All 43 Colorado Permit Test Questions
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Get Smart Review & Mock Exams Licensing & Permits In the first 6 months with a Colorado license (under 18), you may carry passengers under 21:
Answer: Only if a parent or licensed adult is in the vehicle
For the first 6 months you can't have passengers under 21 unless a parent/licensed adult is present.
After 6 months (but before 1 year) with a license, an under-18 driver may carry:
Answer: One passenger under 21
After 6 months, one passenger under 21 is allowed.
After 1 year with a license, an under-18 Colorado driver may carry:
Answer: As many passengers as there are seat belts
After 1 year, you may carry as many passengers as there are seat belts.
Colorado's passenger restrictions have exceptions for:
Answer: Siblings and medical emergencies
Siblings and medical emergencies are exceptions to the passenger limits.
During your first year as a licensed driver in Colorado, you may not drive between:
Answer: Midnight and 5 a.m.
No driving midnight–5 a.m. in your first year unless accompanied by an instructor, parent, or guardian.
The Colorado nighttime curfew has exceptions for:
Answer: Driving to/from school or work (with a signed statement) and medical emergencies
Exceptions include to/from school or work (signed statement) and medical emergencies.
To be licensed in Colorado you must pass a:
Answer: Vision test
A vision test is required.
A driver under 18 in Colorado must complete driver education or:
Answer: A driver-awareness/education requirement plus supervised driving
Under-18 drivers must meet driver-education and supervised-driving requirements.
While driving you must:
Answer: Carry your license and show it on request
Carry and present your license when asked.
To ride a motorcycle in Colorado you need:
Answer: A motorcycle endorsement
A motorcycle endorsement is required.
Alcohol, Drugs & the Law .02 under 21 .08 adult
In Colorado, a driver is DUI 'per se' at a BAC of:
Answer: 0.08% or greater
DUI per se applies at a BAC greater than 0.08%.
Colorado also has DWAI (Driving While Ability Impaired), which can apply at a BAC as low as:
Answer: 0.05%
DWAI can apply around 0.05% BAC — lower than the DUI threshold.
.02 under 21 .08 adult
A Colorado driver under 21 can face revocation for a BAC over:
Answer: 0.02%
Under-21 drivers face revocation at a BAC over .02.
A commercial driver in Colorado faces revocation at a BAC over:
Answer: 0.04%
CDL drivers are limited to .04.
Refusing a chemical (toxicological) test in Colorado can lead to:
Answer: License revocation
Refusing the test can lead to license revocation.
The only thing that lowers your BAC is:
Answer: Time
Only time removes alcohol from your body.
The safest choice if you'll be drinking is to:
Answer: Use a designated driver or ride
Plan a sober ride — never drive impaired.
Sharing the Road Passing a stopped emergency vehicle where you can't change lanes and the posted limit is 45 MPH or less, slow to:
Answer: 25 MPH
Slow to 25 MPH if the posted limit is 45 or less.
If the posted limit is above 45 MPH and you can't change lanes for a stopped emergency vehicle, slow to:
Answer: 20 MPH under the posted limit
Slow to 20 MPH under the posted limit when it's above 45.
When you can safely change lanes for a stopped emergency vehicle, you should:
Answer: Move over a lane
Move over a lane when safe for stopped emergency vehicles.
You must yield the right-of-way to:
Answer: Service and maintenance vehicles
Yield to service and maintenance vehicles.
Give a motorcycle:
Answer: A full lane
Motorcycles are entitled to a full lane.
When passing a bicyclist, you should:
Answer: Give room and pass only when safe
Give bicyclists room and pass only when safe.
When a school bus stops with red lights flashing on an undivided road, traffic:
Answer: In both directions must stop
Both directions stop for a stopped school bus on an undivided road.
Speed Limits & Speed Management On a Colorado freeway, the leftmost lane is reserved for:
Answer: Passing, left turns, and when volume prevents merging right
The passing (left) lane is for passing and left turns — keep right otherwise.
You must not drive faster than is:
Answer: Reasonable and safe for conditions
Never drive faster than is reasonable and safe for conditions.
In a school zone you must:
Answer: Obey the lower posted school-zone limit
Obey the reduced school-zone limit.
On steep Colorado mountain grades, you should:
Answer: Shift to a lower gear so the engine helps slow you
Use a lower gear on long downgrades so engine braking helps (and avoids brake fade).
A runaway-truck ramp on a mountain highway is for:
Answer: Trucks that have lost braking to stop safely
Runaway ramps let trucks with brake failure stop safely — don't block them.
Points & Penalties 12 30-day susp. 18 3-month susp. 24 1-year susp. points → suspension length
Your Colorado license may be suspended if you:
Answer: Meet or exceed the minimum point accumulation, or are convicted of DUI
Reaching the point threshold, a DUI conviction, or a test refusal can suspend your license.
Failing to report a crash or leaving the scene in Colorado can:
Answer: Lead to license suspension/revocation
Leaving the scene or failing to report a crash can suspend/revoke your license.
If you are involved in a crash, you must:
Answer: Stop and give information
Stop and exchange information at any crash.
Signaling & Communication You should signal before turning for at least:
Answer: 100 feet
Signal at least 100 feet before turning.
Use headlights:
Answer: At night and when visibility is reduced
Use headlights at night and in low-visibility conditions.
A left arm extended straight out means:
Answer: Left turn
Arm straight out = left turn.
Vehicle Equipment In Colorado winter conditions, traction laws may require:
Answer: Adequate tread, winter tires, or chains
Colorado's traction/chain laws may require adequate tread, snow tires, or chains in winter.
Colorado law requires:
Answer: The driver and front-seat passengers to buckle up (all ages for minors)
Buckle up — Colorado's seat-belt law is enforced; secure children.
If your turn signals fail, you should:
Answer: Use hand signals until repaired
Use hand signals if your signals fail.
Replace tires when the tread is:
Answer: Worn too low to grip the road
Worn tread loses traction — replace low tires.
Safe Driving Colorado's high altitude and mountain roads mean drivers should watch for:
Answer: Weather changes, wildlife, and steep grades
Watch for rapid weather changes, wildlife, and steep grades in the mountains.
Texting while driving in Colorado is:
Answer: A dangerous, illegal distraction
Texting while driving is illegal and dangerous.
If you become drowsy while driving, you should:
Answer: Pull over safely and rest
Only rest cures drowsiness — pull over.
Adverse Conditions On snow or ice in Colorado, you should:
Answer: Slow down and increase following distance
Reduce speed and leave extra room on snow and ice.