Practice lights, arrows and pedestrian signals: 33 questions based on the Connecticut Driver's Manual, 11 of them on Connecticut's own rules.
Stop; people are crossing
Solid red means pedestrians are in the crosswalk.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 5, Know the Road, HAWK Signals, p. 45
Helping people cross without a signal
It is used at busy crossings with no traffic signal, such as mid-block crosswalks.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 5, Know the Road, Warning Signs, p. 49
The left edge of a divided road
Solid white edge lines mark the right edge of the roadway.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 5, Know the Road, Edge Lines, p. 43
It is not activated, so you may go
The HAWK lights up only after a pedestrian presses the button.
Red
From bottom to top the lights are green, yellow and red.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 5, Know the Road, Traffic Signals, p. 45
As soon as the lights flash
Stop before the gate lowers and stay stopped until the gates are up and the lights have stopped flashing.
Stop, then go once the crosswalk is clear
Flashing red means the signal is about to go dark. Drivers stop and may continue after pedestrians have finished crossing.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 5, Know the Road, HAWK Signals, p. 45
Where drivers must yield
One example is a crosswalk in the middle of a block.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 5, Know the Road, Center Lines, p. 43
STOP/SLOW paddles and red flags
Flaggers wear orange or yellow vests, or yellow-green shirts or jackets. Always follow their directions.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 5, Know the Road, Work Area Signs, Flag Person, p. 51
The lane is for turning only
A steady yellow X is different: it means the lane's use is changing and you should leave it.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 5, Know the Road, Reversible Lanes, p. 44
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.