Right of way basics — Connecticut Permit Test
Right of way basics on the Connecticut permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
The law says who must yield the right-of-way; it does not give anyone the right-of-way.
Right of way is something you give, never something you take. A driver who insists on it is the one who causes the crash.
The law says who must yield the right-of-way. It does not give anyone the right-of-way.
You must obey signals given by a law enforcement officer even when they contradict the traffic signal.
An officer directing traffic can see something the signal cannot, which is usually why they are standing there.
You must obey signals given by a law enforcement officer, even if the officer's signals contradict the traffic signal.
Drivers must yield the right-of-way at all times to pedestrians in a marked or unmarked crosswalk, and to bicyclists and pedestrians where a bicycle path crosses the roadway.
A crosswalk without paint is still a crosswalk, and the duty does not depend on whether anyone painted it.
Drivers must yield the right-of-way at all times to pedestrians who are in a marked or unmarked crosswalk.
Pedestrians using a guide dog or carrying a white cane have absolute right-of-way.
Absolute means there is no condition attached to it, which is the difference between this and every other yield rule.
Pedestrians using a guide dog or carrying a white cane have absolute right-of-way.
On the test
What does Connecticut's right-of-way law actually do?
It says who must yield. Right of way is something you give, never something you take. A driver who insists on it is the one who causes the crash. Connecticut Driver's Manual, p.36: “The law says who must yield the right-of-way. It does not give anyone the right-of-way.”
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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)