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Colorado Permit Test: Turning Practice Questions
Signaling, turn lanes, U-turns and turning on red.
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Question 1
What problem does a Diverging Diamond Interchange (DDI) eliminate?
The need for traffic signals of any kind at the interchange
Right turns
Speed limits
Left turns across traffic onto freeway ramps
Correct answer: Left turns across traffic onto freeway ramps
A DDI crosses traffic to the opposite side so left-turn movements, a typical challenge at four-way interchanges, are eliminated.
Source: Lane Controls
Question 2
In Colorado urban areas, how far before a turn or lane change must you signal continuously?
50 feet
300 feet
100 feet
200 feet, the same as highways
Correct answer: 100 feet
In urban areas signal continuously for 100 feet; on four-lane highways over 40 mph, signal for 200 feet.
Source: Turning
Question 3
On a four-lane highway with a limit above 40 mph, how far ahead must you signal a turn or lane change?
1,000 feet
500 feet, about 5 seconds
200 feet
100 feet
Correct answer: 200 feet
On four-lane highways where the limit is faster than 40 mph, signal for 200 feet.
Source: Turning
Question 4
When using a hand signal because your turn signals don't work, when should you end the hand signal?
Never; keep it out the whole time
After the turn is finished and you are centered in the lane
Halfway through the turn
Before starting to turn, so both hands are on the wheel
Correct answer: Before starting to turn, so both hands are on the wheel
End your hand signal before starting to turn so you can complete the turn with both hands on the wheel.
Source: Turning
Question 5
While waiting to turn left, why should you keep your front wheels pointed straight?
If you are rear-ended, you would be pushed into oncoming traffic
It is required only for trucks
It saves tire wear
It lets you accelerate faster when the light changes
Correct answer: If you are rear-ended, you would be pushed into oncoming traffic
Never turn the front wheels left while waiting; if rear-ended you would be pushed into oncoming traffic.
Source: Turning
Question 6
Where should you wait while preparing to turn left at a Colorado intersection?
On the shoulder
At the stop line or crosswalk until there is a large enough gap
In the oncoming lane
Pulled into the middle of the intersection
Correct answer: At the stop line or crosswalk until there is a large enough gap
Wait at the stop line or crosswalk until there is a large enough gap; pulling into the intersection blocks emergency vehicles and visibility.
Source: Turning
Question 7
On what kind of road does the Colorado handbook say to use a three-point turnabout?
On any freeway when traffic is light
On multi-lane roads with a center turn lane
Only on a two-lane roadway
Only in parking lots
Correct answer: Only on a two-lane roadway
Use a three-point turnabout only on a two-lane roadway too narrow for a U-turn.
Source: Turning
Question 8
When are U-turns forbidden in Colorado?
When they would endanger other motorists, or where No U-turn signs are posted
Never
Only in mountain areas
At every intersection
Correct answer: When they would endanger other motorists, or where No U-turn signs are posted
U-turns are forbidden unless they can be made without endangering others, and are not allowed where No U-turn signs are posted.
Source: Turning
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