Colorado sharing the road practice questions
2 questions below test Colorado’s own sharing the road law, each with the statute or Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles handbook section it came from, plus 10 more on sharing the road rules that apply in every state.
The Colorado permit knowledge test has 25 questions in total and needs 20 correct (80%) to pass.
Colorado law
2 questions on Colorado’s own sharing the road rules
These differ from the rules that hold nationally — they are the ones that catch out drivers who studied another state’s handbook.
1. When a Colorado school bus has actuated visual signal lights, approaching drivers must stop at least:
- A10 feet before the bus
- B15 feet before the bus
- 20 feet before the bus
- D25 feet before the bus
Answer: 20 feet before the bus. C.R.S. §42-4-1903 requires stopping at least twenty feet before reaching a school bus with actuated visual signal lights, and not proceeding until the lights are no longer actuated.
Source: Colorado Revised Statutes — §42-4-1903
2. On a Colorado highway with separate roadways, a driver meeting a school bus on a different roadway:
- Need not stop
- BMust slow to 15 mph only
- CMust stop only at night
- DMust always stop
Answer: Need not stop. C.R.S. §42-4-1903 provides that the driver of a vehicle upon a highway with separate roadways need not stop upon meeting or passing a school bus which is on a different roadway.
Source: Colorado Revised Statutes — §42-4-1903
Sources for the Colorado items above
Applies everywhere
Sharing the road rules that hold in every state
A sample of the national sharing the road bank. All 10 are in the practice run, combined with the Colorado items above for 12 questions in total.
1. An emergency vehicle with lights and siren is approaching from behind. You should generally:
- ATurn left at the next intersection
- BSpeed up to stay ahead
- CStop in your lane immediately
- Move toward the right edge and stop when safe
Answer: Move toward the right edge and stop when safe. Yield promptly, avoid blocking an intersection, move to the right when safe, and remain stopped until the emergency vehicle passes.
Source: Official state driver handbook — Right-of-way — emergency vehicles
2. When passing a bicyclist on a narrow road, you should:
- ASound your horn as you pass
- BExpect the cyclist to ride on the shoulder
- CPass closely so you clear the lane quickly
- Slow down and pass leaving generous space
Answer: Slow down and pass leaving generous space. Cyclists may swerve to avoid debris or a pothole. Slow down, wait for a safe gap, and give as much space as you would another vehicle.
Source: Official state driver handbook — Sharing the road — bicycles
3. On a two-lane road without a median, a school bus stops with flashing red lights. You must:
- Stop in both directions until the lights stop flashing
- BSlow down to 15 mph and pass carefully
- CStop only if traveling behind the bus
- DHonk your horn and proceed
Answer: Stop in both directions until the lights stop flashing. When a school bus stops with red lights flashing on an undivided road, drivers in both directions must stop until children are clear and lights stop.
Source: Official state driver handbook — Special rules — school buses
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