All 39 Connecticut Permit Test Questions
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Get Smart Review & Mock Exams Licensing & Permits The minimum age for a learner's permit in Connecticut is:
Answer: 16
You must be at least 16 for a learner's permit.
The Connecticut knowledge test has how many questions, and how many must you get right?
Answer: 25 questions, 20 correct
The knowledge test is 25 questions; you need 20 correct to pass.
A Connecticut learner's permit is valid until you get a license or:
Answer: 2 years
The permit is valid until you get a license or 2 years, whichever comes first.
During the FIRST six months with a Connecticut license, a 16–17-year-old may drive only with:
Answer: A parent/instructor or a licensed driver providing instruction
For the first 6 months, only a driving instructor or a parent/qualified licensed driver may ride along.
During the SECOND six months (months 7–12), the only additional passengers allowed are:
Answer: Members of the driver's immediate family
In months 7–12, only immediate family members may ride along.
Connecticut's teen curfew prohibits driving between:
Answer: 11 p.m. and 5 a.m.
No driving 11 p.m.–5 a.m. unless for work, school, religious activities, medical necessity, or Safe Ride Program.
The Connecticut curfew has exceptions for:
Answer: Employment, school, religious activities, medical necessity, or Safe Ride Program driving
Exceptions include employment, school, religious activities, medical necessity, and Safe Ride Program driving.
To get a permit you must pass a:
Answer: Vision test (plus the 25-question knowledge test)
A vision test and the 25-question knowledge test are required.
While driving you must:
Answer: Carry your license and show it on request
Carry and present your license when asked.
To ride a motorcycle in Connecticut you need:
Answer: A motorcycle endorsement
A motorcycle endorsement is required.
Alcohol, Drugs & the Law If arrested for DUI in Connecticut, you'll be asked to submit to a blood, breath, or urine test. Failing it suspends your license for at least:
Answer: 45 days
Failing the test brings at least a 45-day suspension.
After a Connecticut DUI, reinstatement requires you to install and maintain:
Answer: An Ignition Interlock Device (IID)
An Ignition Interlock Device (IID) is required as a condition of reinstatement.
.02 under 21 .08 adult
In Connecticut, an adult (21+) is DUI at a BAC of:
Answer: 0.08
Adults are DUI at 0.08.
.02 under 21 .08 adult
A Connecticut driver under 21 is DUI at a BAC of:
Answer: 0.02
Under-21 drivers are DUI at 0.02.
A commercial driver in Connecticut is DUI at a BAC of:
Answer: 0.04
Commercial drivers are DUI at 0.04.
The only thing that lowers your BAC is:
Answer: Time
Only time removes alcohol from your body.
The safest choice if you'll be drinking is to:
Answer: Use a designated driver or ride
Plan a sober ride — never drive impaired.
Sharing the Road Under Connecticut's Move Over Law, when any vehicle is pulled over on the road you must:
Answer: Slow down below the posted limit AND move over one lane when safe
Slow below the posted limit and move over one lane when it's safe.
When an emergency vehicle approaches with lights and siren, you must:
Answer: Pull to the right and stop until it passes
Pull to the right (or as near right as possible) and stop until it passes.
After pulling over for an emergency vehicle, you must remain stopped until:
Answer: The emergency vehicle has passed (or an officer directs you)
Stay stopped until the emergency vehicle passes, unless an officer/firefighter directs otherwise.
Give a motorcycle:
Answer: A full lane
Motorcycles are entitled to a full lane.
When passing a bicyclist, you should:
Answer: Give room and pass only when safe
Give bicyclists room and pass only when safe.
When a school bus stops with red lights flashing on an undivided road, traffic:
Answer: In both directions must stop
Both directions stop for a stopped school bus on an undivided road.
Signaling & Communication You should signal before turning for at least:
Answer: 100 feet
Signal at least 100 feet before turning.
Use headlights:
Answer: At night and when visibility is reduced (and when wipers are on)
Use headlights at night, in low visibility, and when your wipers are on for weather.
A left arm extended straight out means:
Answer: Left turn
Arm straight out = left turn.
Vehicle Equipment Connecticut's 'Click It or Ticket' means:
Answer: Seat belts are required and enforced
Buckle up — seat belts are required and enforced.
Even at 25 mph, the force of a head-on crash is compared to:
Answer: Pedaling a bicycle full-speed into a brick wall
At 25 mph a head-on crash hits like riding a bike full-speed into a brick wall — always buckle up.
Connecticut requires proper child restraints for:
Answer: Young children by age/weight/height
Young children must be in appropriate child restraints.
If your turn signals fail, you should:
Answer: Use hand signals until repaired
Use hand signals if your signals fail.
Safe Driving
In Connecticut, using a hand-held cell phone while driving is:
Answer: Illegal — use hands-free (no phone use for permit/teen drivers)
Hand-held phone use is illegal; teen/permit drivers may not use a phone at all.
If you become drowsy while driving, you should:
Answer: Pull over safely and rest
Only rest cures drowsiness — pull over.
On snow or ice, you should:
Answer: Slow down and leave extra following distance
Reduce speed and leave more room on snow and ice.
Keeping a safe following distance helps you:
Answer: React to sudden stops without a crash
Space ahead gives you time to react and avoid rear-ending others.
Speed Limits & Speed Management You must not drive faster than is:
Answer: Reasonable and safe for conditions
Never drive faster than is reasonable and safe for conditions.
In a school zone you must:
Answer: Obey the lower posted school-zone limit
Obey the reduced school-zone limit.
20 mph 40 mph 60 mph stopping distance grows with speed
As speed rises, stopping distance:
Answer: Increases sharply
Higher speed greatly increases stopping distance.
Points & Penalties If you are involved in a crash, you must:
Answer: Stop and give information
Stop and exchange information at any crash.
Serious or repeated violations in Connecticut can lead to:
Answer: License suspension by the DMV Commissioner
Serious/repeated violations can bring a license suspension.