Connecticut DMV practice test
Prepare for the Connecticut learner permit knowledge test with questions written from the official driver handbook, in English, Russian and Spanish.
Connecticut practice tests
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Full practice tests in the format of the real Connecticut knowledge test. Questions do not repeat between tests.
Road signs
Shapes, colors and meanings of the signs on the test.
Rules of the road
Right of way, turns, parking and sharing the road.
Connecticut laws
Rules that are specific to Connecticut.
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Key rules from the Connecticut handbook
These numbers come straight from the official handbook. Each one is also a question in our tests.
Getting your permit and license
- You can apply for a learner's permit at 16 years old.
- At least 40 hours of supervised driving are required.
- The night limit for provisional drivers starts at 11 p.m.; the handbook lists any exceptions.
- Driving school or secondary school graduates: 120 days; others: 180 days; applicants 18+: 90 days.
- First six months: no passengers except an instructor, parent/guardian or a qualifying adult; months 7–12: additionally only immediate family.
- For drivers under 18 it is a moving violation and leads to a license suspension.
Rules of the road
- Drivers under 18 years old may not use any wireless device while driving.
- Drivers may not hold a phone while driving; use a hands-free device.
- Give bicyclists at least 3 feet of space when passing.
- Move Over law: change lanes away from the stopped vehicle when safe; if you cannot, slow down.
- Look at least 12 seconds ahead of your vehicle.
- Not wearing a seat belt: $75 fine.
- Work zone violations: fines up to $1,000.
- Stop at least 10 feet from the front or back of the truck, then proceed past at a reasonable speed up to 5 mph.
- Studded tires: November 15 through April 30.
- Law requires driving in the right lane, except when passing.
- At 55 mph you need about 10 seconds and over 1,600 feet (a third of a mile) to pass.
- Never follow a truck at less than a three-second interval.
- Children under 16 must be properly restrained; the system depends on age and weight.
- Under 2 or under 30 lb: rear-facing; 2-5 or under 40 lb: car seat; 5-8 or 40-60 lb: booster; 8+ and 60+ lb: seat belt.
- Riders under 16 must wear a helmet; older riders should consider one.
- Stop at least 10 feet from the front or back of the truck, then pass at a reasonable speed up to 5 mph.
- Blind spots can reach up to 20 feet in front of the cab and about 200 feet behind the truck.
- A four-second opening gives you and the car behind a two-second space each.
- Passing takes about 10 seconds; you and an oncoming car each travel over 800 feet.
- Wet road: slow by about 10 mph; packed snow: cut your speed in half.
- 3 to 4 seconds, more when wet.
How to get a driver's license in Connecticut
- Pass the written knowledge test to get a learner's permit (minimum age 16 years old).
- Complete 40 hours of supervised driving.
- Pass the road (driving) test.
- As a new provisional driver, follow the night limit that starts at 11 p.m..
Steps include only rules confirmed in the official handbook; your state may have more requirements (documents, fees, driver education).
Connecticut driving rules in numbers
Learner's permit and teen license rules by state
- Learner's permit from age
- 16 years old
- Supervised driving hours
- 40 hours
- Night limit for new drivers from
- 11 p.m.
Cell phone laws for drivers by state
- No phone at all for drivers under
- 18 years old
- Adults: phone in hand to talk?
- No, only hands-free use is allowed
School bus, move over and bicycle passing laws by state
- Passing a bicyclist
- 3 feet
- Stopped emergency vehicle
- Move out of the lane next to it if safe, or slow down
Sample questions
In Connecticut, what is the minimum age to get a learner's permit?
- 15 years old
- 15½ years old
- 16 years old
- 16½ years old
Connecticut: you can apply for a learner's permit at 16 years old.
In Connecticut, drivers younger than what age may not use a cell phone at all while driving, even hands-free?
- 17½ years old
- 18 years old
- 19 years old
- 21 years old
Connecticut: drivers under 18 years old may not use any wireless device while driving.
Connecticut permit test: questions and answers
The Connecticut knowledge test has 25 questions.
You need 20 correct answers out of 25 (80%).
According to the Connecticut driver handbook, the minimum age is 16.
From the official Connecticut driver handbook (Connecticut Driver's Manual (rev. March 2023)). We write our own questions; the DMV does not publish its real exam questions.