Turning — Connecticut Permit Test
Turning on the Connecticut permit test — 6 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
Where signs and markings do not control turning, turn from the lane closest to the direction you want to go and into the lane closest to the one you came from.
Turning that way crosses the fewest lanes of traffic, which is the fewest chances to meet somebody.
you should turn from the lane that is closest to the direction you want to go and turn into the lane closest to the one you came from
When making a turn, go from one lane to the other as directly as possible, without crossing lane lines or interfering with traffic.
A turn that wanders across lines puts you somewhere nobody was expecting while you are still turning.
When making turns, go from one lane to the other as directly as possible without crossing lane lines or interfering with traffic.
On right turns, avoid swinging wide to the left before making the turn, or the driver behind may think you are changing lanes or turning left and try to pass you on the right.
The swing reads as a lane change. The driver behind acts on what they read, and they end up in the space you turn into.
If you swing wide, the driver behind you may think you are changing lanes or going to turn left and may try to pass you on the right.
When making a left turn, avoid cutting the corner so sharply that you run into someone approaching from the left, but leave room for oncoming vehicles to turn left in front of you.
Cutting the corner puts you in the lane of traffic coming from the left before that lane is yours.
When making a left turn, avoid cutting the corner so sharply that you run into someone approaching from the left.
Where signs or markings allow two or more turning lanes, stay in your lane throughout the turn.
Two cars turning side by side have no room for either of them to drift, and both are watching the road not each other.
If there are signs or lane markings that allow for two or more turning lanes, stay in your lane during the turn.
Yield to bicycles when turning as you would to any other road vehicle, and be aware of where they are.
A bicycle in the lane you are turning across has the same rights as a car, and far less to protect it.
Yield to bicycles when turning as you would to any other road vehicle.
On the test
Which lane does a driver turn into where nothing controls the turn?
The lane closest to the one they came from. Turning that way crosses the fewest lanes of traffic, which is the fewest chances to meet somebody. Connecticut Driver's Manual, p.23: “you should turn from the lane that is closest to the direction you want to go and turn into the lane closest to the one you came from”
How this works
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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)