CT Permit Practice Test 25

All 20 questions in test 25

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1. 1. You clip an empty parked car in a Connecticut lot and the owner is nowhere around. What must you leave?

   1. Visible note with date, time, contact
   2. Only your first name on paper
   3. A note only if damage is visible
   4. Nothing, if your car is drivable
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   Visible note with date, time, contact. Hitting a parked vehicle obliges you to find the owner, and failing that, to leave a note where it can be seen carrying the date, the time, and a way to reach you. First names, visible-damage tests, and silent departures all shortchange the owner's claim. Also record any damage to the vehicles involved in the crash. You must report the accident to police if there is an injury, a death, or property damage.

   Study this in the handbook: Avoiding Collisions and After a Crash

2. 2. You roll up to a Connecticut intersection where hedges block both corners. What check comes before entering?

   1. Trust the green light or priority rule alone
   2. Check left and right for traffic, bikes, walkers
   3. Watch only the single lane you plan to join
   4. Rely on mirrors to cover the side streets
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   Check left and right for traffic, bikes, walkers. Before entering any intersection, look first to both left and right for approaching vehicles, bicycles, and crossing pedestrians. When stopped, look again just before moving, and confirm the path stays clear all the way through. Priority rules and signals cannot certify that others will obey them, and mirrors cannot cover crossing streams. Blocked corners demand the slow creep that lets you and cross drivers see each other in time.

   Study this in the handbook: Railroad Crossings and Work Zones

3. 3. Broken yellow paint separates you from oncoming traffic on a Connecticut road. What does the break pattern permit?

   1. Passing whenever the road is straight
   2. Passing when the maneuver is safe
   3. Driving on the left as a travel lane
   4. Passing through intersections freely
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   Passing when the maneuver is safe. A dashed yellow center line separates opposite flows and permits passing when conditions make it safe. Straightness alone ignores hidden driveways, intersections, and closing speeds, and the left side never becomes a travel lane. Intersections are among the worst passing places, since turning vehicles appear without warning. Pair the permission with sight distance, space, and a clean return gap. Dashed yellow lines separate traffic moving in opposite directions.

   Study this in the handbook: Pavement Markings and Special Lanes

4. 4. A pennant-shaped sign stands on your left on a two-lane, two-way road. What begins there?

   1. A passing zone for traffic in both directions
   2. A school crossing patrol area
   3. A detour for oversized vehicles
   4. A no-passing zone for your direction
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   A no-passing zone for your direction. The three-sided pennant marks the start of a no-passing zone and sits on the left side of a two-lane, two-way roadway where pavement markings agree. Passing ahead of you in your lane is prohibited from that point. It opens no passing zone, detour, or school area. Center line markings carry the same message when the pennant is absent. Where a solid yellow line runs on your side beside a broken line, passing is not permitted on your side.

   Study this in the handbook: Sign Shapes and Regulatory Signs

5. 5. You leave a highway for local streets and feel you are crawling. What is the risk?

   1. Local streets feel faster at low speed
   2. Speedometers read high after highway use
   3. You may actually be going much faster than you think
   4. Traffic lights reset your speed sense fully
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   You may actually be going much faster than you think. After sustained highway speed, ordinary street pace feels deceptively slow, and drivers carry over more speed than they realize. People judge speed poorly in general, so check the speedometer often after leaving fast roads. Instruments do not drift from highway use, and signals do not reset judgment. The posted limit, not the feeling, governs your pace. This is especially true when you leave high-speed roads for local roads.

   Study this in the handbook: Traffic Lights, Arrows and HAWK Signals

6. 6. You and another driver stop together at a four-way stop in Connecticut, the other car on your right. What follows?

   1. Both creep forward together
   2. You go first, because you stopped first
   3. The vehicle on the right goes first
   4. Left goes first to clear the box
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   The vehicle on the right goes first. Simultaneous arrivals at a four-way stop break the tie in favor of the vehicle on the right. Earlier solo arrivals would own the turn by stopping first, but a tie follows the right rule. Creeping together, stop-sign confidence, and left-first habits all scramble the order that prevents mid-intersection meetings. Stop fully first, since rolling stops forfeit arrival claims entirely. The driver reaching the intersection first goes first, after coming to a complete stop.

   Study this in the handbook: Traffic Lights, Arrows and HAWK Signals

7. 7. You plan to leave a Connecticut highway at the next exit. When should you slow down?

