Colorado permit test: permits & licensing
Learner permit rules, graduated licensing, supervision, curfews and passenger limits. 10 questions.
You are driving in Colorado with an instruction permit. Who must be in the front passenger seat?
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Sample permits & licensing questions
You are driving in Colorado with an instruction permit. Who must be in the front passenger seat?
- A A licensed driver 18 or older with at least one year of experience
- B Any adult passenger, seated in front or in back
- C A parent, even one without a driver license
- D A person 21 or older with a valid Colorado license
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D. A person 21 or older with a valid Colorado license
A Colorado permit holder must have a supervisor who is at least 21 and holds a valid Colorado license, and that person must sit in the front passenger seat. An experienced driver right beside you can coach you and react quickly.
A 15-year-old gets a Colorado instruction permit. How long must they hold it before applying for a driver license?
- A 9 months
- B 18 months
- C 12 months
- D 6 months
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C. 12 months
Colorado law requires minors to hold an instruction permit for 12 months before applying for a license. A full year of supervised practice means you drive in many conditions, including Colorado's snow and ice.
A Colorado minor is applying for a driver license. What must the signed driving log show?
- A 60 hours of driving, with 15 hours at night
- B 50 hours of driving, with 10 hours at night
- C 50 hours of driving, all of them in daylight
- D 40 hours of driving, with 5 hours at night
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B. 50 hours of driving, with 10 hours at night
Minors must submit a completed and signed log showing 50 hours of driving experience, and 10 of those hours must be at night. Night driving is harder because you see less, so the law makes sure you practice it with a supervisor.
If you apply for a Colorado license when you are younger than 16 years and 6 months, what extra training is required?
- A 6 hours of behind-the-wheel training with an approved instructor
- B 10 more hours of night driving with a parent
- C 12 hours of behind-the-wheel training at an approved driving school
- D A 4-hour classroom course on impaired driving
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A. 6 hours of behind-the-wheel training with an approved instructor
Applicants younger than 16 and a half must complete 6 hours of behind-the-wheel training with an approved driver education instructor, on top of the 50-hour log. Professional instruction early on helps build correct habits.