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Colorado permit test: minor drivers and losing your license

Instruction permit and minor driver rules, passenger and night limits, points, suspension, and careless or reckless driving. 25 questions, 10 at a time, starting with ones you haven't seen.

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Rules to remember10 key minor drivers and losing your license rulesShow the rules
  1. You must notify the DMV of a name or address change within 30 days. (p. 4)
  2. With an instruction permit, the person in the front passenger seat must be at least 21 and hold a valid Colorado license. (p. 4)
  3. After one year, a driver under 18 may carry as many passengers as there are seat belts in the vehicle. (p. 5)
  4. Minors must submit a signed driving log showing 50 hours of driving, 10 of them at night. (p. 5)
  5. During your first six months with a license, riders younger than 21 aren't allowed unless a parent or other licensed adult driver rides along too. (p. 5)
  6. Colorado requires minors to hold an instruction permit for 12 months before applying for a driver license. (p. 5)
  7. For the first year, driving between midnight and 5 a.m. (p. 5)
  8. In urban areas, turn your signal on continuously 100 feet before you turn or change lanes. (p. 5)
  9. Lending your license to someone else, or misusing it, is one of the ways your driving privilege can be suspended, revoked or canceled. (p. 5)
  10. Drivers may not use a mobile device unless it is hands-free or an emergency. (p. 27)

Taken from the explanations to checked practice questions; page numbers link to the official handbook.

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Sample minor drivers and losing your license questions

  1. 1.You are 17 and licensed 8 months ago. With no adult along, may you drive your two younger brothers to school?

    • AOnly if one has a seat belt
    • BNo, only one passenger under 21
    • CNo, not until after one year
    • DYes, siblings are an exception
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    ✓ D. Yes, siblings are an exception

    After six months you may carry one passenger under 21, but siblings are an exception to that limit. So you may drive your brothers.

    Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337) (DR 2337), page 5

  2. 2.You are 17 and got your license 2 months ago. Can you drive your 18-year-old friend to a movie with no adult along?

    • AYes, if your friend has a license
    • BNo, you may not drive at night yet
    • CYes, because your friend is an adult
    • DNo, not with a passenger under 21
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    ✓ D. No, not with a passenger under 21

    During your first six months with a license, riders younger than 21 aren't allowed unless a parent or other licensed adult driver rides along too.

    Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337) (DR 2337), page 5

  3. 3.During your first year as a licensed driver under 18, when may you NOT drive alone without an exception?

    • ABetween 10 p.m. and 5 a.m.
    • BAfter sunset
    • CBetween 11 p.m. and 6 a.m.
    • DBetween midnight and 5 a.m.
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    ✓ D. Between midnight and 5 a.m.

    For the first year, driving between midnight and 5 a.m. is not allowed unless you are with an instructor, parent or legal guardian, or an exception applies.

    Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337) (DR 2337), page 5

  4. 4.You are driving in a city neighborhood and plan to turn right at the next corner. When should your turn signal be on?

    • AAbout 100 feet before the turn
    • BAbout 200 feet before the turn
    • CAbout 50 feet before the turn
    • DOnly as you start to turn
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    ✓ A. About 100 feet before the turn

    In urban areas, turn your signal on continuously 100 feet before you turn or change lanes. On 4-lane highways, signal 200 feet ahead.

    Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337) (DR 2337), page 5