Motorcycles — Connecticut Permit Test
Motorcycles on the Connecticut permit test — 7 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
A motorcycle operator has the right to use a complete traffic lane, two motorcycles may share a lane, and a driver must not pass a motorcycle in the same lane.
A bike needs the whole lane to move around a pothole. A car sharing it takes that room away at the worst moment.
Motorcycle operators have the right to use a complete traffic lane and two motorcycles may share a lane. Do not pass a motorcycle in the same lane.
Check for motorcycles in the mirrors and blind spots by turning your head before entering or leaving a lane and at intersections.
A motorcycle is narrow enough to disappear entirely into a blind spot, and a mirror will not find it there.
Always make a visual check for motorcycles by checking mirrors and blind spots by turning your head and looking before entering or leaving a lane of traffic and at intersections.
About half of all motorcycle crashes involve another motor vehicle, and nearly 40 percent of those were caused by the other vehicle turning left in front of the motorcyclist.
The left turn is the one crash a car driver causes most often, because a bike at distance looks slower than it is.
Nearly 40 percent were caused by the other vehicle turning left in front of the motorcyclist.
Do not assume a motorcycle is turning because its signal is flashing; motorcycle signals may not cancel themselves and the rider may have forgotten it.
Acting on a signal that means nothing puts you across the bike's path while it carries straight on.
Do not assume a motorcycle is turning when you see its turn signal flashing.
When following a motorcyclist, allow a 3 to 4 second following distance, or more in wet conditions.
A motorcycle can stop faster than a car. Following at a car's distance leaves you arriving after it has stopped.
When following a motorcyclist, allow for a 3 to 4 second following distance or more in wet conditions.
Always dim your headlights when approaching a motorcycle.
A rider has no cabin and no sun visor to hide behind, so high beams reach their eyes with nothing in the way.
Always dim your headlights when approaching a motorcycle.
When a motorcycle is passing your vehicle, hold your lane position and your speed and let the rider complete the pass.
Speeding up strands the rider alongside you with nowhere to go, which is the one place they must not stay.
When a motorcycle is passing your vehicle, you should maintain your lane position and speed.
On the test
How much of a lane may a motorcycle operator use?
A complete traffic lane. A bike needs the whole lane to move around a pothole. A car sharing it takes that room away at the worst moment. Connecticut Driver's Manual, p.18: “Motorcycle operators have the right to use a complete traffic lane and two motorcycles may share a lane. Do not pass a motorcycle in the same lane.”
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Where these come from
Every rule here is checked against Connecticut Driver's Manual, published by the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-09-16.
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/CT.pdf (Connecticut Driver's Manual, Revised March 2023, retrieved 2026-09-14)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/CT.pages.txt (plain pdftotext over that PDF; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/SOURCES.json (sha256, folio offset 2, folioMarker, nonLawPages and the extraction flag, each with its measured basis)