Yielding at intersections — Connecticut Permit Test
Yielding at intersections on the Connecticut permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
Drivers turning left must yield to oncoming vehicles going straight.
The oncoming driver has no reason to expect your turn, and they are covering ground while you decide.
Drivers turning left must yield to oncoming vehicles going straight.
Drivers entering a traffic circle or rotary must yield to drivers already in the circle.
Traffic inside the circle has nowhere to stop, so the yield has to fall on the driver still outside it.
Drivers entering a traffic circle or rotary must yield to drivers already in the circle.
At a four-way stop the driver who reaches the intersection first goes first, after coming to a complete stop.
Order of arrival is something both drivers can see, which is what makes it workable without a signal.
At a four-way stop, the driver reaching the intersection first goes first (after coming to a complete stop).
If more than one vehicle arrives at a four-way stop at the same time, the vehicle on the right goes first.
A tie needs a tiebreak both drivers already know, and the right-hand rule is the one every state uses.
If more than one vehicle arrives at the same time, the vehicle on the right goes first.
On the test
Who yields when one driver turns left and another comes straight on?
The driver turning left. The oncoming driver has no reason to expect your turn, and they are covering ground while you decide. Connecticut Driver's Manual, p.36: “Drivers turning left must yield to oncoming vehicles going straight.”
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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)