Colorado Permit Test (DMV Written Test) Practice Test
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- 1. Signs, Signals & Markings
What must you do when you approach a red, eight-sided sign?
- a.Yield only to large trucks
- b.Come to a complete stop, then go when it is safe
- c.Stop only if another car is waiting
- d.Slow down and merge to the right
Answer: b
Explanation: A red octagon is a STOP sign; you must come to a full stop at the stop line or crosswalk, then proceed when it is safe. (Colorado Driver Handbook, signs)
- 2. Signs, Signals & Markings
A flashing red traffic light means you should:
- a.Treat it as a green light
- b.Continue without slowing
- c.Stop, then proceed when it is safe
- d.Speed up to clear the intersection
Answer: c
Explanation: A flashing red light is treated exactly like a stop sign: stop fully, then proceed when the way is clear. (Colorado Driver Handbook, signals)
- 3. Rules of the Road & Right of Way
At a four-way stop where you and another driver stop at the same time, who has the right of way?
- a.The faster vehicle
- b.Whoever honks first
- c.The driver on the right
- d.The driver on the left
Answer: c
Explanation: When two vehicles reach a four-way stop at the same time, the driver on the left yields to the driver on the right. (Colorado Driver Handbook, right of way)
- 4. Rules of the Road & Right of Way
When you are making a left turn at an intersection, you must:
- a.Yield to oncoming traffic and to crossing pedestrians
- b.Turn immediately before oncoming cars
- c.Expect oncoming traffic to stop for you
- d.Sound your horn and proceed
Answer: a
Explanation: A left-turning driver must yield to oncoming vehicles and to pedestrians crossing the path of the turn. (Colorado Driver Handbook, turns)
- 5. Safe Driving & Sharing the Road
The three-second rule helps you judge:
- a.A safe following distance behind the vehicle ahead
- b.The correct tire pressure
- c.How fast to take a curve
- d.When a traffic light will change
Answer: a
Explanation: The three-second following rule gives you enough space to stop safely; add more time in poor conditions. (Colorado Driver Handbook, following distance)
- 6. Safe Driving & Sharing the Road
A pedestrian is waiting to cross at a marked crosswalk. You should:
- a.Yield and let the pedestrian cross
- b.Speed up to clear the crosswalk first
- c.Honk and drive through
- d.Wave the pedestrian into the next lane of traffic
Answer: a
Explanation: Drivers must yield to pedestrians in marked and unmarked crosswalks and never pass a vehicle stopped for a pedestrian. (Colorado Driver Handbook, pedestrians)
- 7. Speed, Mountains & Road Conditions
During a winter storm on a Colorado mountain corridor, the traction or chain law may require passenger vehicles to have:
- a.The windows rolled down
- b.Extra passengers for weight
- c.Snow tires, all-weather tires, or chains
- d.Only a full fuel tank
Answer: c
Explanation: 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)
- 8. Speed, Mountains & Road Conditions
Colorado's basic speed law means that you:
- a.Must never drive faster than is safe for current conditions
- b.Only need to slow down at night
- c.May always drive the posted limit safely
- d.Can drive any speed on the highway
Answer: a
Explanation: 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)
- 9. Alcohol, Drugs & Graduated Licensing
A driver under 21 in Colorado can face underage drinking-and-driving penalties at a BAC as low as:
- a.0.15
- b.0.02
- c.0.05
- d.0.08
Answer: b
Explanation: Because of the under-21 zero-tolerance approach, a BAC as low as 0.02 can bring underage drinking-and-driving penalties. (Colorado Driver Handbook, underage drinking and driving)
- 10. Alcohol, Drugs & Graduated Licensing
Under Colorado's Graduated Driver Licensing rules, a newly licensed teen driver is subject to:
- a.Limits on nighttime driving and teen passengers
- b.Unlimited passengers at all hours
- c.No restrictions of any kind
- d.A ban on driving to school
Answer: a
Explanation: Graduated Driver Licensing restricts nighttime driving and limits the number of young passengers for new teen drivers during their first months of licensing. (Colorado Driver Handbook, GDL)