Free Colorado Permit Practice Test 2 (2026)
Real questions from the official Colorado driver handbook, each with a plain-English explanation. Free, unlimited retakes, no signup.
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This draw of 20 questions breaks down like this:
- Licensing & Permits — 4
- Alcohol, Drugs & the Law — 3
- Sharing the Road — 3
- Speed Limits & Speed Management — 3
- Vehicle Equipment — 3
- Points & Penalties — 2
- Safe Driving — 1
- Signaling & Communication — 1
Heaviest on Licensing & Permits (4 of 20) — that is the section to revise first if you miss several here.
20 are Colorado-specific questions, drawn from the state handbook rather than general road rules.
Each test on this site draws a different set, so Test 1, 2 and 3 never repeat a question.
Questions on this test
1. When passing a bicyclist, you should:
- Pass close
- Give room and pass only when safe
- Speed up
- Honk and pass
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Answer: Give room and pass only when safe
Give bicyclists room and pass only when safe.
2. In a school zone you must:
- Stop fully
- Speed up
- Obey the lower posted school-zone limit
- Keep speed
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Answer: Obey the lower posted school-zone limit
Obey the reduced school-zone limit.
3. When you can safely change lanes for a stopped emergency vehicle, you should:
- Speed up
- Stop
- Keep your lane
- Move over a lane
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Answer: Move over a lane
Move over a lane when safe for stopped emergency vehicles.
4. A Colorado driver under 21 can face revocation for a BAC over:
- 0.02%
- 0.08%
- 0.05%
- 0.10%
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Answer: 0.02%
Under-21 drivers face revocation at a BAC over .02.
5. Replace tires when the tread is:
- Worn too low to grip the road
- New
- Any brand
- Clean
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Answer: Worn too low to grip the road
Worn tread loses traction — replace low tires.
6. In Colorado winter conditions, traction laws may require:
- No tires
- Adequate tread, winter tires, or chains
- Bald tires
- Summer tires
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Answer: Adequate tread, winter tires, or chains
Colorado's traction/chain laws may require adequate tread, snow tires, or chains in winter.
7. A left arm extended straight out means:
- Right turn
- Stop
- Left turn
- Go
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Answer: Left turn
Arm straight out = left turn.
8. In the first 6 months with a Colorado license (under 18), you may carry passengers under 21:
- None ever
- Up to three
- Freely
- Only if a parent or licensed adult is in the vehicle
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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.
9. If the posted limit is above 45 MPH and you can't change lanes for a stopped emergency vehicle, slow to:
- The limit
- 20 MPH under the posted limit
- 25 MPH
- 10 MPH under the limit
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Answer: 20 MPH under the posted limit
Slow to 20 MPH under the posted limit when it's above 45.
10. While driving you must:
- Memorize it
- Carry a copy only
- Leave your license home
- Carry your license and show it on request
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Answer: Carry your license and show it on request
Carry and present your license when asked.
11. A runaway-truck ramp on a mountain highway is for:
- Trucks that have lost braking to stop safely
- Rest stops
- Passing
- Parking
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Answer: Trucks that have lost braking to stop safely
Runaway ramps let trucks with brake failure stop safely — don't block them.
12. In Colorado, a driver is DUI 'per se' at a BAC of:
- 0.10%
- 0.05%
- 0.08% or greater
- 0.02%
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Answer: 0.08% or greater
DUI per se applies at a BAC greater than 0.08%.
13. On a Colorado freeway, the leftmost lane is reserved for:
- Passing, left turns, and when volume prevents merging right
- Trucks
- Parking
- Slow driving
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Answer: Passing, left turns, and when volume prevents merging right
The passing (left) lane is for passing and left turns — keep right otherwise.
14. If you are involved in a crash, you must:
- Only photograph it
- Stop and give information
- Leave
- Call later
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Answer: Stop and give information
Stop and exchange information at any crash.
15. The safest choice if you'll be drinking is to:
- Drink coffee
- Use a designated driver or ride
- Wait 10 minutes
- Drive slowly
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Answer: Use a designated driver or ride
Plan a sober ride — never drive impaired.
16. A driver under 18 in Colorado must complete driver education or:
- Only a road test
- A driver-awareness/education requirement plus supervised driving
- Nothing
- A CDL course
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Answer: A driver-awareness/education requirement plus supervised driving
Under-18 drivers must meet driver-education and supervised-driving requirements.
17. If your turn signals fail, you should:
- Not signal
- Use headlights
- Use hand signals until repaired
- Turn without signaling
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Answer: Use hand signals until repaired
Use hand signals if your signals fail.
18. Colorado's passenger restrictions have exceptions for:
- Friends
- No one
- Siblings and medical emergencies
- Coworkers
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Answer: Siblings and medical emergencies
Siblings and medical emergencies are exceptions to the passenger limits.
19. Failing to report a crash or leaving the scene in Colorado can:
- Lower your rate
- Do nothing
- Be ignored
- Lead to license suspension/revocation
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Answer: Lead to license suspension/revocation
Leaving the scene or failing to report a crash can suspend/revoke your license.
20. If you become drowsy while driving, you should:
- Pull over safely and rest
- Speed up
- Push on
- Turn up music
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Answer: Pull over safely and rest
Only rest cures drowsiness — pull over.