Colorado Permit Test (DMV Written Test) — All Questions

When driving down a long, steep mountain grade, you should:

• a.Shift to a lower gear so the engine helps control speed✓
• b.Ride the brakes the whole way down
• c.Shift into neutral to coast
• d.Turn off the engine to save fuel

Using a lower gear lets engine braking control your speed and prevents your brakes from overheating and failing on long downgrades. (Colorado Driver Handbook, mountain driving)

During a winter storm on a Colorado mountain corridor, the traction or chain law may require passenger vehicles to have:

• a.Only a full fuel tank
• b.Extra passengers for weight
• c.Snow tires, all-weather tires, or chains✓
• d.The windows rolled down

Colorado's traction and chain laws can require snow tires, adequate all-weather tires, or chains on mountain routes during severe winter weather. (Colorado Driver Handbook, winter driving)

An orange-and-red reflective triangle on the back of a vehicle means the vehicle:

• a.Is an emergency vehicle
• b.Travels slowly, under 25 mph✓
• c.Is carrying hazardous materials
• d.Has the right of way at all times

The orange-and-red triangle marks a slow-moving vehicle traveling under 25 mph; slow down and pass only when it is safe. (Colorado Driver Handbook, slow-moving vehicles)

Colorado's basic speed law means that you:

• a.May always drive the posted limit safely
• b.Can drive any speed on the highway
• c.Only need to slow down at night
• d.Must never drive faster than is safe for current conditions✓

Under the basic speed law you must reduce speed for rain, snow, ice, fog, traffic, or darkness, even when you are below the posted limit. (Colorado Driver Handbook, speed)