Colorado permit test flashcards

322 cards for the Colorado DMV knowledge test. Read the question, say your answer, then flip: every answer comes with a one-line reason and the handbook page it comes from.

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Each deck starts with 20 free cards. Swipe right if you knew it, left to see it again.

What’s in each deck

Practice test 122 cards

Every question in our Colorado bank as a card. The front is the question (with its diagram where there is one); the back is the correct answer, why, and the page of the Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337). Diagrams that would give the answer away appear only after you flip.

Road signs · Traffic signals · Pavement markings · Right of way & intersections · Turning & signaling · Lanes, passing & merging · Speed limits & control · Following distance & space · Parking & stopping · Highways & freeways · Sharing the road · School buses & emergency vehicles · Railroad crossings · Work zones · Night, weather & hazards · Emergencies & crashes · Alcohol & drugs · Distracted & drowsy driving · Permits & licensing · Laws, points & insurance · Seat belts & equipment

Road signs 118 cards · free

The sign on the front; its name, what it means and what to do on the back. Regulatory, warning, school, railroad, work zone and guide signs, all from the federal MUTCD, which Colorado follows.

Road-sign flashcards on their own

Colorado rules 22 cards

Permit and test facts (age, fees, passing score, supervised hours) and Colorado’s laws on phones, DUI, seat belts, school buses, Move Over and more. Each card links to the official source it was checked against.

Read the full Colorado traffic laws page

Motorcycle 60 cards

Questions from the Colorado Motorcycle Operator's Handbook (DR 2336): gear, controls, lane position, hazards and Colorado’s motorcycle laws.

Colorado motorcycle practice tests

A few of the cards

Front on top, back below. In the player you see one side at a time.

  • Colorado rules · Permit and test facts

    How old must you be to get a learner’s permit in Colorado?

    15 years

    Age 15 to 15y6m: must complete a 30-hour driver education course; 15y6m to 16: a 4-hour driver awareness program or 30-hour driver education course; 16+: no course required. Permit valid 3 years or until age 21.

    dmv.colorado.gov

  • Colorado rules · Traffic laws

    What must you do after a crash in Colorado?

    After any crash with injury, death or any property damage, give immediate notice to the nearest police agency.

    There is no separate driver report to the DMV and no dollar threshold.

    olls.info

  • Practice test · Road signs

    What colors are regulatory signs in Colorado?

    Black or red on a white background

    Regulatory signs tell you the laws that apply at a location, and they are black or red on a white background.

    Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337), page 10

  • Practice test · Traffic signals

    What does a flashing red traffic light mean?

    Stop, then go only after yielding to pedestrians and other traffic

    A flashing red light means the same as a STOP sign. Come to a full stop, yield to pedestrians and other traffic, and go when it is safe.

    Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337), page 10

  • Practice test · Turning & signaling

    In an urban area, how far before a turn or lane change must you signal continuously in Colorado?

    100 feet

    In urban areas, you must signal continuously for 100 feet before turning or changing lanes.

    Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337), page 15

  • Road signs · Regulatory signs

    Stop sign

    What does this sign mean?

    Stop

    Come to a complete stop at the stop line (or before the crosswalk or intersection), then go only when it is safe and you have yielded to traffic and pedestrians.

    MUTCD 11th ed., page 6

How to study with flashcards

  1. Answer before you flip. Say the answer out loud or in your head. Recalling it yourself is what makes it stick; recognizing it among four options is easier than the real test.
  2. Grade yourself honestly. Swipe right (or press “Got it”) only if you had the answer, not if it looked familiar. Swipe left for “Again”.
  3. Review your misses straight away. At the end of a round you can go through just the cards you missed.
  4. Come back over several days. Short sessions spread out beat one long night.
  5. Finish with a real-format test. When most cards are known, take the Colorado exam simulator to practice under test conditions.

Questions about the flashcards

How many Colorado permit test flashcards are there?

322 in all: 122 practice-test cards from the Colorado question bank, 118 road-sign cards, 22 Colorado rules and permit facts and 60 motorcycle cards.

Are the flashcards free?

The road-signs deck is free for everyone, with no sign-up. The first 20 cards of each Colorado deck are free too, and every practice test on this site is free.

Where do the answers come from?

Practice cards come from questions written from the Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337), and each answer names the handbook page. Rule cards come from Colorado’s statutes and DMV pages, checked and quoted on our traffic-laws page. Road-sign cards follow the federal MUTCD, which every state uses.

Do the flashcards work on a phone?

Yes. They open full screen, you tap a card to flip it and swipe right if you knew it, left to see it again, or up to skip. Turn your phone sideways for a wider card. There are buttons for every action, and on a computer you can use the keyboard.

Are these the real test questions?

No. States keep their test questions confidential, and no practice site has them. These cards cover the same rules the real Colorado test is based on, with a source for every answer.

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