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Colorado permit test: safe driver habits

Seat belts and child restraints, getting ready to drive, basic driving, safe driving tips, law enforcement stops and aggressive driving. 37 questions, 10 at a time, starting with ones you haven't seen.

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Rules to remember10 key safe driver habits rulesShow the rules
  1. Drivers under 18 face passenger limits that ease over time. (p. 5)
  2. Children under 2 who weigh less than 40 pounds must ride in a rear-facing child restraint in the rear seat. (p. 6)
  3. Using two or more drugs at once, called polydrug impairment, can increase the effects. (p. 8)
  4. In Colorado you cannot plea bargain your way out of a driving offense involving alcohol or drugs. (p. 8)
  5. There is a permissible inference that a driver was DUI if their blood contained 5 nanograms of THC per milliliter. (p. 8)
  6. Place both hands on the outside of the wheel on opposite sides, at 3 and 9 or 4 and 8 o'clock. (p. 9)
  7. Colorado law prohibits texting while driving unless it is to contact law enforcement, the fire department, or in an emergency. (p. 21)
  8. Check traffic behind you every 5 to 8 seconds, and more often in heavy traffic or when changing lanes, slowing, or backing up. (p. 21)
  9. Under normal conditions use the three-second rule. (p. 21)
  10. The Colorado State Patrol set aside *CSP (*277) for reporting aggressive drivers. (p. 28)

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

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Sample safe driver habits questions

  1. 1.Your tires are badly worn. What can that lead to on a wet road?

    • ALower fuel use on long trips
    • BA smoother, quieter ride
    • CHydroplaning and longer stops
    • DBetter grip on the wet road
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    ✓ C. Hydroplaning and longer stops

    Worn or bald tires increase stopping distance, make turns harder and can cause hydroplaning on wet roads. Have tires checked if the car shakes or pulls.

    Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337) (DR 2337), page 9

  2. 2.You refuse a chemical test after being stopped for suspected impaired driving. What happens to your license?

    • ARevoked 9 months, no interlock
    • BRevoked only if later convicted
    • CRevoked 1 year, plus a 2-year interlock
    • DSuspended for 30 days, no interlock
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    ✓ C. Revoked 1 year, plus a 2-year interlock

    Under Colorado's express consent law, refusing a test means a one-year revocation, and you must use an ignition interlock on any vehicle you drive for two years.

    Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337) (DR 2337), page 8

  3. 3.Which of these is an exception to Colorado's seat belt law?

    • AA driver whose car has air bags
    • BA front-seat passenger on a short trip
    • CA driver going under 25 mph
    • DA delivery-van driver while on the job
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    ✓ D. A delivery-van driver while on the job

    Colorado lists only a few exceptions to its seat belt law, including emergency personnel, buses, farm equipment, delivery-van drivers on the job and people with a written medical statement.

    Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337) (DR 2337), page 6

  4. 4.A driver is charged with an alcohol-related driving offense in Colorado. Can it be plea bargained down to a non-alcohol offense?

    • AYes, on a first offense
    • BOnly with a lawyer's help
    • CYes, if the BAC was under 0.08%
    • DNo, Colorado law does not allow it
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    ✓ D. No, Colorado law does not allow it

    In Colorado you cannot plea bargain your way out of a driving offense involving alcohol or drugs. Not drinking or using drugs before driving is the only sure way to avoid the penalties.

    Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337) (DR 2337), page 8