Connecticut: Pavement markings — Part 2 Practice Test
Questions in this part include: “A diamond-shaped marker on a lane indicates the lane is reserved for which vehicles?” · “How are reversible lanes usually marked?”
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Questions are original and based on the official manual "Connecticut Driver's Manual" (Revised March 2023), Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV).
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A diamond-shaped marker on a lane indicates the lane is reserved for which vehicles?
- Vehicles towing trailers or campers
- Vehicles with more than one person in them
- Vehicles turning left or making U-turns
- Vehicles carrying commercial cargo
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Correct answer: Vehicles with more than one person in them
A diamond-shaped marker indicates lanes reserved for vehicles with more than one person in them (HOV lanes).
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023), page 44 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 44)
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What do signs at an HOV lane tell you?
- How fast vehicles in the lane may travel
- What hours the lane is open to buses
- Which vehicle types may not use the lane
- How many people must be in the vehicle
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Correct answer: How many people must be in the vehicle
Signs are posted that say how many people must be in the vehicle.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023), page 44 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 44)
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What is a shared center lane reserved for?
- Left turns, or U-turns where permitted, from both directions
- Passing slower vehicles traveling in either direction
- Vehicles traveling in one direction at certain times
- Right turns and merging by traffic from both directions
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Correct answer: Left turns, or U-turns where permitted, from both directions
Shared center lanes are reserved for left turns (or U-turns when permitted) and can be used by vehicles traveling in both directions.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023), page 44 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 44)
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How do the arrows on the pavement of a shared center lane appear?
- Straight arrows for each direction alternate
- Right-turn arrows all point toward the curb
- Left-turn arrows for each direction alternate
- Left-turn arrows all point the same way
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Correct answer: Left-turn arrows for each direction alternate
On a shared center lane, left-turn arrows for traffic in one direction alternate with arrows for traffic from the other direction.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023), page 44 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 44)
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How is a shared center lane marked on each side?
- By double solid white lines on both sides
- By solid yellow and dashed yellow lines
- By dashed white lines on each side only
- By double solid yellow lines on each side
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Correct answer: By solid yellow and dashed yellow lines
A shared center lane is marked on each side by solid yellow and dashed yellow lines.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023), page 44 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 44)
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In some areas, what does a shared center lane become during rush hours?
- A bus-only lane
- A bicycle lane
- An HOV lane
- A reversible lane
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Correct answer: A reversible lane
In some areas the shared center lane becomes a reversible lane during rush hours.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023), page 44 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 44)
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Before entering a shared center lane that may be in reversible use, what must you be sure of?
- That you can enter the lane and that it is safe
- That no bus is in the lane ahead
- That at least one other vehicle is already using the lane
- That another driver has entered the lane ahead of you
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Correct answer: That you can enter the lane and that it is safe
The manual says to be sure you can enter the lane and that it is safe before you do so.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023), page 44 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 44)
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What are reversible lanes designed to do?
- Carry only buses and bicycles during rush hours
- Allow left turns from both directions at all times
- Carry traffic one way at some times, the other way at others
- Let drivers pass on either side at any time
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Correct answer: Carry traffic one way at some times, the other way at others
Reversible lanes carry traffic in one direction at certain times and in the opposite direction at other times.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023), page 44 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 44)
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How are reversible lanes usually marked?
- Double solid white lines
- Double-dashed yellow lines
- A single solid yellow line
- A single dashed white line
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Correct answer: Double-dashed yellow lines
Reversible lanes are usually marked by double-dashed yellow lines.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023), page 44 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 44)
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Before you start driving in reversible lanes, what must you do?
- Wait for a bus to enter ahead of you
- Move to the far left lane and match the speed of traffic
- Turn on your hazard lights
- Check which lanes you can use at that time
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Correct answer: Check which lanes you can use at that time
Before you drive in reversible lanes, check which lanes you can use at that time.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023), page 44 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 44)
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A green arrow shows above a reversible lane. What does it mean?
- You can use the lane beneath it
- You must turn left from that lane
- The lane is closed to all traffic
- The lane is for buses only
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Correct answer: You can use the lane beneath it
A green arrow means you can use the lane beneath it.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023), page 44 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 44)
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A red “X” shows above a reversible lane. What does it mean?
- You may use the lane only to turn
- You should move out of the lane as soon as it is safe
- You cannot use the lane
- You can use the lane beneath it
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Correct answer: You cannot use the lane
A red “X” means you cannot use the lane.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023), page 44 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 44)
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A flashing yellow “X” shows above a reversible lane. What does it mean?
- The lane is closed to all traffic
- The lane is only for turning
- The lane is open to all traffic
- You must stop and wait for the signal to change
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Correct answer: The lane is only for turning
A flashing yellow “X” means the lane is only for turning.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023), page 44 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 44)
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A steady yellow “X” shows above a reversible lane. What does it mean?
- The lane is only for turning, so signal and enter when it is clear
- The lane is reserved for buses until the signal changes again
- The lane is now open to traffic in both directions
- The use of the lane is changing, so move out of it as soon as it is safe
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Correct answer: The use of the lane is changing, so move out of it as soon as it is safe
A steady yellow “X” means the use of the lane is changing and you should move out of it as soon as it is safe to do so.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023), page 44 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 44)
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Yellow or white diagonal stripes on the road are used to mark what?
- Fixed obstructions
- Reserved bus lanes
- Areas where parking is allowed
- Pedestrian crosswalks
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Correct answer: Fixed obstructions
Yellow or white diagonal stripes mark fixed obstructions.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023), page 44 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 44)
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What are solid white or yellow lines sometimes used for?
- To mark the start of a school zone
- To show where buses must stop
- To channel traffic around a hazard
- To mark where drivers must yield
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Correct answer: To channel traffic around a hazard
Solid white or yellow lines are sometimes used to channel traffic around a hazard.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023), page 44 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 44)
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What does a double solid white line prohibit?
- Making right turns
- Lane changing
- Pedestrians crossing
- Entering the roadway from a driveway
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Correct answer: Lane changing
A double solid white line prohibits lane changing.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023), page 44 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 44)
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Who may designate curb markings, fire lanes and pavement markings as “No Parking” areas?
- Only the state DMV
- Vehicle owners
- Insurance companies
- Local authorities
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Correct answer: Local authorities
Local authorities may designate these markings as “No Parking” areas.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023), page 44 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 44)
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What does a bicycle symbol with two chevrons painted above it on the road mean?
- The lane is shared; vehicle or bicycle traffic may be in the lane
- The lane is reserved for bicycles and no other vehicles may enter it
- Bicycles must stop and yield to all vehicles before entering
- A bicycle parking area is just ahead on the road
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Correct answer: The lane is shared; vehicle or bicycle traffic may be in the lane
A bicycle sharrow indicates the lane is shared and warns you to watch for bicycles in the lane.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023), page 44 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 44)