   1. Only after you move onto the exit ramp
   2. A mile before the exit ramp begins
   3. As soon as the exit sign first appears
   4. While still centered in the through lane
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   Only after you move onto the exit ramp. Keep pace with main road traffic while you remain on it, then do the slowing on the exit ramp where following drivers expect it. Braking early in a through lane surprises traffic behind you and invites rear-end conflicts. A mile of early slowing and braking at the first sign both create that problem. The ramp exists partly to absorb your speed change.

   Study this in the handbook: Space Cushion and Following Distance

8. 8. A solid white line separates your lane from the next on a Connecticut highway. What guidance does it give?

   1. Change lanes whenever signaled
   2. Trucks must use the right side
   3. That lane is ending within a mile
   4. Stay in lane barring a special need
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   Stay in lane barring a special need. Solid white lines between same-direction lanes counsel staying put unless a special situation genuinely requires crossing. Routine signaled changes belong at dashed white lines instead. The solid line does not announce an ending lane or assign trucks a side. Treat crossings as exceptions for hazards, directions, or officer instruction, executed with full checks when unavoidable. Dashed white lines between lanes mean you may cross to change lanes if it is safe to do so.

   Study this in the handbook: Pavement Markings and Special Lanes

9. 9. An angry driver follows you after a road dispute. Where should you drive?

   1. Home, so you can park in your driveway
   2. To a quiet road where you can talk it out
   3. To a police station or a public lit place
   4. In circles until the driver gets bored
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   To a police station or a public lit place. Going home shows a pursuer where you live and ends at an empty driveway. A police station, convenience store, or other public and well-lit location puts witnesses and help around you. Quiet roads isolate you with the threat, and circling wastes the chance to reach safety. Stay in the vehicle and seek assistance once you arrive. Calling the police when you arrive is the best way to report aggressive driving.

   Study this in the handbook: Distractions, Fatigue and Aggressive Driving

10. 10. You plan a lane change on a Connecticut highway in ten seconds. When should the signal start?

    1. At least three seconds before the move
    2. Right as the wheel turns
    3. After checking the blind spot only
    4. One second after drifting over
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    At least three seconds before the move. Signaling at least three seconds before changing direction gives surrounding drivers time to read and answer your plan. Signaling with the wheel, after checks, or mid-drift announces a move already happening, which is warning in name only. Try to signal at least three seconds before you make your move, so that drivers behind and beside you have time to see your plan and adjust their speed or position. A late signal gives them no time to react.

    Study this in the handbook: Headlights, Horn and Turn Signals

11. 11. Experienced drivers scan how far ahead to spot trouble early in Connecticut?

    1. At least twelve seconds ahead
    2. About two seconds ahead
    3. Only to the next vehicle ahead
    4. Half a second past the hood
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    At least twelve seconds ahead. Safer drivers look at least twelve seconds ahead, roughly a city block in town or a quarter mile on the highway. That horizon turns emergencies into gradual adjustments and steadies steering. Two-second glances, bumper watching, and hood focus all deliver hazards too late for smooth responses. Sides and mirrors complete the scan, but the long forward look leads the system.

    Study this in the handbook: Space Cushion and Following Distance

12. 12. How much alcohol can impair a Connecticut driver who is under twenty-one?

    1. Three drinks before any effect
    2. Only hard liquor has an effect
    3. As little as one drink
    4. Wine and beer never impair youth
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    As little as one drink. Zero tolerance rests on a simple fact: a driver under twenty-one can be considered impaired after only one drink. Beer and wine count fully toward that drink, and waiting for a third drink misunderstands both law and physiology. New drivers suffer alcohol's effects even more strongly while still learning vehicle control. The safe youth rule is abstinence whenever driving follows.

    Study this in the handbook: Alcohol, Testing and DUI Suspensions

13. 13. A school bus on the far side of your two-way Connecticut road flashes red and stops. Your side has no barrier. What applies?

    1. Far-side buses never bind you
    2. Stop only if children step out first
    3. Slow to fifteen and pass it
    4. Stop and remain stopped until safe
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    Stop and remain stopped until safe. Flashing red on a school bus binds traffic on both sides of an undivided road, yours included, plus traffic approaching at intersections. Stop and remain stopped until proceeding is safe after the lights end and children clear. Rolling passes and visible-children tests gamble on the smallest road users. Only a median or physical barrier between roadways releases the far stream.

    Study this in the handbook: Right of Way at Intersections

14. 14. You are driving at night and a guide dog team crosses far ahead at an unmarked Connecticut crosswalk. Your light turns green. What must you do?

