Practice phone rules and other distractions: 26 questions based on the Connecticut Driver's Manual, 12 of them on Connecticut's own rules.
A laptop computer
Laptops, PDAs, pagers and text-messaging devices count. Audio equipment and built-in navigation do not.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 2, Before You Get Behind the Wheel, Connecticut Cell Phone Laws, p. 13; Connecticut General Statutes § 14-296aa, Subsection (a)(8) (revised to January 1, 2025)
A 30-day license suspension
A second violation brings a 90-day suspension and a third a six-month suspension.
Source: Connecticut General Statutes § 14-111, Subsection (b)(2) (2026 Supplement); Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 2, Before You Get Behind the Wheel, Connecticut Cell Phone Laws, p. 13
To report an emergency to 911 or police
Calls about an emergency to 911, a hospital or doctor, an ambulance, or the fire or police department are allowed at any age.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 2, Before You Get Behind the Wheel, Connecticut Cell Phone Laws, p. 13; Connecticut General Statutes § 14-296aa, Subsections (b)(4)(A) and (d) (revised to January 1, 2025)
$625
The fines rise from $200 for a first violation and $375 for a second.
Source: Connecticut General Statutes § 14-296aa, Subsection (h) (revised to January 1, 2025)
When parked safely on the shoulder
Pull off safely onto the side or shoulder of the road first.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 2, Before You Get Behind the Wheel, Connecticut Cell Phone Laws, p. 13; Connecticut General Statutes § 14-296aa, Subsection (a)(9) (revised to January 1, 2025)
No, not any phone
Drivers under 18 may not use any cell phone or mobile electronic device, even with a hands-free setup.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 2, Before You Get Behind the Wheel, Connecticut Cell Phone Laws, p. 13; Connecticut General Statutes § 14-296aa, Subsection (d) (revised to January 1, 2025)
It is doubled
Work zones double the fines for many violations, including phone use.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 3, Driving Behaviors, Work Zones, p. 15; Connecticut General Statutes § 14-212a, Subsection (a) (revised to January 1, 2025)
3 to 4 seconds
Give the driver plenty of room and be careful when passing, since they may drift into your path.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 3, Driving Behaviors, Driver Distractions, p. 27
$200
A second violation costs $375, and a third or later one $625.
Source: Connecticut General Statutes § 14-296aa, Subsection (h) (revised to January 1, 2025)
No, the ban covers stops in traffic
Connecticut's ban applies while you are stopped for traffic, road conditions or a sign or signal.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 2, Before You Get Behind the Wheel, Connecticut Cell Phone Laws, p. 13; Connecticut General Statutes § 14-296aa, Subsection (a)(9) (revised to January 1, 2025)
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.
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