Colorado Permit Test Sample Questions
Real, Colorado-specific sample questions from our practice question bank, with the correct answer, a full explanation, and a source reference for each. See our national sample questions for topics that apply to every state, or take the full Colorado permit practice test to test yourself instead of just reading the answers.
Licensing Provisional Rules
1. How many questions are on Colorado's permit knowledge test, and what's the passing score?
Colorado's permit knowledge test has 25 questions, and an applicant needs at least 20 correct (80%) to pass.
Source: Colorado DMV, Colorado Driver Handbook
2. Can a Colorado applicant take the knowledge test entirely online?
Colorado's @HOME Driving Knowledge Test lets an applicant test remotely from any computer with a front-facing camera, with identity verified through random photo captures during the test.
Source: Colorado DMV, Colorado Driver Handbook
3. Does an applicant under 19 need anyone else present to take the @HOME test?
A Colorado @HOME test-taker younger than 19 needs an adult older than 19 to serve as a proxy during the test.
Source: Colorado DMV, Colorado Driver Handbook
4. What does a Colorado applicant need to do after passing the @HOME knowledge test?
Passing the @HOME test doesn't issue the permit by itself — the applicant still needs to visit a Colorado driver license office in person to receive it.
Source: Colorado DMV, Colorado Driver Handbook
5. What is the minimum age to apply for a Colorado instruction permit?
Colorado allows a teen to apply for an instruction permit starting at age 15.
Source: Colorado DMV, Colorado Driver Handbook
6. How long must a Colorado teen hold an instruction permit before qualifying for a minor driver's license?
Colorado requires holding the instruction permit for at least 12 months before applying for a minor driver's license.
Source: Colorado DMV, Colorado Driver Handbook
7. How many hours of supervised driving does Colorado require, and how many at night?
Colorado requires at least 50 hours of logged supervised driving, including at least 10 hours at night.
Source: Colorado DMV, Colorado Driver Handbook
8. Who can supervise a Colorado instruction permit holder's practice driving?
Supervised driving must be done with the Colorado-licensed parent or guardian who signed the Affidavit of Liability, or a Colorado-licensed alternate permit supervisor that parent or guardian appointed.
Source: Colorado DMV, Colorado Driver Handbook
9. What passenger restriction applies during a Colorado minor driver's first 6 months?
For the first 6 months of a Colorado minor driver's license, only passengers 21 or older may ride along.
Source: Colorado DMV, Colorado Driver Handbook
10. How does the Colorado minor driver's passenger restriction change after the first 6 months?
After the first 6 months, a Colorado minor driver may carry up to one passenger under 21, in addition to passengers 21 or older.
Source: Colorado DMV, Colorado Driver Handbook
11. What is Colorado's nighttime curfew for a minor driver during the first 12 months?
A Colorado minor driver can't drive between midnight and 5 a.m. during the first 12 months, unless accompanied by a parent/guardian or the trip is for work, school, or a medical emergency.
Source: Colorado DMV, Colorado Driver Handbook
12. When does a Colorado minor driver receive full, unrestricted privileges automatically?
Colorado grants full driving privileges automatically at age 18, even if the driver is still within their first year of holding a minor license.
Source: Colorado DMV, Colorado Driver Handbook
More Questions
13. Can a Colorado driver under 18 use a hands-free cell phone while driving?
A Colorado driver under 18 may not use a cell phone at all while driving, even hands-free or with a headset.
Source: Colorado DMV, Colorado Driver Handbook
14. What BAC threshold triggers Colorado's zero-tolerance law for a driver under 21?
Colorado's zero-tolerance law flags a BAC of 0.02% or higher for a driver under 21.
Source: Colorado DMV, Colorado Driver Handbook
15. What following distance should a Colorado driver keep in good conditions?
A 3-second following gap in good conditions gives a Colorado driver enough time to react if the vehicle ahead brakes suddenly.
Source: Colorado DMV, Colorado Driver Handbook
16. What is Colorado's official driver handbook called?
Colorado's official handbook is the Colorado Driver Handbook, published by the Division of Motor Vehicles.
Source: Colorado DMV, Colorado Driver Handbook
17. What does a double solid yellow line mean for passing in Colorado?
A double solid yellow line prohibits passing for vehicles traveling in either direction.
Source: Colorado DMV, Colorado Driver Handbook
18. Does a Colorado crosswalk need to be painted to be legally recognized?
Every intersection is a legal crosswalk in Colorado, marked or not, and pedestrians there have the right-of-way.
Source: Colorado DMV, Colorado Driver Handbook
19. What should a Colorado driver do at a railroad crossing with no gates or lights?
Even without gates or warning lights, a driver should slow down, look both directions, and listen for an approaching train before crossing.
Source: Colorado DMV, Colorado Driver Handbook
20. Without signs or signals, who has the right-of-way at a Colorado intersection?
At an uncontrolled intersection, a Colorado driver yields to the vehicle approaching from the right.
Source: Colorado DMV, Colorado Driver Handbook
21. What must Colorado drivers do when approaching a stopped school bus with flashing red lights on an undivided road?
Colorado requires traffic in both directions on an undivided road to stop for a school bus with flashing red lights, and to remain stopped until the lights stop flashing.
Source: Colorado DMV, Colorado Driver Handbook
22. Who must wear a seatbelt in a moving vehicle under Colorado law?
Colorado law requires the driver and all passengers, in every seating position, to wear a seatbelt.
Source: Colorado DMV, Colorado Driver Handbook
23. What does Colorado's basic speed law require regardless of the posted limit?
Colorado's basic speed law requires a safe speed for current conditions, which can mean driving below the posted limit even when it's technically legal to go faster.
Source: Colorado DMV, Colorado Driver Handbook
24. What does a flashing yellow traffic signal mean in Colorado?
A flashing yellow signal means proceed with caution, unlike a flashing red, which requires a full stop.
Source: Colorado DMV, Colorado Driver Handbook
25. When is a right turn on red generally allowed in Colorado?
A right turn on red is generally legal in Colorado after a complete stop and yielding to cross traffic and pedestrians, unless signage says otherwise.
Source: Colorado DMV, Colorado Driver Handbook