Colorado DMV permit practice test 9

A: Rural highways. The handbook calls rural highways the most dangerous roads, with the highest U.S. death rate per mile driven. Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337): Rural Driving, page 20.

A: Exchange information and file a report with law enforcement within 24 hours. Under Accident Alert Status, exchange information and file an accident report with law enforcement within 24 hours. Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337): Crash Tips, page 29.

A: No passengers under 21 unless a parent or another licensed adult driver is in the vehicle (siblings and medical emergencies excepted). In the first six months, a teen driver may not carry passengers under 21 unless a parent or other licensed adult is in the car. Siblings and medical emergencies are the exceptions. Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337): Passenger restrictions, page 5.

A: 5 nanograms per milliliter. Five nanograms of THC per milliliter of blood allows a court to infer DUI. There is no matching THC level for DWAI. Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337): Drugs and driving, page 8.

A: 3 and 9 o'clock or 4 and 8 o'clock. Place both hands on opposite sides at 3 and 9 o'clock or 4 and 8 o'clock, with a firm but gentle grip and thumbs up along the wheel. Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337): Hand position, page 9.

A: Requires you to stay in your lane and marks the shoulder of the road. A solid white line tells you to stay in your lane. It also marks the edge of the roadway at the shoulder. Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337): Pavement Markings: White lines, page 12.

A: When passing bicyclists you must allow at least 3 feet of clearance (required even where no sign is posted). Motorists passing bicyclists must allow at least 3 feet of clearance on all roadways, even if a sign is not posted. Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337): Traffic Signs: Pass 3 ft min signs, page 12.

A: Pedestrians. On sidewalks and in crosswalks, bicyclists have the same rights and duties as pedestrians. Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337): Right-of-Way: Bicycles, page 14.

A: Cutting corners, wide turns, late turns and straddling lanes. A correct turn avoids cutting the corner, swinging wide, turning late or straddling lanes. Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337): Turning: Turning in a correct path, page 16.

A: Rear-end collisions caused by inattentive drivers. Most work-zone crashes happen when an inattentive driver rear-ends the vehicle ahead, so stay focused and don't tailgate. Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337): Construction Zones, page 21.

A: The bus. A bus pulling away from a stop and merging back into traffic gets the right-of-way, so let it in. Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337): Large trucks and buses: Bus-related tips, page 23.

A: A series of bumps or potholes that can affect steering and control. Washboarding is a rough, rippled stretch, often on gravel roads, that can upset steering and control. Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337): Rural Driving, page 20.

A: Call law enforcement and leave a note where the owner can find it. If a crash involves a parked car and you can't find the owner, call law enforcement and leave a note where the owner can find it. Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337): Crash Tips, page 29.

A: One. After 6 months you may have one passenger younger than 21; after one year, as many passengers as there are seat belts. Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337): Passenger restrictions, page 5.

A: Impairment from using two or more drugs at the same time. Polydrug impairment comes from using two or more drugs simultaneously; Colorado data shows it is more common and more dangerous than impairment by any single drug other than alcohol. Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337): Polydrug Impairment, page 8.

A: Gripping the inside of the wheel or turning it with your palm. Never grip the inside of the wheel; don't turn it with the palm or let it slide through your fingers. Hand-over-hand or push-pull-slide are preferred. Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337): Hand position; Steering, page 9.

A: A lane or area designated for bicyclists. Green paint marks a lane or area designated for bicyclists and increases their visibility. Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337): Pavement Markings: Green Paint, page 12.

A: Bicyclists may ride in the center of the lane if their safety requires it. This sign reminds drivers that a bicyclist may ride in the middle of the lane when riding at the right edge would be unsafe because of hazards or poor visibility. Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337): Traffic Signs: Bicycle may use full lane signs, page 12.

A: Large vehicles such as trucks, buses, emergency vehicles and RVs, and traffic already in the roundabout. Colorado law requires yielding to the driver of a truck, bus, emergency vehicle or RV entering, exiting or in the roundabout, and to approaching traffic on the left. Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337): Lane Controls: Roundabout lane, page 13.

A: Use the white lines in the intersection. In intersections with multiple turn lanes, use the white lines in the intersection to identify the correct path. Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337): Turning: Turning in a correct path, page 15.

A: Blind spots where cars disappear from the driver's view. No Zones are areas around trucks and buses where cars disappear into blind spots or are too close for the driver to stop or maneuver safely. Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337): Large trucks and buses, page 23.

A: Between dusk and dawn. Approximately 90% of crashes with deer and elk occur between dusk and dawn, particularly in rural and mountain areas. Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337): Emergencies: Animals, page 29.

A: When the vehicle is drivable, there are no injuries, and no drugs or alcohol are involved. After a minor crash on a divided highway, move the cars off the road if they can be driven, nobody is hurt and no alcohol or drugs are involved. Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337): Crash Tips: Move It Law, page 29.

A: Midnight to 5 a.m.. For the first year, driving between midnight and 5 a.m. is not allowed unless accompanied by an instructor, parent or guardian, or for school, work, medical emergencies, or emancipated minors. Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337): Curfew, page 5.

A: Your license is revoked for one year and you must use an ignition interlock for two years. Refusal leads to a one-year revocation and a required ignition interlock device on any vehicle you drive for two years. Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337): Express Consent Law (C.R.S. 42-4-1301.1), page 8.