Practice curb colors, hills and where you can't park, with questions based on the Connecticut Driver's Manual.
Signal and let traffic pass first
Pull up next to the space with your signal on and let the drivers behind go by before you back in.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 3, Driving Behaviors, Space Behind, p. 22
In park with the parking brake set
Always set the parking brake. A manual car should be left in gear.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 4, Road Safety, Parking, p. 37
No, that is not allowed
The same rule covers turns and hilltops where approaching drivers cannot see the car in time.
Source: Connecticut General Statutes § 14-251, Subsection (c)(1) (2026 Supplement)
Taking more than one space
Also make sure your door does not hit the car next to you.
The curb side
If you must use the street side, check traffic first and close the door as soon as you can.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 4, Road Safety, Parking, p. 37
No closer than 30 feet
A 2025 law sets 30 feet from an intersection or marked crosswalk approach. A wide curb extension allows 20 feet.
Source: Connecticut General Statutes § 14-251, Subsection (b)(1) (2026 Supplement)
When it would block traffic
Check for signs too, since many other places limit parking.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 4, Road Safety, No-Parking Zones, p. 37
Within 12 inches of the bikeway edge
Where a bikeway or its buffer is next to the curb, you measure the 12 inches from its edge instead.
Source: Connecticut General Statutes § 14-251, Subsection (a) (2026 Supplement)
No closer than 50 feet
Section 14-251 of the General Statutes sets this 50-foot gap for vehicles left standing on the traveled road.
Source: Connecticut General Statutes § 14-251, Subsection (c)(2) (2026 Supplement)
No, never
Railroad tracks are always a no-parking zone.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 4, Road Safety, No-Parking Zones, p. 37
We wrote these practice questions from the facts in the Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023 (manual p. 1; the DMV's manuals page, https://portal.ct.gov/dmv/licenses-permits-ids/ct-drivers-manuals, lists the English PDF as 'Revised 3/2023'), read 2026-11-09. Page numbers cited are the manual's printed numbers (PDF page = printed page + 2). The manual says (p. 1) it is not a precise statement of the Connecticut General Statutes, so every rule of law used here was checked against the General Statutes on cga.ct.gov (revision of January 1, 2025, and the 2026 Supplement with the 2025 session's changes, read 2026-11-09). Where the manual is silent, the statutes and two DMV pages ('Take the knowledge and vision tests' and 'Teen driver's license information', read 2026-11-09) are the source. Manual passages that current law no longer matches are not used; questions follow the statute: parking near a stop sign (25 feet, p. 37) is 30 feet under § 14-251(b)(3) as amended effective October 1, 2025, which also bars parking within 30 feet of an intersection or marked crosswalk approach unless a curb extension (20 feet) or a marked space allows it; bicycle helmets 'under 16' (p. 17) are required through age 17 by § 14-286d(b); work zone fines 'of up to $1,000' (p. 15) do not match § 14-212a (fines doubled) and § 14-212d (endangerment of a highway worker: up to $500, or $1,000 with injury); the seat belt fine of $75 (p. 12) is $50 for occupants 18 or older and $75 under 18 under § 14-100a(c)(5), and the duty to belt passengers 'between 7 and 16' (p. 13) is 8 to under 16 in § 14-100a(c)(1)(B) (neither used in a question); the Move Over passage (p. 16: slow down and move over for any vehicle pulled over) is narrower in § 14-283b, which requires slowing below the limit and moving over for emergency, maintenance and tow vehicles with flashing lights and only moving over for other stopped vehicles, on highways with two or more lanes in one direction; operator retraining that drivers 'must complete' (p. 35) is one the DMV 'may require' under § 14-111g(a), which also makes it mandatory after a conviction for driving over 75 mph. The DMV knowledge test page adds the Work Zone Safety Course required for permit applicants from January 1, 2026 (also § 14-36(d)), which the 2023 manual predates. The suspension table for 16- and 17-year-olds (p. 34) is ambiguous in the extracted text and is used only where § 14-111(b)(2) (2026 Supplement) states the periods: phone violations 30 days, 90 days and six months; driving more than 20 mph over a limit below 65 mph 60 days, 90 days and six months. The manual's sentence above the table says the DMV suspends a teen for 'any' speeding conviction, but § 14-111(b)(2) covers only speeding more than 20 mph over the limit (§ 14-219(a)(4)); questions follow the statute. edition) and from official sources on road signs. Every answer links to its source, so you can check it and read more.
DMV Decoded is an independent guide, not a government agency. This practice test is not connected to the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles, and your actual test will have different questions. Study the handbook, and check the agency's website for current rules.