Colorado DMV practice test
Prepare for the Colorado learner permit knowledge test with questions written from the official driver handbook, in English, Russian and Spanish.
Colorado practice tests
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Full practice tests in the format of the real Colorado knowledge test. Questions do not repeat between tests.
Road signs
Shapes, colors and meanings of the signs on the test.
Rules of the road
Right of way, turns, parking and sharing the road.
Colorado laws
Rules that are specific to Colorado.
Final exam prep
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Key rules from the Colorado handbook
These numbers come straight from the official handbook. Each one is also a question in our tests.
Getting your permit and license
- Minimum liability limits are $25/$50/$15 (thousand).
- Report an address change within 30 days.
- Hold the permit at least 12 months before the road test.
- At least 50 hours of supervised driving are required.
- At least 10 hours of the practice must be at night.
- The night limit for provisional drivers starts at midnight (with listed exceptions).
- For the first six months, no passengers under 21 (other than family), unless supervised.
- 12 points in 12 months can lead to suspension.
- Under 18: 6 points in 12 months. Adults: 12 points in 12 months or 18 in 24.
Rules of the road
- In urban areas, signal continuously for 100 feet before you turn or change lanes (200 feet at speeds above 40 mph).
- Switch to low beams within 500 feet of an oncoming vehicle.
- Headlights must be on from sunset to sunrise.
- Stop at least 20 feet from a school bus with flashing red lights.
- Drivers on the opposite side of a divided highway separated by a median do not have to stop; drivers behind the bus must stop.
- Move Over law: change lanes away from the stopped vehicle when safe; if you cannot, slow down.
- Give bicyclists at least 3 feet of space when passing.
- Drivers under 18 years old may not use any wireless device while driving.
- In urban areas signal for 100 feet; above 40 mph, for 200 feet.
Speed limits
- 30 mph in residential districts unless a sign shows otherwise.
- 25 mph in business districts unless posted otherwise.
- Open mountain highways: 40 mph; urban interstates: 55 mph; designated rural interstates: 65–75 mph.
- Urban interstates and highways: 55 mph unless posted otherwise.
Parking
- Do not park within 15 feet of a fire hydrant.
- Do not park within 30 feet of a STOP sign.
- Do not park within 30 feet of a railroad crossing.
- Park with your wheels within 12 inches of the curb.
Alcohol and drugs
- 0.08% BAC or higher is the legal limit for drivers 21 and older.
- For drivers under 21 the limit is 0.02%.
- 0.05–0.07% is presumed DWAI; 0.08% or more is presumed DUI.
How to get a driver's license in Colorado
- Pass the written knowledge test to get a learner's permit.
- Hold the permit for at least 12 months.
- Complete 50 hours of supervised driving, including 10 hours at night.
- Pass the road (driving) test.
- As a new provisional driver, follow the night limit that starts at Midnight.
Steps include only rules confirmed in the official handbook; your state may have more requirements (documents, fees, driver education).
Colorado driving rules in numbers
Learner's permit and teen license rules by state
- Hold the permit at least
- 12 months
- Supervised driving hours
- 50 hours
- Of them at night
- 10 hours
- Night limit for new drivers from
- Midnight
- Teen passengers allowed
- 0
Speed limits by state
- Residential district
- 30 mph
- Business district
- 25 mph
Drunk driving laws by state: BAC limits
- Drivers 21+
- 0.08%
- Under 21
- 0.02%
Cell phone laws for drivers by state
- No phone at all for drivers under
- 18 years old
Parking distances by state
- Fire hydrant
- 15 feet
- STOP sign or signal
- 30 feet
- Railroad crossing
- 30 feet
- Wheels from the curb
- 12 inches
School bus, move over and bicycle passing laws by state
- Stop from a school bus at least
- 20 feet
- Bus on the other side of a divided highway
- Do not have to stop, but should watch for children
- Stopped emergency vehicle
- Move out of the lane next to it if safe, or slow down
- Passing a bicyclist
- 3 feet
License renewal, insurance and points by state
- Minimum liability insurance
- $25/$50/$15 (thousand)
- Report a new address within
- 30 days
- Points that can suspend your license
- 12 points in 12 months
Sample questions
In Colorado, you may not park within how many feet of a fire hydrant?
- 10 feet
- 15 feet
- 20 feet
- 25 feet
Colorado: do not park within 15 feet of a fire hydrant.
In Colorado, in urban or metropolitan areas, you must signal continuously for at least how far before you turn or change lanes?
- 75 feet
- 100 feet
- 150 feet
- 200 feet
Colorado: in urban areas, signal continuously for 100 feet before you turn or change lanes (200 feet at speeds above 40 mph).
In Colorado, unless otherwise posted, the speed limit in a residential district is:
- 25 mph
- 30 mph
- 35 mph
- 40 mph
Colorado: 30 mph in residential districts unless a sign shows otherwise.
Colorado permit test: questions and answers
Yes, as of our last check the Colorado DMV offers the knowledge test in this language. Confirm with the DMV before your visit.
From the official Colorado driver handbook (Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337). We write our own questions; the DMV does not publish its real exam questions.