    1. Wait until the team is clear
    2. Green governs; proceed slowly
    3. Honk softly to speed the team
    4. Edge forward to claim the lane
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    Wait until the team is clear. Guide dog and white cane users keep absolute right-of-way regardless of signals, paint, or hour. The handbook says to stop and stay stopped if the person is attempting to cross or is in the process of crossing the road. At regulated intersections you remain stopped until the pedestrian is out of the road, even on green. Soft honks and lane claiming pressure a person navigating without sight. Do not use your horn near these pedestrians, because it could confuse or frighten them.

    Study this in the handbook: Pedestrians, Bicyclists and Horses

15. 15. A multi-lane highway sign warns your direction will lose a lane ahead. What should you anticipate?

    1. A toll plaza charging by lane
    2. Reversible lanes begin at noon along this stretch
    3. A mandatory exit for all traffic
    4. Change lanes or make room to merge
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    Change lanes or make room to merge. Lane reduction warnings appear on multi-lane highways before the roadway narrows. Expect to change lanes yourself or to make room for vehicles merging from the ending lane. Toll plazas, mandatory exits, and reversible lanes carry different signs and controls. Begin positioning early rather than racing the taper, and check mirrors before any move. Be prepared for the number of lanes to shrink in your direction.

    Study this in the handbook: Warning, School and Guide Signs

16. 16. A pedestrian-crossing warning sign faces you before a marked crosswalk in Connecticut. What response fits?

    1. Maintain your speed; walkers must wait for you
    2. Stop in the crosswalk to look
    3. Honk so walkers clear the lane
    4. Watch for people; be ready to slow or stop
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    Watch for people; be ready to slow or stop. The walking-figure warning means people may already be stepping into your path. Watch the curbs and the crosswalk, slow as needed, and stop when someone is crossing or about to enter. Walkers hold rights in marked and unmarked crosswalks alike, so honking them aside or holding speed misreads the duty. Stopping inside the crosswalk itself blocks the very path you protect.

    Study this in the handbook: Warning, School and Guide Signs

17. 17. A solid yellow edge line runs along the left side of the roadway. What does it mark?

    1. A lane reserved for passing on the left
    2. The left edge of a divided street or roadway
    3. The boundary of a bicycle lane
    4. A parking lane for divided highways
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    The left edge of a divided street or roadway. Edge lines trace the roadway borders so drivers can judge their position in darkness or poor weather. White sits on the right edge, while solid yellow marks the left edge where divided streets or roadways separate opposing flows. It reserves no passing or bicycle lane and never invites parking. Crossing it means leaving the traveled roadway. Divided roadways have a median or divider that separates traffic moving in opposite directions.

    Study this in the handbook: Pavement Markings and Special Lanes

18. 18. You drive away from a low rising or setting sun. Why turn on headlights?

    1. To see the road surface more clearly
    2. So drivers coming toward you can see your vehicle
    3. To signal that the sun is in your eyes
    4. Headlights dry moisture off the windshield
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    So drivers coming toward you can see your vehicle. With the sun behind you, drivers facing you stare into glare and may miss your vehicle entirely. Headlights give them a visible target through the brightness. Your own view gains little, no signal meaning attaches, and lamps do not dry glass. Drivers coming toward you may have trouble seeing your vehicle in that glare, so make it easier to spot by turning on your headlights.

    Study this in the handbook: Headlights, Horn and Turn Signals

19. 19. You drive after dark with only parking lights on. What is wrong?

    1. Parking lights are for parked vehicles
    2. Nothing, parking lights save the battery
    3. Parking lights are brighter than headlights
    4. Headlights may only be used outside towns
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    Parking lights are for parked vehicles. Parking lights mark a stationary vehicle and give almost no road illumination or presence at speed. Whenever driving needs lights, headlights belong on, helping you see and helping others see you. Brightness claims reverse reality, and towns impose no headlight ban. Use your headlights at night and at other times when it is hard to see. Parking lights are meant only for parked vehicles, where they mark the car without lighting the road.

    Study this in the handbook: Headlights, Horn and Turn Signals

20. 20. You park facing downhill or uphill on a Connecticut hill. How should the front wheels point?

    1. Straight ahead, parallel to the curb line of the road
    2. Sharply toward the side of the road or curb
    3. Sharply away from the curb and out into traffic
    4. Toward whichever side is downhill only
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    Sharply toward the side of the road or curb. Angling the wheels toward the roadside aims a rolling vehicle away from traffic if brakes or gear holding fail. The curb or shoulder then catches the car instead of the travel lane. Straight wheels let it roll into the street, and wheels pointed outward steer it directly there. Turn toward the side whether facing up or down the hill. Turning the wheels this way keeps a rolling vehicle off the roadway.

    Study this in the handbook: Right of Way at Intersections