Connecticut Permit Practice Test 3

Correct answer: No — only time can sober a person up

Coffee, fresh air, exercise, and cold showers do not remove alcohol from your body. Only the passage of time will sober you up.

Correct answer: At least 20/40, with or without glasses or contact lenses

The minimum vision requirement for all classes of license is at least 20/40 with or without glasses or contact lenses. If you are blind in one eye, the other must be at least 20/40 with a visual field of 100 degrees or more.

Correct answer: "Park"

Place the vehicle in "park" if it has an automatic transmission (or leave it in gear if it has a manual transmission), and set the parking brake, whenever you park.

Correct answer: Use the parking brake, applying it slowly

If pumping the pedal does not work, use the parking brake — pull it on slowly so you do not lock the rear wheels and cause a skid. If that fails, shift to lower gears and look for a safe place to stop.

Correct answer: Yield to vehicles already on the main road

Drivers entering a road from a driveway, alley, or roadside must yield to vehicles already on the main road.

Correct answer: A rear-facing car seat with a 5-point harness

A child under age 2, or under 30 pounds, must be secured in a rear-facing-only car seat or a rear-facing convertible seat with a 5-point harness.

Correct answer: Three feet of distance between your vehicle and the bike

When approaching or passing a bicyclist, slow down and pass only when you can give a minimum of three feet of distance between your vehicle and the bicycle.

Correct answer: An HOV lane reserved for high-occupancy vehicles

A diamond-shaped marker indicates a reserved lane. "HOV" stands for High Occupancy Vehicles, and posted signs state how many people must be in the vehicle to use the lane.

Correct answer: Over three times the distance

The faster you go, the more distance it takes to stop. Stopping at 60 mph does not take twice the distance of 30 mph, as many think, but over three times the distance.

Correct answer: Passing slower vehicles

On multi-lane roads, the left-most lane is intended for passing slower vehicles. If you pass on the right, the other driver may have difficulty seeing you and could change lanes in front of you.

Correct answer: Only one drink of alcohol

In Connecticut, people under 21 could be considered impaired after having only one drink of alcohol. New drivers are more affected by alcohol because they are still learning to drive.

Correct answer: A qualified trainer or instructor seated in the front passenger seat, ready to take control

The person giving instruction to a learner's permit holder must sit in the front passenger seat next to the learner and be alert and ready to take over control of the vehicle.

Correct answer: Check traffic

Check traffic before you open the door. Get out on the curbside if you can; if you must use the street side, check traffic first, and shut the door as soon as you can after getting out.

Correct answer: Hold the steering wheel tightly and keep the vehicle going straight

If a tire suddenly goes flat, hold the steering wheel tightly and keep the vehicle going straight. Then slow down gradually, take your foot off the gas, and pull off the road in a safe place.

Correct answer: Obey the officer, even though it contradicts the signal

You must obey signals given by a law enforcement officer, even if the officer's signals contradict the traffic signal.

Correct answer: The more restrictive requirement

If a child's age and weight fall into two different categories, the more restrictive requirement applies — for example, a rear-facing seat for a child under 2 who weighs more than 30 pounds.

Correct answer: They are doubled

Fines are doubled for failure to yield the right-of-way to a bicyclist. You must yield to bicyclists in intersections, in bike lanes, and where a bike path or lane crosses a road.

Correct answer: Making left turns, and can be used by traffic from both directions

A shared center turn lane is reserved for making left turns (or permitted U-turns) and can be used by vehicles traveling in both directions. Left-turn arrows for each direction alternate on the pavement.

Correct answer: Four-second sight-distance rule

Use the four-second sight-distance rule: pick a stationary object ahead and count "one-one-thousand" to "four-one-thousand." If you reach it before you finish counting, you are going too fast for your sight distance.

Correct answer: Not take your eyes off the road ahead for more than an instant

Check quickly — do not take your eyes off the road ahead for more than an instant. Traffic ahead could stop suddenly while you are checking to the sides or rear.