Connecticut permit test: highways & freeways
Entering, exiting and driving on limited-access roads. 4 questions.
You are on an entrance ramp to a highway. What should you do?
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Sample highways & freeways questions
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You are on an entrance ramp to a highway. What should you do?
- A Stop at the end of the ramp and wait for a big gap
- B Enter slowly and let traffic adjust
- C Use the ramp to match the speed of highway traffic
- D Move straight to the far left lane
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C. Use the ramp to match the speed of highway traffic
Use the ramp to reach the speed of other traffic before you merge. Do not stop at the end of the ramp; drivers behind you won't expect it.
How big a gap in traffic do you need to merge safely?
- A About one second
- B About two seconds
- C About four seconds
- D About ten seconds
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C. About four seconds
You need an opening of about four seconds to merge or change lanes. Moving into the middle of it leaves two seconds in front of and behind you.
You miss your exit on an expressway. What should you do?
- A Continue to the next exit and turn around safely
- B Back up on the shoulder to the exit
- C Stop and wait for a gap to back up
- D Make a U-turn through a median opening to go back
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A. Continue to the next exit and turn around safely
If you miss your turn or exit, do not back up; go on to where you can safely turn around. Backing in travel lanes is illegal and drivers will not expect it.
On a highway with three or more lanes in your direction, which lane does the manual suggest when there is a lot of entering and exiting traffic?
- A The far right lane
- B The far left lane
- C The shoulder
- D The center lane
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D. The center lane
With three or more lanes going your way, use the center lane when many vehicles are entering and exiting. It keeps you out of the merging traffic in the right lane.