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What does Colorado require when no different speed is posted?
Answer: Follow the default speed limit for the road or district
Handbook, p. 12When must a Colorado driver reduce a speed below the maximum limit?
Answer: When conditions require a slower speed
Handbook, p. 7On which Colorado roads does the handbook list a possible 65 to 75 mph limit?
Answer: Designated rural interstates and highways
Handbook, p. 12What happens to a speeding fine in a Colorado work or construction zone?
Answer: It is doubled
Handbook, p. 18For a Colorado driver age 21 or older, which BAC is identified as DUI per se?
Answer: 0.08%
Handbook, p. 3In Colorado, what decides whether an impaired driver is charged with DWAI or with DUI?
Answer: The level of the driver's mental or physical impairment
Handbook, p. 3In Colorado, which minimum alcohol concentration triggers the commercial rule when the vehicle being operated requires a CDL?
Answer: 0.04%
Handbook, p. 96For a Colorado driver younger than 21, what BAC level is listed as a basis for license revocation?
Answer: 0.02%
Handbook, p. 3What may happen after a driver younger than 21 is convicted of DUI or DWAI for the first time?
Answer: The license may be revoked if the driver fails to complete a court-ordered evaluation or program
Handbook, p. 4Does a green traffic signal eliminate a driver's duty to yield in Colorado?
Answer: No, the driver may still need to yield
Handbook, p. 11On a multi-lane road, you come up behind a vehicle that is stopped at a crosswalk. What must you do?
Answer: Do not pass; stop behind the vehicle or behind the crosswalk
Handbook, p. 9When must a Colorado driver yield to a bicyclist in a designated bike lane?
Answer: When merging with or crossing the lane to turn
Handbook, p. 11At a four-way stop, two vehicles arrive at the same time. Which driver must yield?
Answer: The driver on the left
Handbook, p. 11At a four-way stop, which vehicle normally proceeds first when it arrived before the others?
Answer: The vehicle that reached the intersection first
Handbook, p. 11On a steep, narrow Colorado road, which vehicle generally yields when two vehicles cannot pass?
Answer: The downhill vehicle
Handbook, p. 11What must a driver do for an emergency vehicle using a siren or flashing warning lights?
Answer: Yield, pull right when possible, and stop
Handbook, p. 11When entering a Colorado roundabout, what traffic must an ordinary driver yield to?
Answer: Traffic already inside the roundabout and approaching traffic on the left
Handbook, p. 10A bicyclist riding on a sidewalk or in a crosswalk has the same rights and responsibilities as which road user?
Answer: A pedestrian
Handbook, p. 11When a stationary vehicle on a highway has flashing hazard lights, what should a driver try to do under Colorado's Move Over rule?
Answer: Move over one lane when safe
Handbook, p. 27If a road has only one lane on your side near a stopped emergency vehicle, how should you pass?
Answer: Slow to a safe speed and use care and caution
Handbook, p. 11When stopping quickly with ABS, what does the Colorado handbook advise?
Answer: Apply hard, firm pressure and keep the brake pedal down
Handbook, p. 25What must a driver do when a tire blows out?
Answer: Hold the wheel tightly, keep straight, and slow gradually
Handbook, p. 26What visibility condition does Colorado identify as requiring headlights?
Answer: Visibility of less than 1,000 feet
Handbook, p. 16Does a Colorado bike lane continue through an intersection when paint does not connect on both sides?
Answer: Yes, the bike lane extends through the intersection
Handbook, p. 10Under Colorado's hands-free law in effect since January 1, 2025, when may a driver hold a phone to text while driving?
Answer: Only to contact a public safety entity or during an emergency
HandbookA parking space is marked with this disabled parking sign, and a car displays a valid disabled placard. When may that car park in the space?
Answer: Only when the placard's owner is entering or exiting the vehicle
Handbook, p. 9When is driving below a posted minimum speed limit allowed?
Answer: When road or weather conditions require it
Handbook, p. 12What must a driver do when approaching an intersection where another vehicle is already in the intersection?
Answer: Yield to the vehicle already there
Handbook, p. 11When are most deer and elk crashes described in the Colorado handbook as occurring?
Answer: Between dusk and dawn
Handbook, p. 26Which serving is defined as one standard drink under Colorado's handbook guidance?
Answer: 12 ounces of beer, 5 ounces of wine, or 1.5 ounces of distilled spirits
Handbook, p. 3At a Colorado intersection or crosswalk, what must a driver do for a pedestrian?
Answer: Yield and come to a complete stop so the pedestrian can pass safely
Handbook, p. 11What do Colorado speed limit signs show?
Answer: The maximum speed allowed in ideal conditions
Handbook, p. 12If an emergency vehicle is stopped on the shoulder, what should a driver do when possible?
Answer: Leave at least one lane between the vehicle and the emergency vehicle
Handbook, p. 11Unless a different limit is posted, what speed applies on narrow, winding mountain highways and blind curves?
Answer: 20 mph
Handbook, p. 12During the first year after a minor's Colorado license is issued, when is driving generally prohibited?
Answer: Between midnight and 5 a.m., unless an exception applies
Handbook, p. 2What must a Colorado minor submit with the application for a driver license?
Answer: A completed, signed driving log showing 50 hours, including 10 at night
Handbook, p. 2What does an ignition interlock device installed on a vehicle do?
Answer: It keeps the driver from operating the vehicle under the influence of alcohol
Handbook, p. 5Under Colorado's Express Consent Law, what does operating a motor vehicle mean you have agreed to do?
Answer: Take a chemical test for alcohol or drugs when required
Handbook, p. 5What does the Colorado handbook say about alcohol in the body?
Answer: It affects people differently even when they consumed the same amount over the same time
Handbook, p. 3What is Colorado's rule for an open alcohol container in the passenger area of a vehicle on a public road?
Answer: Possessing one is unlawful
Handbook, p. 3According to the handbook, how quickly does BAC drop on average after alcohol is in the bloodstream?
Answer: 0.015% per hour
Handbook, p. 3How is a second or third DUI or DWAI conviction described for a driver younger than 21?
Answer: A mandatory revocation of the driver license
Handbook, p. 4What does Colorado's handbook say about marijuana used for medical purposes and DUI or DWAI?
Answer: Medical use is not a defense to DUI or DWAI
Handbook, p. 4What does DWAI mean under Colorado's impaired-driving definitions?
Answer: The driver is impaired to the slightest degree
Handbook, p. 3What proof must Colorado drivers have while operating a vehicle?
Answer: Valid evidence of insurance
Handbook, p. 3Under a 2022 Colorado law, who may treat this sign as a yield sign when the intersection is clear and they already have the right-of-way?
Answer: Bicyclists ages 15 and older
Handbook, p. 23What action does a Colorado yield sign require?
Answer: Slow or stop and yield to pedestrians and vehicles with the right of way
Handbook, p. 7What should you do after seeing a DO NOT ENTER sign?
Answer: Do not continue past the sign and find a permitted route
Handbook, p. 8What does a WRONG WAY sign tell a driver?
Answer: The driver is traveling against the permitted direction and must not proceed
Handbook, p. 8What does the arrow on a ONE WAY sign indicate?
Answer: Traffic may travel only in the arrow's direction
Handbook, p. 8
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Every card is written from the official Colorado Driver Handbook. Page updated 2026-10-19. How we check every question. Spot something wrong? Use Report a mistake under any card.