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Connecticut Permit Test: Insurance & Collisions Practice Questions
Financial responsibility and what to do after a collision.
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Question 1
What does Connecticut law require for insurance on a registered vehicle?
No coverage if paid off
Continuous coverage
Coverage only in winter
Coverage only for teen drivers
Correct answer: Continuous coverage
Connecticut law requires continuous insurance coverage on any registered vehicle.
Source: Chapter 2: Before You Get Behind the Wheel β Connecticut Insurance Laws
Question 2
What happens if you ignore a DMV warning notice about a lapse in insurance?
Your license class changes
You get a second warning notice by mail
Your registration is suspended
Nothing
Correct answer: Your registration is suspended
Failure to respond to the warning notice results in suspension of the registration, and the vehicle cannot be driven legally.
Source: Chapter 2: Before You Get Behind the Wheel β Connecticut Insurance Laws
Question 3
Who tells the DMV when a Connecticut owner's insurance is canceled?
The insurance company
The vehicle owner only
The local police
The car dealer
Correct answer: The insurance company
If you fail to maintain insurance, the insurance company sends a report of cancellation to the DMV.
Source: Chapter 2: Before You Get Behind the Wheel β Connecticut Insurance Laws
Question 4
When must you report a crash to police in Connecticut?
Only on highways
Only when someone dies
Only when property damage is more than $5,000
When there is injury, death or property damage
Correct answer: When there is injury, death or property damage
You must report the accident to police if there is an injury, a death or property damage.
Source: Chapter 4: Road Safety β Traffic Crashes
Question 5
Is it legal to leave a crash with injuries before police have spoken to you?
Yes, if no one asks you to stay
Yes, after 15 minutes
Yes, if you leave a note
No, it is a crime
Correct answer: No, it is a crime
It is a crime to leave a crash involving injury or death before police have talked to you and gathered the information they need.
Source: Chapter 4: Road Safety β Traffic Crashes
Question 6
You damage a parked car and can't find the owner. What should you do?
Drive away
Wait five minutes and leave
Leave a visible note with the date, time and how to reach you
Report it to the DMV sometime within the next month
Correct answer: Leave a visible note with the date, time and how to reach you
Try to find the owner; if you can't, leave a visible note with the date and time of the accident and how to contact you.
Source: Chapter 4: Road Safety β Traffic Crashes
Question 7
At a crash scene, what should you do with the ignition of each wrecked vehicle?
Turn it off
Restart it to test
Leave it running
Turn on the radio
Correct answer: Turn it off
Turn off the ignition of each wrecked vehicle and don't smoke nearby; spilled fuel is a fire danger.
Source: Chapter 4: Road Safety β Traffic Crashes
Question 8
When should you move an injured person at a crash scene?
Whenever they ask
Right after giving them some water to drink
Always, right away
Only if they face fire or traffic danger
Correct answer: Only if they face fire or traffic danger
Do not move the injured unless they are in a burning vehicle or in immediate danger of being hit; moving can worsen injuries.
Source: Chapter 4: Road Safety β Traffic Crashes
Question 9
What should you give an injured person to drink at a crash scene?
Coffee
A sports drink, to replace lost fluids
Nothing, not even water
Water only
Correct answer: Nothing, not even water
Do not give injured persons anything to drink, not even water; cover them to keep them warm and help prevent shock.
Source: Chapter 4: Road Safety β Traffic Crashes
Question 10
How can you slow or stop severe bleeding at a crash scene?
Give them water
Apply direct pressure on the wound
Leave it to dry
Raise the person's head and keep them talking
Correct answer: Apply direct pressure on the wound
Apply pressure directly on the wound with your hand or a cloth; even severe bleeding can almost always be slowed this way.
Source: Chapter 4: Road Safety β Traffic Crashes
Question 11
What information should you exchange with other drivers after a crash?
Only phone numbers
Only the car color
Nothing at all, because the police handle everything
Name, address, license number, vehicle and insurance details
Correct answer: Name, address, license number, vehicle and insurance details
Exchange name, address, driver's license number, vehicle information, and insurance company and policy number.
Source: Chapter 4: Road Safety β Traffic Crashes
Question 12
Power lines are down at a crash scene. What should you do?
Stay away from them
Touch them to see if live
Move them with a stick
Drive over them carefully
Correct answer: Stay away from them
If power lines are down with wires in the road, do not go near them.
Source: Chapter 4: Road Safety β Traffic Crashes
Question 13
When stopped by police at night, what is recommended?
Open all the doors
Search for documents right away
Get out and walk back to meet the officer
Turn on the interior light and keep hands visible
Correct answer: Turn on the interior light and keep hands visible
At night, turn on the interior light before the officer approaches, keep hands on the wheel, and stay in the vehicle unless asked to get out.
Source: Chapter 3: Driving Behaviors β Stopping for Police Vehicles
Question 14
Police signal you to stop with flashing lights. Where should you stop?
In the left lane
Near the right edge, clear of intersections
In the intersection
Wherever you are, even in a travel lane
Correct answer: Near the right edge, clear of intersections
Drive as close as is safely practical to the right-hand edge or curb, clear of any intersection, then stop and park.
Source: Chapter 3: Driving Behaviors β Stopping for Police Vehicles
Question 15
You disagree with a ticket an officer gives you. What should you do?
Don't argue at the scene; contest it in court
Drive away
Argue at the scene until the officer agrees
Refuse to sign anything
Correct answer: Don't argue at the scene; contest it in court
If you disagree, do not argue at the scene; traffic violations and crimes are decided in court.
Source: Chapter 3: Driving Behaviors β Stopping for Police Vehicles
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