2025 Colorado Permit Test 17
The following questions are from real DMV written tests. These are some of the actual permit questions you will face in Colorado. Each permit practice test question has three answer choices. Select one answer for each question and select "grade this section." You can find this button at the bottom of the drivers license quiz. For a complete list of questions and answers for Colorado please visit https://staging.dmvwrittentest.cheat-sheets.com/en/colorado/car.
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13. The best way to deal with tailgaters is to:
Explanation
Check the traffic behind you several times a minute to know if another driver is tailgating, approaching too fast, or trying to pass. If another car is following you too closely, slow down and let it pass. Most rear-end collisions are caused by vehicles following too closely.
14. What may help drivers conserve gasoline?
Explanation
Every time you have to stop quickly, it takes time and fuel to accelerate and get your vehicle back up to the speed of traffic. Drivers who look far ahead of their vehicles can slow down gradually or change lanes to avoid unnecessary braking, leading to better gas mileage.
15. If you need to drive in foggy weather:
Explanation
You are required to use your headlights during the day when visibility is reduced to 500 feet or less. When you first turn on your headlights, be sure they are adjusted to the low beam setting. Using high beams in fog or rain will cause the light to reflect back into your eyes, lowering visibility even more.
16. Colorado law requires you to drive using your headlights when visibility is less than:
Explanation
Due to limited visibility, driving in the evening, at dusk, at night, and just prior to sunrise is normally more hazardous than driving during daylight hours. Colorado law requires you to use your headlights when driving between sunset and sunrise and at any other time when visibility is less than 1,000 feet.
17. When passing on a multilane highway:
Explanation
Before passing, you must make sure the passing lane is clear and give the proper turn signal to show you are going to change lanes.
18. You want to back out of your driveway. You see children playing nearby. Before you start to move your car, you should:
Explanation
When you back up a vehicle, look through your back window for pedestrians and other obstacles. Do not rely only on your mirrors, especially when children are near. Before you back into or out of a driveway, get out of the vehicle and check behind your vehicle.
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