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Colorado Permit Test: Lanes & Passing Practice Questions
Lane use, merging, passing safely and freeway driving.
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Question 1
When may you cross a solid yellow line in Colorado to pass?
To pass any slow vehicle going 10 mph under the limit
To pass a bicyclist with at least three feet of space when the oncoming lane is clear
Only at night
Never for any reason
Correct answer: To pass a bicyclist with at least three feet of space when the oncoming lane is clear
No passing on solid yellow, except to pass a bicyclist with a minimum of three feet when the oncoming lane is clear.
Source: Pavement Markings
Question 2
May you cross a solid yellow line to turn left into a driveway?
Only if there is a broken line on the other side
Yes, when it can be done safely
Only with a police escort
No, never
Correct answer: Yes, when it can be done safely
You may cross a solid yellow line for a left turn into an alley, private road or driveway when it can be done safely.
Source: Pavement Markings
Question 3
On a road with solid and broken yellow lines, when must you be back in your lane after passing?
Before the broken lines turn solid
Within one mile
Whenever the passed driver flashes their lights
At the next intersection
Correct answer: Before the broken lines turn solid
You must return to your lane before the broken lines turn solid.
Source: Pavement Markings
Question 4
What does a solid white line along the right of the road mark?
That you should stay in the lane, and the road's shoulder
Two-way traffic
A bike lane on your left side
A place where you may pass freely on the right if the car ahead is slow
Correct answer: That you should stay in the lane, and the road's shoulder
A solid white line requires you to stay within the lane and also marks the shoulder.
Source: Pavement Markings
Question 5
On a road without marked lanes, where should you drive?
Straddling the center so you can see oncoming traffic
Along the left edge
On the shoulder
Just to the right of the center of the road
Correct answer: Just to the right of the center of the road
On roads without marked lanes, drive just to the right of the center; do not drive on the shoulder.
Source: Lane Controls
Question 6
How are HOV lanes marked in Colorado?
With red pavement
With a white diamond on the roadway and signs listing the requirements
With green paint and a bicycle symbol
With a yellow X
Correct answer: With a white diamond on the roadway and signs listing the requirements
HOV lanes have a white diamond painted on the roadway, and signs identify the vehicles and occupants required.
Source: Lane Controls
Question 7
In Colorado, may you stop in a two-way left-turn lane?
No, you must keep moving
Yes, until it is safe to complete your left turn
Yes, and you may also drive in it for a block to pass
Only to let a passenger out
Correct answer: Yes, until it is safe to complete your left turn
You may stop in the two-way left-turn lane until it is safe to turn, but may not use it for passing or travel.
Source: Lane Controls
Question 8
How are reversible lanes usually marked?
By orange cones only
By white diamonds and green paint
By solid red lines with BUS ONLY painted in each lane
By a barrier or double-broken yellow lines
Correct answer: By a barrier or double-broken yellow lines
Reversible lanes are separated by a barrier or marked by double-broken yellow lines; signs or special lights may be used.
Source: Lane Controls
Question 9
When entering a Colorado freeway from an on-ramp, when may you merge?
Any time, even crossing the solid white line, if there is a gap
As soon as you reach the ramp
Not until the solid white line has ended
Only after stopping at the end of the ramp
Correct answer: Not until the solid white line has ended
Do not merge into traffic until the solid white line has ended; yield to freeway traffic.
Source: Freeway Driving
Question 10
What must you do at a metered freeway on-ramp?
Turn on hazard lights
Ignore it if traffic is light
Slow down and roll through the red without stopping
Stop and wait to be released on a green light
Correct answer: Stop and wait to be released on a green light
On metered ramps you must stop and wait to be released on a green light.
Source: Freeway Driving
Question 11
What is the leftmost freeway lane reserved for in Colorado?
Trucks only
Passing, left turns, and when traffic volume prevents merging right
Any vehicle going the speed limit, for as long as it likes
Emergency stopping
Correct answer: Passing, left turns, and when traffic volume prevents merging right
The passing lane is reserved for passing, left turns and conditions where traffic volume does not allow merging into non-passing lanes.
Source: Freeway Driving
Question 12
When leaving a Colorado freeway, when should you turn on your signal?
One mile before the exit, at the first sign
200 feet before the start of the deceleration lane
After entering the deceleration lane
At the stop sign at the end of the exit ramp, once you have slowed
Correct answer: 200 feet before the start of the deceleration lane
Activate your signal 200 feet before the deceleration lane; keep your speed until in it, then slow to the ramp's advised speed.
Source: Freeway Driving
Question 13
For how long should your signal be on before changing lanes in Colorado?
At least 10 seconds or a quarter mile
At least 3 seconds or 200 feet
At least 1 second
Signaling is optional on freeways
Correct answer: At least 3 seconds or 200 feet
Leave the signal on at least 3 seconds or 200 feet before leaving your lane, and turn it off within 3 seconds after.
Source: Changing Lanes and Passing
Question 14
Where may you pass on the right in Colorado?
On two-lane roads when the car ahead is slow
On any road using the paved shoulder
On one-way streets and roads with two or more lanes each direction
Nowhere
Correct answer: On one-way streets and roads with two or more lanes each direction
Passing on the right is allowed only on one-way streets and roads with two or more lanes in each direction, never on the shoulder.
Source: Changing Lanes and Passing
Question 15
After passing, when may you move back into your original lane in Colorado?
After counting two seconds
When the other driver honks
When you can see both headlights of the passed vehicle in your rearview mirror
As soon as your rear bumper clears its front bumper
Correct answer: When you can see both headlights of the passed vehicle in your rearview mirror
When you can see both headlights of the vehicle you passed in the rearview mirror, change back one lane.
Source: Changing Lanes and Passing
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