Colorado DMV Cheat Sheet: Key Numbers
The numbers people mix up most often, on one page. Print it or save it as a PDF and review it before your test.
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