Practice following distance, weather, night driving and sharing the road, with questions based on the Connecticut Driver's Manual.
Over 1,600 feet
A pass at 55 mph takes about 10 seconds. You and the oncoming car each cover over 800 feet in that time.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 3, Driving Behaviors, Passing, Rules of Passing, p. 23
About four seconds
Moving into the middle of a four-second gap leaves two seconds both ahead of you and behind you.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 3, Driving Behaviors, Space to Merge, p. 20
Slow down slightly
Slowing a little shortens the time the truck needs to pass. Speeding up is dangerous and illegal.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 3, Driving Behaviors, Pass Trucks Safely, p. 20
About 200 feet
The blind spot can also extend up to 20 feet in front of the cab.
Left at 8-10, right at 2-4
Holding opposite sides of the wheel lets you turn on fast roads without taking your hands off it.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 3, Driving Behaviors, Steering, p. 14
Pull off safely and check your alertness
Rumble strips warn drowsy drivers who drift. Stop at a safe place right away and decide if you are alert enough to go on.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 3, Driving Behaviors, Fatigue, p. 28
3 to 4 seconds
Leave 3 to 4 seconds, and more when the road is wet. Motorcycles can stop quickly.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 3, Driving Behaviors, Motorcycles, p. 18
Through age 17
State law requires riders 17 and younger to wear a fitted helmet. Older riders should consider one too.
Source: Connecticut General Statutes § 14-286d, Subsection (b) (2026 Supplement)
Three seconds
Following a truck closely leaves you unable to see around it, and its driver cannot see you in the mirrors.
Part of Lincoln's head is hidden
If the tread covers any part of Lincoln's head, there is enough tread. Less than that greatly reduces grip in bad conditions.
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.