Connecticut Road Signs Test (2026)
Every road sign on the Connecticut exam, with what it means. Free and unlimited.
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What this test covers
This draw of 40 questions breaks down like this:
- Traffic Signs & Signals — 15
- Right-of-Way & Intersections — 6
- Traffic Lanes, Passing & Turning — 6
- Sharing the Road — 3
- Speed Limits & Speed Management — 3
- Safe Driving — 2
- Signaling & Communication — 2
- Adverse Conditions — 1
- Alcohol, Drugs & the Law — 1
- Emergencies & Crashes — 1
Heaviest on Traffic Signs & Signals (15 of 40) — that is the section to revise first if you miss several here.
5 are Connecticut-specific questions, drawn from the state handbook rather than general road rules.
Each test on this site draws a different set, so Test 1, 2 and 3 never repeat a question.
Questions on this test
1. Turning left at a green light with oncoming traffic present, you should:
- Turn from the right lane
- Wait in the intersection (if legal) and turn when there's a safe gap
- Turn quickly first
- Back up
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Answer: Wait in the intersection (if legal) and turn when there's a safe gap
You may enter to wait, then complete the left turn when oncoming traffic clears.
2. A black-on-white sign of this shape is a:
- Regulatory signs that tell you the law
- Warnings
- Service signs
- Guide signs
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Answer: Regulatory signs that tell you the law
Black-on-white rectangular signs are regulatory — they tell you a traffic law you must obey (e.g., speed limit).
3. On a two-lane road, you normally pass another vehicle on which side?
- The left
- The right
- The shoulder
- Either side
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Answer: The left
Pass on the left. Passing on the right is allowed only in limited situations.
4. A pedestrian who is using a white cane or a guide dog steps into the road. You must:
- Proceed carefully around them
- Yield only if at a crosswalk
- Honk to warn them
- Yield and stop — they always have the right-of-way
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Answer: Yield and stop — they always have the right-of-way
You must always yield to a blind pedestrian using a white cane or guide dog.
5. What does this hand signal mean?
- Right turn
- Left turn
- Speed up
- Stop or slow
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Answer: Left turn
Left arm straight out = a left turn.
6. Under Connecticut's Move Over Law, when any vehicle is pulled over on the road you must:
- Slow down below the posted limit AND move over one lane when safe
- Ignore it
- Speed up
- Stop in your lane
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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.
7. In a highway work zone, you should:
- Speed up to get through
- Ignore the cones
- Change lanes rapidly
- Slow down, obey the posted work-zone limit, and watch for workers
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Answer: Slow down, obey the posted work-zone limit, and watch for workers
Slow down, follow the reduced limit, merge early, and watch for workers and equipment.
8. As you exit a parking lot across a sidewalk, a pedestrian is walking on the sidewalk. You must:
- Speed across quickly
- Honk and continue
- Proceed — sidewalk users must yield to cars
- Yield to the pedestrian before crossing the sidewalk
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Answer: Yield to the pedestrian before crossing the sidewalk
Vehicles crossing a sidewalk must yield to pedestrians already on it.
9. What does this sign mean?
- A loop ramp only
- A roundabout is ahead
- No turns
- A detour
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Answer: A roundabout is ahead
A roundabout-ahead sign warns of a traffic circle; slow down and prepare to yield.
10. In Connecticut, using a hand-held cell phone while driving is:
- Fine at stops
- Legal on highways
- Legal
- Illegal — use hands-free (no phone use for permit/teen drivers)
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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.
11. You are driving and see this red sign facing you. It means:
- Yield
- Continue
- Speed up
- You are going the wrong way — do not proceed; turn around
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Answer: You are going the wrong way — do not proceed; turn around
A red 'Wrong Way' sign means you're headed against traffic — stop and turn around safely.
12. What does this sign warn of?
- A truck stop
- A bump
- A steep downgrade (hill) ahead
- A parking garage
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Answer: A steep downgrade (hill) ahead
This warns of a steep hill/downgrade ahead — control your speed and gear.
13. A right turn should be made:
- Wide to the left
- From any lane
- From the lane nearest the right curb, close to the curb
- From the center lane
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Answer: From the lane nearest the right curb, close to the curb
Right turns start from the right-most lane, staying close to the curb.
14. If your rear wheels skid, you should steer:
- Opposite the skid
- Straight and brake hard
- Into the curb
- In the same direction the rear is sliding, then straighten
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Answer: In the same direction the rear is sliding, then straighten
Steer in the direction the rear is sliding to regain control, then straighten out.
15. What does this sign tell you to do?
- No left turn
- Turn left only
- Merge left
- Keep to the left of a divider or obstruction
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Answer: Keep to the left of a divider or obstruction
A keep-left sign directs you to pass to the left of a median or obstacle.
16. What does this blue sign with a white 'H' indicate?
- A hospital nearby
- A highway exit
- A hotel
- A help phone
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Answer: A hospital nearby
A blue 'H' sign points to a hospital.
17. A steady yellow traffic light means:
- Speed up to beat the red
- The light is about to turn red — stop if you can do so safely
- Go, the intersection is yours
- Yield only to pedestrians
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Answer: The light is about to turn red — stop if you can do so safely
Steady yellow warns the signal is about to turn red. Stop if you can do so safely.
18. What does this sign mean?
- Road ends
- Merging traffic — be ready to adjust
- No passing
- Added lane
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Answer: Merging traffic — be ready to adjust
A merge sign warns that another roadway is joining yours; adjust speed/position to merge safely.
