Connecticut permit test: sharing the road
Work zones, vulnerable users, emergency vehicles, pedestrians, bicyclists, motorcycles, slow-moving vehicles, ice cream trucks, horses and trucks. 34 questions, 10 at a time, starting with ones you haven't seen.
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- Always slow and look up and down the tracks. (p. 17, State of Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023) (opens the handbook))
- At an intersection with an inoperative signal, you must stop as though it were controlled by a stop sign. (p. 17, State of Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023) (opens the handbook))
- Drivers must allow at least three feet of distance when passing vulnerable users such as pedestrians, bicyclists and highway workers. (p. 18, State of Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023) (opens the handbook))
- Bicyclists under 16 must wear a helmet. (p. 19, State of Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023) (opens the handbook))
- Motorcycle turn signals may not cancel on their own, and the rider may have forgotten them. (p. 20, State of Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023) (opens the handbook))
- Farm tractors, animal-drawn vehicles and road maintenance vehicles usually go 25 mph or less and should show an orange slow-moving triangle. (p. 20, State of Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023) (opens the handbook))
- Stop at least 10 feet from the front or back of the truck. (p. 20, State of Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023) (opens the handbook))
- Allow a 3 to 4 second following distance behind a motorcycle, and more in wet conditions, because motorcycles can stop quickly. (p. 20, State of Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023) (opens the handbook))
- About half of motorcycle crashes involve another vehicle, and nearly 40 percent are caused by that vehicle turning left in front of the rider. (p. 20, State of Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023) (opens the handbook))
- A truck's blind spots may reach up to 20 feet in front of the cab and about 200 feet behind it. (p. 21, 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 sharing the road questions
1.A truck ahead of you is signaling a right turn at an intersection and swings left. What should you do?
- AHonk so it moves back
- BPass it on the left quickly
- CStay behind it and let it turn
- DPass it on the right
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✓ C. Stay behind it and let it turn
Trucks swing wide to make right turns. Don't pass on the right of a truck near an intersection, or you could be trapped between it and the curb.
Source: State of Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023), page 22
2.You are passing a tractor-trailer on the highway. What should you do?
- APass slowly so it can see you
- BStay beside the cab to be seen
- CPull in front and then brake
- DPass promptly; don't linger alongside
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✓ D. Pass promptly; don't linger alongside
Complete the pass as promptly as traffic allows. Lingering alongside the cab may put you where the driver can't see you.
Source: State of Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023), page 21
3.At what age must a bicyclist in Connecticut wear a helmet?
- AAll ages
- BUnder 12
- CUnder 16
- DUnder 18
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✓ C. Under 16
Bicyclists under 16 must wear a helmet. Riders 16 and older should consider wearing one.
Source: State of Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023), page 19
4.You are convicted of speeding in a Connecticut work zone. What is the maximum fine?
- AUp to $100
- BUp to $1,000
- CUp to $250
- DUp to $500
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✓ B. Up to $1,000
Speeding, disobeying traffic controls, using an improper lane or endangering a worker in a work zone can bring fines up to $1,000, points and retraining.
Source: State of Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023), page 17