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Connecticut Car / Permit: Right-of-Way practice test
Who goes first at intersections, four-way stops, roundabouts, and crosswalks, and how to yield to pedestrians and emergency vehicles.
Content reviewed against official driver handbooks · August 12, 2026
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1. You are pulling out of a driveway onto a main road. Who has the right-of-way?
Correct answer: Traffic already on the main road
A driver entering a road from a driveway, alley, or roadside must yield to vehicles already on the main road.
Source: CT Driver's Manual — Right-of-Way
2. At a four-way stop, two cars arrive at exactly the same moment. Who has the right-of-way?
Correct answer: The car on the right
When vehicles reach a four-way stop simultaneously, the one on the right goes first.
Source: CT Driver's Manual — Right-of-Way
3. You reach an intersection with no signs or signals and another vehicle approaches from your right. Who yields?
Correct answer: You must yield to the vehicle on your right
At an uncontrolled intersection, drivers must yield to vehicles coming from the right.
Source: CT Driver's Manual — Right-of-Way
4. You want to turn left at an intersection while an oncoming car continues straight. What must you do?
Correct answer: Yield to the oncoming vehicle
A driver turning left must yield to oncoming vehicles that are going straight.
Source: CT Driver's Manual — Right-of-Way
5. A pedestrian using a white cane or a guide dog is crossing the road. What must you do?
Correct answer: Stop and remain stopped until they cross
A pedestrian with a guide dog or white cane has the absolute right-of-way. Stop and stay stopped, and do not use your horn, which could confuse them.
Source: CT Driver's Manual — Right-of-Way
6. A police officer directing traffic signals you to proceed, but the traffic light is red. What should you do?
Correct answer: Obey the officer's signal
You must obey a law enforcement officer's directions even when they contradict the traffic signal.
Source: CT Driver's Manual — Right-of-Way
7. A train is approaching a crossing you are about to reach. What must you do?
Correct answer: Yield to the train and wait
You must yield the right-of-way to trains crossing the roadway. Never try to beat a train across the tracks.
Source: CT Driver's Manual — Right-of-Way
8. As you approach a roundabout with traffic already circulating, who has the right-of-way?
Correct answer: The traffic already in the roundabout
Traffic entering a roundabout must yield to vehicles already circulating and to pedestrians in the crosswalk.
Source: CT Driver's Manual — Rules of the Road (Roundabouts)
9. Where a bicycle path crosses the roadway, what is a driver's obligation?
Correct answer: Yield to bicyclists crossing there
Drivers must yield the right-of-way to bicyclists and pedestrians where a bike path or bike lane intersects the road.
Source: CT Driver's Manual — Right-of-Way
10. When one vehicle overtakes another traveling the same direction, who must yield?
Correct answer: The overtaking vehicle
The overtaking driver must yield to the vehicle being passed, even when that vehicle is slowing or stopping.
Source: CT Driver's Manual — Right-of-Way
11. Two vehicles reach a four-way stop at clearly different times. Who proceeds first?
Correct answer: The one that stopped first
At a four-way stop, the driver who arrives and stops first has the right to go first.
Source: CT Driver's Manual — Right-of-Way
12. A city bus signals to pull back into your lane from a stop. What does Connecticut law require?
Correct answer: Yield and let the bus merge
Drivers must yield to a bus traveling in the same direction when the bus signals its intent to re-enter traffic.
Source: CT Driver's Manual — Right-of-Way
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