19. Following too closely behind a large truck is dangerous because:
- You can't see ahead and you're in its rear blind spot
- It's loud
- It uses fuel
- It's slow
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Answer: You can't see ahead and you're in its rear blind spot
Tailgating a truck blocks your view and puts you in its rear No-Zone.
20. As you approach a roundabout, you should:
- Enter without looking
- Slow down and prepare to yield to traffic already in the circle
- Stop fully always
- Speed up to merge
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Answer: Slow down and prepare to yield to traffic already in the circle
Slow on approach and yield to circulating traffic before entering.
21. In a roundabout, traffic flows:
- Clockwise
- Only when a light is green
- Counter-clockwise; yield on entry and signal to exit
- In both directions
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Answer: Counter-clockwise; yield on entry and signal to exit
Roundabout traffic moves counter-clockwise. Yield to traffic already circulating, then exit when you reach your street.
22. This sign shape warns of:
- A hospital
- A school zone or school crossing
- A railroad crossing
- A dead end
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Answer: A school zone or school crossing
The pentagon shape marks a school zone or school crossing ahead.
23. As speed rises, stopping distance:
- Is irrelevant
- Increases sharply
- Decreases
- Stays the same
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Answer: Increases sharply
Higher speed greatly increases stopping distance.
24. To see better at night without blinding others, you should:
- Never use high beams
- Use high beams on open roads and dim them for other vehicles
- Use parking lights
- Always use high beams
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Answer: Use high beams on open roads and dim them for other vehicles
Use high beams where appropriate but dim them for oncoming and nearby vehicles.
25. At a four-way stop, if the driver to your right stopped just before you, then:
- You both go
- The driver on the right goes first
- You go first
- Largest vehicle goes
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Answer: The driver on the right goes first
First to stop goes first; here the right-hand driver stopped first, so they proceed.
26. When making a RIGHT turn, you should:
- Use the left lane
- Turn from the lane nearest the right curb, staying close to the curb
- Swing wide to the left first
- Turn from the center lane
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Answer: Turn from the lane nearest the right curb, staying close to the curb
Make right turns from the lane nearest the right curb and keep close to the curb through the turn.
27. A pedestrian is in a crosswalk as you approach. You must:
- Yield the right-of-way to the pedestrian
- Proceed if you get there first
- Honk so they hurry
- Only stop if a signal tells you to
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Answer: Yield the right-of-way to the pedestrian
Drivers must always yield the right-of-way to pedestrians in a crosswalk.
28. A blue sign with an 'H' or a bed symbol tells you:
- A speed limit
- Where to find services like hospitals or lodging
- A construction zone
- A warning
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Answer: Where to find services like hospitals or lodging
Blue guide signs point to services — hospitals, lodging, gas, food.
29. A good habit for a safe following distance is to:
- Use only brake lights
- Pick a fixed point and count 3–4 seconds behind the car ahead
- Match the car's bumper
- Tailgate to save time
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Answer: Pick a fixed point and count 3–4 seconds behind the car ahead
Count 3–4 seconds from when the car ahead passes a marker until you reach it.
30. What does this sign mean?
- No U-turn
- No left turn
- Do not enter
- No right turn
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Answer: No right turn
This sign prohibits right turns.
31. You should slow down before, not during, a curve because:
- Braking hard in a curve can cause a skid
- It looks better
- It saves gas
- The limit requires it
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Answer: Braking hard in a curve can cause a skid
Brake before the curve; braking or accelerating hard mid-curve can break traction.
32. A steady yellow light warns that the signal is about to turn:
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Answer: Red
Yellow means red is coming — stop if you safely can.
33. A left arm extended straight out means:
- Left turn
- Go
- Stop
- Right turn
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Answer: Left turn
Arm straight out = left turn.
34. What does this sign warn of?
- A yield sign ahead
- A dead end
- A stop sign ahead
- A rest area
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Answer: A yield sign ahead
A yield-ahead sign warns that a yield is coming up — be ready to give the right-of-way.
35. When turning, you should complete the turn in the:
- Center turn lane
- Shoulder
- Nearest legal lane
- Farthest lane
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Answer: Nearest legal lane
Turn into the nearest legal lane going your direction; don't swing wide across lanes.
36. In Connecticut, an adult (21+) is DUI at a BAC of:
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Answer: 0.08
Adults are DUI at 0.08.
37. A 'DO NOT ENTER' sign means:
- Do not enter — you are facing traffic coming toward you
- Enter slowly
- Yield before entering
- Enter only to turn right
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Answer: Do not enter — you are facing traffic coming toward you
Do Not Enter means the roadway is closed to you; entering would put you against oncoming traffic.
38. Another driver is passing you. You should:
- Move left to block them
- Stay in your lane and do not increase your speed
- Brake hard
- Speed up so they can't pass
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Answer: Stay in your lane and do not increase your speed
When being passed, keep a steady speed (or slow slightly) and stay in your lane.
39. Total stopping distance is made up of:
- Only braking distance
- Tire pressure
- Only reaction time
- Perception + reaction + braking distance
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Answer: Perception + reaction + braking distance
Stopping distance = how far you travel while perceiving, reacting, and then braking.
40. What does this sign warn of?
- A weigh station
- No trucks
- A truck crossing or entering the road ahead
- A truck stop
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Answer: A truck crossing or entering the road ahead
A truck-crossing sign warns that trucks may be crossing or entering; watch for them.
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