Colorado Permit Test (DMV Written Test) — All Questions

The three-second rule helps you judge:

• a.A safe following distance behind the vehicle ahead✓
• b.How fast to take a curve
• c.When a traffic light will change
• d.The correct tire pressure

The three-second following rule gives you enough space to stop safely; add more time in poor conditions. (Colorado Driver Handbook, following distance)

When passing a bicyclist on a Colorado road, you must give at least:

• a.No specific distance
• b.One foot of space
• c.Three feet of space✓
• d.Ten feet of space

Colorado law requires drivers to allow at least three feet of clearance when passing a bicyclist. (Colorado Driver Handbook, sharing the road)

A pedestrian is waiting to cross at a marked crosswalk. You should:

• a.Honk and drive through
• b.Yield and let the pedestrian cross✓
• c.Speed up to clear the crosswalk first
• d.Wave the pedestrian into the next lane of traffic

Drivers must yield to pedestrians in marked and unmarked crosswalks and never pass a vehicle stopped for a pedestrian. (Colorado Driver Handbook, pedestrians)

A school bus ahead stops and turns on flashing red lights with its stop arm out. You must:

• a.Pass slowly on the left
• b.Continue if no children are visible
• c.Honk to warn the children
• d.Stop and stay stopped until the lights stop flashing✓

You must stop for a school bus showing flashing red lights and an extended stop arm, and remain stopped until the lights turn off and the bus moves. (Colorado Driver Handbook, school buses)

In fog, heavy rain, or snow, you should turn on your:

• a.High-beam headlights
• b.Hazard lights while driving
• c.Low-beam headlights✓
• d.Interior dome light

Use low-beam headlights in fog, rain, or snow; high beams reflect off the moisture and reduce your visibility. (Colorado Driver Handbook, driving conditions)