Connecticut DMV Motorcycle Practice Test 3
Test 3 of 6. Pick an answer for each question to see if it is right and why; your score appears at the end. You need 13 correct answers to pass, the same ratio as the real Connecticut test.
- Questions16
- Correct to pass13
- Passing score81%
- Minimum age16 years
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1. What fine does Connecticut set for failing to carry the registration certificate and the insurance identification card in the vehicle?
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Answer B: 50 dollars
Both documents must be in the vehicle whenever it is driven on a public highway, and the statute fixes the fine at 50 dollars.
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2. Why is it worth planning your route before a long drive?
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Answer B: So that you are not reading a map or a screen while the car is moving
A driver who knows the route is not navigating at the wheel, which is one of the commonest sources of distraction.
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3. How closely may a Connecticut driver follow an ambulance that is running with lights or siren?
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Answer A: No closer than 100 feet
The emergency vehicle statute bars following an ambulance running with lights or a siren more closely than 100 feet.
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4. What must a Connecticut driver do when meeting an ice cream truck showing flashing red lights and an extended stop arm?
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Answer A: Stop at least ten feet away, then pass at no more than 5 mph and yield to pedestrians
Connecticut wrote a frozen dessert truck rule modelled on the school bus rule, with a stop, a crawl past and a duty to yield to anyone crossing.
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5. How many motorcycles does Connecticut law allow to ride abreast in a single traffic lane?
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Answer B: Two
A rider is entitled to the full use of a lane, yet no more than two motorcycles may ride abreast in one lane, and riding between lanes is forbidden.
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6. A Connecticut driver aged 21 or over fails the chemical test for the first time. How long must an ignition interlock device stay fitted?
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Answer B: Six months
A first failed test at age 21 or over brings a 45-day suspension followed by six months of ignition interlock use.
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7. What is the maximum fine when a Connecticut move over violation injures an occupant of an emergency vehicle?
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Answer C: 2,500 dollars
An ordinary violation is an infraction, but injuring an occupant of an emergency vehicle raises the fine to as much as 2,500 dollars, and a death raises it to 10,000 dollars.
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8. Which speeding conviction makes the Connecticut operator retraining program mandatory rather than discretionary?
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Answer D: Driving more than 75 miles per hour
The commissioner must send any driver convicted of traveling above 75 miles per hour to the retraining program.
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9. Below what speed may a Connecticut town's traffic authority not set a limit without a pedestrian safety zone or a supporting engineering study?
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Answer C: 25 mph
A local traffic authority may not set a limit below 25 miles per hour unless the road is a pedestrian safety zone or a study finds the lower limit reasonable.
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10. What follows in Connecticut when a driver cannot produce an insurance identification card during a stop?
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Answer A: It is treated as evidence on its face that the required coverage is missing
Failure to produce the card is prima facie evidence that the owner has not maintained the security the law requires.
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11. A Connecticut driver mails payment for an infraction to the Centralized Infractions Bureau. What happens to license points?
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Answer A: No points are assessed, except at least one for a distracted driving violation
Paying an infraction by mail normally avoids points altogether, but a distracted driving violation still carries at least one point.
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12. What does Connecticut law allow a driver aged 18 or older to do with a phone while driving?
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Answer A: Use it only with a hands-free accessory
Adult drivers may use a phone only through a hands-free accessory; holding the device is illegal even at a stop light.
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13. What penalty does Connecticut set for a first reckless driving conviction?
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Answer D: A fine of 100 to 300 dollars, up to 30 days in jail, or both
A first reckless driving conviction carries 100 to 300 dollars, up to 30 days of imprisonment, or both penalties together.
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14. What is the highest speed limit Connecticut law lets the Office of the State Traffic Administration set on a multiple lane, limited access highway?
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Answer C: 65 mph
The statute caps the limit on a multiple lane, limited access highway at 65 miles per hour, and the office sets each highway's own figure within that cap.
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15. What speed in a Connecticut highway work zone amounts to endangerment of a highway worker?
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Answer D: Fifteen miles per hour or more above the posted limit
Exceeding the posted work zone limit by fifteen miles per hour or more is one of the acts defined as endangerment of a highway worker.
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16. When does Connecticut's snow and ice removal rule not apply to a driver?
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Answer A: When the snowfall began and carried on during the trip itself
The duty is lifted while snow, sleet or freezing rain is falling during the journey, and it does not apply while the vehicle is parked.