Yielding on the road — Connecticut Permit Test

Yielding on the road 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 entering a road from a driveway, an alley or the roadside must yield to vehicles already on the main road.

Traffic on the main road is traveling at speed and has no reason to expect you. The gap is yours to find.

Drivers entering a road from a driveway, alley or roadside must yield to vehicles already on the main road.

Connecticut Driver's Manual, p.37

Drivers may not enter an intersection unless they can get through it without having to stop.

The rule is about the far side, not the near side. A green light does not mean there is room for you beyond it.

Drivers may not enter an intersection unless they can get through it without having to stop.

Connecticut Driver's Manual, p.37

A driver overtaking a vehicle traveling in the same direction must yield to that vehicle, even if it is slowing or coming to a stop.

The car ahead was there first and may be stopping for something you cannot see from behind it.

Drivers overtaking a vehicle traveling in the same direction must yield to that vehicle, even if the vehicle is slowing or coming to a stop.

Connecticut Driver's Manual, p.37

You must yield the right-of-way to trains crossing the roadway.

A train needs a mile to stop and cannot steer at all, so nothing else on the road can be given priority over it.

You must yield the right-of-way to trains crossing the roadway.

Connecticut Driver's Manual, p.37

On the test

Who yields when a car pulls out of a driveway?

The driver entering from the driveway. Traffic on the main road is traveling at speed and has no reason to expect you. The gap is yours to find. Connecticut Driver's Manual, p.37: “Drivers entering a road from a driveway, alley or roadside must yield to vehicles already on the main road.”

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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.