Yellow lights — Connecticut Permit Test

Yellow lights on the Connecticut permit test — 2 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

A yellow traffic light means the light is about to change to red, and you must stop if it is safe to do so.

Yellow is a warning that the permission is ending, not an invitation to hurry through.

Yellow traffic lights mean the traffic light is about to change to red. You must stop if it is safe to do so.

Connecticut Driver's Manual, p.45

If you are already in the intersection when the yellow light comes on, do not stop; continue through the intersection.

Stopping in the box leaves you in the path of the traffic that is about to get a green.

If you are in the intersection when the yellow light comes on, do not stop-continue through the intersection.

Connecticut Driver's Manual, p.45

On the test

What does a yellow traffic light require?

Stopping, if it is safe to do so. Yellow is a warning that the permission is ending, not an invitation to hurry through. Connecticut Driver's Manual, p.45: “Yellow traffic lights mean the traffic light is about to change to red. You must stop if it is safe to do so.”

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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.