Colorado Permit Test Study Guide and Glossary

Colorado Permit Test Flash Cards 1. a stop sign means: stop completely, check for pedestrians, and cross traffic 2. If there are no signals at a railroad crossing you should: slow down and prepare to stop if you see or hear a train approaching 3. Highway & Expressway guide signs are: green with white letters 4. A yellow and black diamond-shaped sign: warns you about conditions on or near the road 5. If a green arrow turns into a green light you: may still turn but you must yield to oncoming traffic 6. you may continue carefully through a yellow light if: you are within the intersection 7. you may turn left at a red light if: you are turning from a one-way street onto another one-way street 8. you may turn right on red if you: stop first and check for traffic and pedestrians 9. when making a right turn on a green light, you must: yield to pedestrians 10. the speed limit is _____ miles per hour when the yellow lights are flashing on the school zone speed sign: 15 11. you may cross solid yellow lines: when making turns 12. teenage drivers are more likely to be involved in a crash when: they are driving with teenage passengers 13. the top major crash type for 16 year old drivers in PA is: single vehicle/ run-off-the-road 14. if you are driving behing a motorcycle, you must: allow the motorcycle to use a complete lane 15. when traveling behind a motorcycle allow: at least 4 seconds of following distance 16. an orange triangle on the back of a vehicle indicates that vehicle: travels at lower speeds than normal traffic 17. when sharing the road with a truck, it is important to remember that, in general, trucks: take longer distances than cars to stop 18. the only time you do not have to stop for a school bus whose red lights are flashing and stop arm is extended is when you: are driving on the opposite side of a divided highway 19. if you need to slow down or stop when other drivers may not expect it, you should: quickly tap your brake pedal a few times 20. when you are planning to make a turn, you should activate your signals: 3 to 4 seconds before you reach the intersection 21. your blind spot is the area of the road: you cannot see without moving your head 22. when you ppark on the roadway, you should: use your four-way flashers 1/4 23. before backing up, you should: turn your head and look through the rear window 24. to help avoid crashes, you should: communicate with other drivers on the road 25. when traveling below 40 miles per hour on a limited access highway, you should: use your four-way flashers 26. you must use your headlights when other vehicles are not visible from ____ feet away: 1000 27. if a vehicle using high beams comes toward you, you should look towards ____ of the road: the right side 28. the effect that lack of sleep has on your safe driving ability is the same as: the effect that alcohol has 29. teenagers should try to get at least ____ of sleep each night to avoid the risk of drowsy driving crashes: 7 hours 30. if another driver cuts you off in traffic, you should: ignore the other driver 31. for an average person, how many minutes does the body need to process the achohol in one drink?: 60 32. crashing in work zones are most commonly the result of: carelessness and speeding 33. when driving through a work zone, it is a good safey practice to: lengthen your usualy following distance--by double 34. on two lane, two way streets or highways, you should start left turns: close to the center line 35. to turn left on multi-lane streets and highways, you should start from: the left lane 36. on a two-lane road, you may pass another vvehicle on the right when: the driver you are passing is making a left turn 37. the most important thing to remember about speed management and curves is to: slow down before you enter the curve 38. drivers entering a roundabout or traffic circle: must yield to drivers in the roundabout or traffic circle 39. the law gives ____ the right of way at intersections: no one 40. at an intersection with a stop sign, you should stop and: look left, right, then left again 41. when entering a highway frmo an entrance ramp, you should: accelerate to the speed of traffic 42. when exiting a highway, you should slow down: once you have moved into the exit lane 2/4 43. when driving on a freeway entrance ramp, you should look for a gap in freeway traffic by: looking in your mirrors and turning your head to look over your shoulder 44. you are waiting to turn left at a multilane intersection, and opposing traffic is blocking your view, you should: wait until you can see all the lanes you need to cross before going ahead with your turn 45. When passing on a multi-lane highway: be sure the passing lane is clear 46. The Max speed limit in this state is __ miles per hour: 65 47. at highway speeds, on a dry road, a safe following distance is at least: 4 seconds of following distance from the car ahead of you 48. when driving on wet roads you should drive ___ to ___ below the speed limit: 5 to 10 49. when driving on wet roads you should increase following distance to __ or__ seconds: 5 or 6 50. when driving in fog you should use your: low beam headlights 51. when approaching a stopped school bus with its red lights flashing and its stop arm extended, you must: stop and remain stopped until the red lights stop flashing and the stop arm has been withdrawn 52. if a person under 21 years old consumes alcohol, but is not driving a motor vehicle, the penalty for a first offense is: 90-day driver license suspension and up to 500 fine 53. parental consent to conduct breath, blood, and urine tests is: not required 54. one of the penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol is: attendance to alcohol highway safety school 55. if you are arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and you refuse to take the blood test you will recieve a: drivers license suspension 56. if a police officer requires you to take a blood, breath, or urine test, you: must take the test or your license will be suspended 57. for the first conviction for driving under the influence at any blood alcohol concentration level, you could: pay a fine of at least $300 58. if under 21 you are considered to be driving while under the influence if your blood alcohol level is: .02% or higher 59. if you are under 21 and are convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol, you will receive a __ license suspension for a first offense: 1 year 60. if you are under 21 and are convicted of carrying a false id card, you will be required to pay a $500 fine and your license will be suspended for 90 days: even if you were not driving 61. the zero tolerance law reduced the blook alcohol content from .08% to __ for drivers under 21 to be charged with driving under the influence: .02% 62. if you are stopped by a police officer, you should: stay in your vehicle with your hands on the steering wheel, and wait for the officer to approach you