Colorado DMV Permit practice test

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1. Q1Road signs

   What is the exclusive legal meaning of an eight-sided (octagonal) red traffic sign in Colorado?

   1. AYou must come to a complete stop at the stop line, crosswalk, or edge of the intersection.
   2. BYou must stop only when emergency vehicles or school buses are present.
   3. CYou must slow down and yield only if conflicting cross traffic is actively approaching before proceeding through the intersection.
   4. DYou may make a rolling stop if the intersection is visibly clear in all directions.
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   A. You must come to a complete stop at the stop line, crosswalk, or edge of the intersection. An eight-sided octagonal red sign means you must come to a complete stop at the marked stop line. If there is no painted stop line or crosswalk, stop at the point nearest the intersecting roadway where you have an unobstructed view of approaching traffic. Rolling through a stop sign without stopping is a moving violation that endangers pedestrians and cross traffic.

2. Q2Road signs

   What action is legally required when you approach a downward-pointing triangular red-and-white sign?

   1. ASlow down or stop to yield the right-of-way to all pedestrians and approaching vehicles.
   2. BAccelerate to clear the intersection ahead of oncoming cross traffic.
   3. CCome to an absolute complete stop regardless of whether any other traffic is present to allow cross traffic and pedestrians to clear the roadway.
   4. DMaintain your speed and merge aggressively into the nearest traffic lane.
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   A. Slow down or stop to yield the right-of-way to all pedestrians and approaching vehicles. A triangular red-and-white yield sign indicates that you must slow down or stop to yield the right-of-way to all pedestrians and any vehicle with right-of-way. You must stop completely if traffic conditions require it to avoid obstructing other vehicles or causing a collision. Proceed through the intersection only when the roadway is entirely clear of approaching conflicts.

3. Q3Intersections and turns

   When is a left turn legally permitted on a steady red light in Colorado?

   1. ALeft turns on red lights are never permitted under any circumstances in Colorado while checking mirrors and blind spots carefully.
   2. BWhen turning from a two-way street into a commercial shopping center driveway.
   3. CWhenever there is no oncoming traffic visible within five hundred feet.
   4. DWhen turning from a one-way street onto another one-way street, after stopping, unless prohibited by a sign.
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   D. When turning from a one-way street onto another one-way street, after stopping, unless prohibited by a sign. You may turn left on a steady red light only when turning from a one-way street onto another one-way street, unless prohibited by a posted sign. You must first come to a complete stop before the stop line or crosswalk and yield to all pedestrians and oncoming traffic. Left turns on red into a two-way street are strictly prohibited under Colorado traffic statutes.

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