Vehicle emergencies — Connecticut Permit Test

Vehicle emergencies on the Connecticut permit test — 5 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

If your vehicle breaks down, get it off the road and away from traffic if at all possible and turn on your emergency flashers.

Crashes happen because a driver did not see a stalled car in time. Off the road it cannot be hit at all.

Get your vehicle off the road and away from traffic if at all possible.

Connecticut Driver's Manual, p.39

If you cannot get the vehicle off the roadway, try to stop where other drivers have a clear view of it, and not just over a hill or just around a curve.

A car nobody sees until the last moment is the one that gets hit, and a crest or a bend guarantees that.

try to stop where other drivers have a clear view of your vehicle (do not stop just over a hill or just around a curve)

Connecticut Driver's Manual, p.39

Place emergency flares behind the vehicle, so that other drivers can change lanes if they need to.

Flares put the warning where the traffic will meet it, which is before the car rather than beside it.

Place emergency flares behind the vehicle.

Connecticut Driver's Manual, p.39

Never stand in the roadway, and do not try to change a tire if it means being in a traffic lane.

A person on foot in a live lane is the thing drivers see last and can do least about.

Never stand in the roadway. Do not try to change a tire if it means you have to be in a traffic lane.

Connecticut Driver's Manual, p.39

Lift the hood or tie a white cloth to the antenna, side mirror or door handle to signal an emergency.

It tells every passing driver and every patrol that the car is not simply parked, without anyone standing there.

Lift the hood or tie a white cloth to the antenna, side mirror or door handle to signal an emergency.

Connecticut Driver's Manual, p.39

On the test

What is the first thing to do when a vehicle breaks down on a highway?

Get it off the road and away from traffic. Crashes happen because a driver did not see a stalled car in time. Off the road it cannot be hit at all. Connecticut Driver's Manual, p.39: “Get your vehicle off the road and away from traffic if at all possible.”

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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.