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Only what is specific to Colorado: instruction-permit and minor-driver rules, DUI and DWAI limits, express consent, the phone law, speed limits, headlight and signal distances, the Move Over law, parking distances, school-bus stops, bicycle passing and child seats. Pair with the national core.

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Practice deck · part of Colorado permit test — state rules · written against: Colorado Driver Handbook (Colorado DMV), DR 2337 (12/05/24), checked 2026-10-09, and against state law in force on 2026-10-18 (where the two differ, the cards follow the law and name the handbook's figure); state-specific figures only — pair with the national core. Updated 2026-10-10.

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  1. What is the learner document called in Colorado, and what must you pass to get one?

    A) A learner license, issued after a drive test
    B) An instruction permit, issued after a written test
    C) A provisional license, issued at 16 with no test
    D) A junior permit, issued after a vision test only
    B) An instruction permit, issued after a written test

    The written test comes first; the instruction permit then allows supervised practice before the drive test.
    Permit & Provisional License
  2. When may a Colorado driver aged 18 or older use a cellphone or similar device while driving?

    A) Handheld, but only at a red light
    B) Handheld, but only on roads under 35 mph
    C) Hands-free, or in an emergency
    D) Handheld, but only with no passengers
    C) Hands-free, or in an emergency

    Hands-free use is allowed, and so is contacting police or the fire department or calling in an emergency; texting is banned with the same exceptions, and careless driving caused by device use can be charged as a misdemeanor.
    Phones & Distraction
  3. When does Colorado law require headlights to be on?

    A) Sunset to sunrise, or in visibility under 1,000 feet
    B) From 30 minutes after sunset to 30 minutes before sunrise
    C) From one hour after sunset until one hour before sunrise
    D) Only once it is fully dark outside, whatever the visibility
    A) Sunset to sunrise, or in visibility under 1,000 feet

    Between sunset and sunrise a vehicle parked beside the road must show lights to the front and rear unless there is enough light to see 1,000 feet. The handbook says parking lights in the same conditions as headlights, but the law makes that exception.
    Headlights & Signals
  4. How close to a fire hydrant may you park in Colorado?

    A) No closer than 10 feet
    B) No closer than 20 feet
    C) No closer than 30 feet
    D) No closer than 15 feet
    D) No closer than 15 feet

    Firefighters need clear access to the hydrant in an emergency.
    Parking & Curbs
  5. When may a Colorado driver turn left at a red light?

    A) Never; only right turns are allowed on red
    B) From any street onto a one-way street, after stopping
    C) Whenever no traffic is coming, after stopping
    D) From one one-way street onto another, after stopping
    D) From one one-way street onto another, after stopping

    A sign can forbid it; right on red after stopping is also allowed unless a sign says otherwise.
    Turns & Lanes
  6. Who must wear a seat belt under Colorado law?

    A) The driver only; passengers decide for themselves
    B) The driver, front-seat passengers and anyone under 18
    C) Front-seat occupants and children under 8 only
    D) Everyone aged 18 or older, in any seat
    B) The driver, front-seat passengers and anyone under 18

    Children under 9 ride in a child seat or booster instead. Exceptions include ambulance crew other than the driver while caring for a patient, on-duty police officers, bus passengers, farm equipment, on-duty delivery-van drivers and people with a doctor's written statement. The handbook's seat-belt list still says children under 16; since January 1, 2025, the law says under 18.
    Occupant Safety

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  • Facts checked against the Colorado Driver Handbook (Colorado Department of Revenue, Division of Motor Vehicles), DR 2337 (12/05/24), checked 2026-10-09; wording is original and no handbook text is reproduced.
  • Facts also checked against current state law (the statutes and regulations in force on 2026-10-18); where the handbook and the law differ, the card follows the law and says what the handbook says.
  • Not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles or any other agency; not legal advice. Figures change — confirm against the current handbook before your test.

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