Free Colorado DMV Practice Test 2026 (CO)

Question 1

What is the range of posted speed limits on designated rural Colorado interstates and expressways?

Accepted Answer

65–75 mph

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55–65 mph

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60–70 mph

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70–80 mph

Question 2

What is Colorado's basic speed rule under C.R.S. 42-4-1101(1)?

Accepted Answer

Never drive faster than is reasonable and prudent for the conditions

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Never exceed 55 mph

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Always match the flow of traffic

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Never drive slower than 45 mph on a highway

Question 3

Colorado's 75 mph statewide maximum speed limit is what type of limit?

Accepted Answer

An absolute limit not subject to the prima facie rule

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A prima facie limit that can be rebutted

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An advisory limit

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A limit that applies only to trucks

Question 4

What does it mean that Colorado's tiered speed limits are "prima facie"?

Accepted Answer

Exceeding them is prima facie evidence the speed was not reasonable and prudent, which can be rebutted

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They are only advisory and carry no penalty

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They apply only at night

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They may never be exceeded under any circumstance

Question 5

How many points does driving 10 to 19 mph over the Colorado speed limit carry?

Accepted Answer

4 points

Answer

1 point

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3 points

Answer

6 points

Question 6

How many points does a Colorado driver receive for exceeding the speed limit by 40 mph or more?

Accepted Answer

12 points

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4 points

Answer

6 points

Answer

8 points

Question 7

How many points does speeding 20 to 39 mph over the Colorado limit carry?

Accepted Answer

6 points

Answer

3 points

Answer

4 points

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8 points

Question 8

According to the Colorado Driver Handbook, roughly how far does a lightweight passenger car traveling 55 mph need to stop under ideal conditions?

Accepted Answer

About 200 feet

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About 100 feet

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About 350 feet

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About 500 feet

Question 9

In Colorado, fines are doubled in work zones and school zones.

Accepted Answer

True

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False

Question 10

What following distance does Colorado recommend under normal driving conditions?

Accepted Answer

Three seconds

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One second

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Two seconds

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Five seconds

Question 11

How far ahead should a Colorado driver scan the road?

Accepted Answer

About 10 seconds — roughly one city block or half a mile on the open road

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About 3 seconds

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About 5 seconds

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About 30 seconds

Question 12

How often does the Colorado handbook recommend checking your rear-view mirror?

Accepted Answer

Every 5 to 8 seconds

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Every 15 seconds

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Every 30 seconds

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Only before changing lanes

Question 13

Colorado law requires seat belts for which occupants?

Accepted Answer

The driver and all front-seat passengers, plus all children under 16

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The driver only

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All occupants of any age in any seat

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Only passengers under 18

Question 14

When the driver is under 18 in Colorado, every passenger must be restrained and the number of passengers may not exceed the number of seat belts.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 15

In Colorado, a child under 2 years old weighing less than 40 pounds must ride how?

Accepted Answer

In a rear-facing seat in the rear seat

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In a forward-facing seat in the front

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In a booster seat

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With a lap belt only

Question 16

A Colorado child aged 2 to under 4 who weighs at least 20 pounds must ride in what?

Accepted Answer

A rear- or forward-facing child restraint in the rear seat if available

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A seat belt alone

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A booster seat only

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Any seat with a lap belt

Question 17

A Colorado child aged 4 to under 9 who weighs at least 40 pounds must use what?

Accepted Answer

A child restraint or booster seat in the rear seat if available

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A seat belt alone

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A rear-facing seat only

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No restraint is required

Question 18

At a Colorado four-way stop where two vehicles arrive at the same time, who yields?

Accepted Answer

The driver on the left yields to the driver on the right

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The driver on the right yields to the driver on the left

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The faster vehicle yields

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The larger vehicle yields

Question 19

At a four-way stop in Colorado, who has the right-of-way when vehicles arrive at different times?

Accepted Answer

The vehicle that arrived first

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The vehicle turning right

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The vehicle going straight

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The vehicle on the widest road

Question 20

When turning left in Colorado, you must yield to oncoming traffic unless which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

You have a green arrow or arrived first at a four-way stop

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You are already in the intersection

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The oncoming car is more than 100 feet away

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Your turn signal is on

Question 21

Who has the right-of-way at Colorado intersections and crosswalks?

Accepted Answer

Pedestrians

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Vehicles going straight

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Vehicles turning right

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Whichever vehicle is larger

Question 22

Colorado law requires drivers to yield the right-of-way in a roundabout to which vehicles?

Accepted Answer

Trucks, buses, emergency vehicles and RVs entering, exiting or driving in the roundabout

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Only motorcycles

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Any vehicle signaling to exit

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Only vehicles already circulating, regardless of size

Question 23

When two large vehicles interact in a Colorado roundabout, which one yields?

Accepted Answer

The driver on the right yields to the driver on the left

Answer

The driver on the left yields to the driver on the right

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The heavier vehicle yields

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The exiting vehicle yields

Question 24

As you approach a Colorado roundabout in a normal passenger car, whom must you yield to?

Accepted Answer

Traffic already circulating, approaching from your left, plus pedestrians and bicyclists in crosswalks

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Only vehicles exiting the roundabout

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Traffic approaching from your right

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No one, if you are already moving

Question 25

On a steep, narrow Colorado mountain road too tight for two vehicles to pass, who has the right-of-way?

Accepted Answer

The vehicle going uphill

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The vehicle going downhill

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The heavier vehicle

Answer

The vehicle closest to a pullout

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