Colorado Permit Practice Test

1. In Colorado, what is the youngest age to get an instruction permit?

1. 14 years old
2. 15 years old (correct answer)
3. 16 years old
4. 17 years old

Answer: B. In Colorado you can get an instruction permit at 15 if you have completed an approved 30-hour driver education course.

2. In Colorado, since January 1, 2025, when may a driver hold a phone to talk or text while driving?

1. Only to call for help in an emergency (correct answer)
2. When stopped at a red light
3. When the call is short
4. When traffic is light

Answer: A. Since January 1, 2025, a Colorado driver may not hold a phone to talk or text while driving, except to call police, fire or other help in an emergency.

3. In Colorado, you approach a stopped car on the roadside with its hazard lights flashing. What must you do?

1. Honk and keep your speed
2. Stop behind it and wait
3. Move over one lane if safe; if not, slow down (correct answer)
4. Slow down only if police are there

Answer: C. In Colorado, when you pass a stopped vehicle with flashing hazard lights, you must move over one lane if you safely can; if you cannot, you must slow down to a safe speed.

4. In Colorado, if no sign says otherwise, what is the speed limit in a residence district?

1. 25 mph
2. 30 mph (correct answer)
3. 35 mph
4. 40 mph

Answer: B. Colorado law sets 30 mph as the lawful speed in a residence district when no other limit is posted.

Colorado handbook, page 12.

5. In Colorado, when may you turn left on a red light after a full stop?

1. From a one-way street onto another one-way street (correct answer)
2. From any street onto a two-way street
3. Only when a police officer waves you on
4. Never, under any conditions

Answer: A. Colorado allows a left turn on red after a full stop only from a one-way street onto another one-way street, when no sign forbids it and after yielding.

Colorado handbook, page 7.