Colorado: Alcohol and drugs — Part 3 Practice Test
Questions in this part include: “What jail time does the handbook’s table of possible penalties for drivers 21 and older list for a second DWAI or DUI?” · “Like alcohol, impairment from other drugs is what?”
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Questions are original and based on the official manual "Colorado Driver Handbook" (DR 2337, January 2025), Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV).
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What jail time does the handbook’s table of possible penalties for drivers 21 and older list for a second DWAI or DUI?
- 2-180 days
- 10-365 days
- 5-365 days
- 60-365 days
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Correct answer: 10-365 days
The handbook’s table of possible penalties for drivers 21 and older lists 10-365 days in jail for a 2nd DWAI or DUI.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337, January 2025), page 4 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 4)
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How many hours of public service does the handbook’s table of possible penalties for drivers 21 and older list for a second DWAI or DUI?
- 24-48 hours
- 48-96 hours
- 96-150 hours
- 48-120 hours
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Correct answer: 48-120 hours
The handbook’s table of possible penalties for drivers 21 and older lists 48-120 hours of public service for a 2nd DWAI or DUI.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337, January 2025), page 4 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 4)
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How long is the license revocation the handbook’s table of possible penalties for drivers 21 and older lists for a third or subsequent DWAI or DUI?
- 2 years
- 9 months
- 1 year
- 5 years
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Correct answer: 2 years
The handbook’s table of possible penalties for drivers 21 and older lists a revocation of 2 years for a 3rd or subsequent DWAI or DUI.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337, January 2025), page 4 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 4)
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What jail time does the handbook’s table of possible penalties for drivers 21 and older list for a third or subsequent DWAI or DUI?
- 2-180 days
- 5-365 days
- 60-365 days
- 10-365 days
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Correct answer: 60-365 days
The handbook’s table of possible penalties for drivers 21 and older lists 60-365 days in jail for a 3rd or subsequent DWAI or DUI.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337, January 2025), page 4 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 4)
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A driver younger than 21 convicted of DUI or DWAI for the first time is subject to license revocation if they do what?
- Do not renew the driver license before it expires
- Fail to complete a court-ordered evaluation or program
- Drive a vehicle owned by one of their parents
- Carry a passenger who is younger than 21 years
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Correct answer: Fail to complete a court-ordered evaluation or program
A first conviction leads to revocation if the driver fails to complete a court-ordered evaluation or program.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337, January 2025), page 4 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 4)
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What happens to a driver younger than 21 who gets a second or third DUI or DWAI conviction?
- A warning letter only
- A fine with no license action
- Revocation only if a program is not completed
- Mandatory revocation of the license
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Correct answer: Mandatory revocation of the license
A second or third conviction is a mandatory revocation of the license.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337, January 2025), page 4 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 4)
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Must a person younger than 21 convicted of buying or possessing alcohol have been driving to lose their driving privilege?
- No, it applies even if driving is not a factor
- Yes, only if the alcohol was in a vehicle
- Yes, only if they were stopped for speeding
- Yes, only if their BAC was over .02
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Correct answer: No, it applies even if driving is not a factor
Revocation of the driving privilege applies even if driving is not a factor.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337, January 2025), page 4 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 4)
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How are penalties for driving while impaired by drugs, including prescription and over-the-counter medications, compared with alcohol?
- They are lighter than those for driving impaired by alcohol
- They apply only to illicit drugs, not to medications
- They are the same as for driving while impaired by alcohol
- There is no penalty if the drug is legal to use
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Correct answer: They are the same as for driving while impaired by alcohol
Driving while impaired by drugs is illegal and subject to the same penalties as driving while impaired by alcohol.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337, January 2025), page 4 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 4)
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Is using marijuana for medicinal purposes a defense for DUI or DWAI?
- Yes, it is a defense for DUI only
- No, it is not a defense
- Yes, if a physician recommended it
- Yes, it is a defense for DWAI only
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Correct answer: No, it is not a defense
Medicinal use of marijuana or other drugs is not a defense for DUI or DWAI.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337, January 2025), page 4 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 4)
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Which of these can impair safe driving skills, according to the handbook?
- Only illegal drugs and alcohol, but never medications
- Only drugs that are taken by injection or smoking
- Only drugs that were taken without a prescription
- Prescription painkillers and over-the-counter cold medicine
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Correct answer: Prescription painkillers and over-the-counter cold medicine
Prescription drugs such as tranquilizers and painkillers and over-the-counter medications for allergies and colds can impair safe driving skills.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337, January 2025), page 4 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 4)
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Like alcohol, impairment from other drugs is what?
- Dose dependent and varies among individuals
- The same for every person who takes it
- Dependent only on the age of the driver
- Unrelated to the amount that was taken
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Correct answer: Dose dependent and varies among individuals
Impairment from drugs is dose dependent and varies among individuals.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337, January 2025), page 4 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 4)
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What must drivers do before driving after taking a medication?
- Drive only in daylight until the effects are known
- Take the medication only after the trip
- Check the medication label for warnings about its effects
- Let a friend decide whether it is safe
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Correct answer: Check the medication label for warnings about its effects
Drivers must check medication labels for warnings about the medication's effects before driving.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337, January 2025), page 4 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 4)
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What should you do if a medication label is missing or unclear?
- Assume the medication is safe and drive as you normally would
- Check with your doctor or pharmacist about possible side effects
- Take a smaller dose than usual before you start driving
- Ask a passenger to read the ingredients out loud to you
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Correct answer: Check with your doctor or pharmacist about possible side effects
If the label is missing or unclear, check with your doctor or pharmacist about possible side effects.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337, January 2025), page 4 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 4)
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Which of these is named in the handbook as a psychomotor effect of marijuana impairment?
- Reaction time
- Taste sensitivity
- Color vision
- Sense of smell
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Correct answer: Reaction time
The handbook lists coordination, reaction time, motor skills and tracking as psychomotor effects of marijuana impairment.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337, January 2025), page 5 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 5)
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According to the handbook, what does the degree and duration of marijuana impairment depend upon?
- The type of vehicle being driven
- The time of day the driver last ate
- The method of consumption
- The class of the driver license
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Correct answer: The method of consumption
The handbook says the degree and duration of marijuana impairment depend upon the method of consumption.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337, January 2025), page 5 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 5)
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Unlike with alcohol, what is the relationship between the THC level in a driver's blood, breath or saliva and the degree of impairment?
- The level shows the exact degree of impairment
- There is no correlation between them
- Impairment only appears above a fixed level
- Impairment is always greater in blood than in saliva
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Correct answer: There is no correlation between them
The handbook states there is no correlation between THC levels and the degree of individual impairment.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337, January 2025), page 5 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 5)
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A permissible inference that a driver was DUI exists if the driver’s blood contained how much THC?
- 1 nanogram per milliliter
- 10 nanograms per milliliter
- 20 nanograms per milliliter
- 5 nanograms per milliliter
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Correct answer: 5 nanograms per milliliter
The handbook sets the permissible inference for DUI at 5 ng/ml of THC in the blood.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337, January 2025), page 5 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 5)