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023) (opens the handbook))
Taken from the explanations to checked practice questions; page numbers link to the official handbook.
Sample turns, right-of-way and signals questions
1.You are driving at night in thick fog. Which headlights should you use?
- ANo lights
- BLow beams
- CHigh beams
- DParking lights only
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✓ B. Low beams
Use low beams in fog or hard rain or snow. High beams reflect back and cause glare.
Source: State of Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023), page 40
2.You are pulling out of a driveway onto a main road. Who must yield?
- ATraffic on the main road must let you in
- BNeither, if you signal
- CWhoever is going faster
- DYou must yield to traffic on the main road
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✓ D. You must yield to traffic on the main road
When you enter a road from a driveway, alley or the roadside, the vehicles already on that main road have priority; wait for a safe gap.
Source: State of Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023), page 39
3.You are turning left at an intersection with a green light. A car is coming straight toward you. Who goes first?
- AThe larger vehicle
- BYou, because your light is green
- CWhoever reaches the middle first
- DThe oncoming car going straight
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✓ D. The oncoming car going straight
Drivers turning left must yield to oncoming vehicles going straight.
Source: State of Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023), page 38
4.Two cars stop at a four-way stop at the same moment, and one is to your right. Who goes first?
- AThe car turning left
- BThe driver who honks
- CYou go first
- DThe car on your right
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✓ D. The car on your right
At a four-way stop, the first to arrive goes first after a full stop. If two arrive together, the vehicle on the right goes first.
Source: State of Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023), page 38