Colorado permit test: highways & freeways
Entering, exiting and driving on limited-access roads. 4 questions.
You are in an acceleration lane entering a freeway. When may you merge?
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Sample highways & freeways questions
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You are in an acceleration lane entering a freeway. When may you merge?
- A As soon as you reach the start of the solid white line
- B Whenever you want, because freeway traffic must yield to merging cars
- C Only after you come to a stop and look
- D After the solid white line has ended, when there is a safe gap
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D. After the solid white line has ended, when there is a safe gap
Signal, look for an opening, speed up to match traffic and merge when safe, but not until the solid white line has ended. Freeway traffic has the right-of-way.
An on-ramp has a ramp meter signal. What must you do?
- A Treat it as a yield sign and enter when clear
- B Speed up and merge before it turns red
- C Stop and wait for the green light before entering
- D Ignore it unless traffic is heavy
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C. Stop and wait for the green light before entering
On metered ramps, you must stop and wait to be released onto the freeway on a green light. Meters space out merging cars and improve traffic flow.
When exiting a freeway, when should you turn on your signal?
- A 100 feet before the deceleration lane
- B 200 feet before the start of the deceleration lane
- C After you slow down in the travel lane
- D When you reach the exit ramp
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B. 200 feet before the start of the deceleration lane
Activate your turn signal 200 feet before the beginning of the deceleration lane. Keep your speed until you are in that lane, then slow to the advised exit-ramp speed.
On a multi-lane freeway, which lane should you use if you are driving slower than other traffic?
- A The rightmost lane
- B The shoulder
- C Any middle lane
- D The leftmost lane
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A. The rightmost lane
Drive in the rightmost lane when you are slower than normal traffic. The leftmost lane is reserved for passing, left turns, and heavy traffic that cannot merge into the other lanes.