Colorado: Distracted driving and fitness Practice Test
Mobile phones, distractions, fatigue, health and emotions behind the wheel.
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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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Which of these does the handbook say being a safe driver depends on?
- Owning a newer vehicle
- Driving only in daylight
- Being able to see clearly
- Having a passenger watch the road
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Correct answer: Being able to see clearly
The handbook lists seeing clearly, not being overly tired, being sober, healthy and mentally and emotionally fit.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337, January 2025), page 5 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 5)
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What can help warn you of danger while driving, according to the handbook?
- Using all of your available senses
- Relying only on your eyesight
- Keeping the radio loud
- Looking only at the road ahead
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Correct answer: Using all of your available senses
Using all your senses helps you stay alert and aware of your surroundings.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337, January 2025), page 5 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 5)
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Why might a driver not hear environmental sounds even with good hearing?
- Good hearing filters out most sounds on the road
- Hearing only works when the car is above 25 mph
- Music, passengers or a well-insulated car can mute them
- Sirens are never loud enough to be heard on the road
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Correct answer: Music, passengers or a well-insulated car can mute them
Music, passenger conversation and a well-insulated car can mute environmental sounds.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337, January 2025), page 5 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 5)
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What does the handbook say about wearing earphones while operating a motor vehicle?
- It is allowed at low volume
- It is allowed on freeways only
- It is allowed in light traffic
- You may not do so
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Correct answer: You may not do so
The handbook says you may not operate a motor vehicle while wearing earphones.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337, January 2025), page 5 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 5)
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Which of these counts as earphones under the handbook’s definition?
- A hearing aid
- A cochlear implant
- A headset covering all or part of both ears
- A wireless device that covers only one ear
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Correct answer: A headset covering all or part of both ears
Earphones include any device or headset covering all or a portion of both ears; hearing aids, cochlear implants and one-ear wireless devices are not included.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337, January 2025), page 5 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 5)
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How does the handbook say to break up long driving periods?
- Into two-hour segments
- Into 30-minute segments
- Into four-hour segments
- Into six-hour segments
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Correct answer: Into two-hour segments
The handbook says to break long driving periods into two-hour segments.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337, January 2025), page 5 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 5)
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What should you do if you become drowsy while driving?
- Open the windows and keep driving
- Turn the radio up loud
- Drive faster to reach your destination sooner
- Pull off the road and rest
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Correct answer: Pull off the road and rest
The handbook says to pull off the road and rest if you become drowsy.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337, January 2025), page 5 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 5)
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What happens to your driving when you are tired?
- Your reactions get better the longer you drive
- Your reactions and decision making are greatly reduced
- Only your eyesight is affected, not your reactions
- Nothing changes as long as the road is familiar
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Correct answer: Your reactions and decision making are greatly reduced
Tiredness greatly reduces reactions and decision making skills.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337, January 2025), page 5 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 5)
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Which condition does the handbook name as one that can pose risks that make it unsafe to drive?
- Epilepsy
- Hay fever
- Left-handedness
- Nearsightedness
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Correct answer: Epilepsy
The handbook names epilepsy, diabetes and heart conditions as conditions that can make driving unsafe.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337, January 2025), page 6 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6)
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What does the handbook say to do if you think your health condition could affect your driving?
- Drive only on short trips
- Wait until symptoms get worse
- Check with your doctor
- Ask a passenger to watch the road
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Correct answer: Check with your doctor
The handbook says to check with your doctor.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337, January 2025), page 6 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6)
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Which emotions does the handbook say can keep you from driving well?
- Feeling calm and relaxed on a long drive
- Being overly worried, excited, afraid or angry
- Feeling slightly bored on a quiet, empty road
- Feeling mildly happy and fully rested today
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Correct answer: Being overly worried, excited, afraid or angry
You may not drive well if you are overly worried, excited, afraid or angry.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337, January 2025), page 6 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6)
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According to the handbook, what is the leading cause of driver error?
- Poor road signs
- Slow traffic
- Bad weather
- Distractions
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Correct answer: Distractions
The handbook says distractions are the leading cause of driver error.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337, January 2025), page 6 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6)
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How does the handbook define a distraction?
- Only a phone call or a text message sent while driving
- Only something that makes you take your eyes off the road
- Anything that takes away attention, even momentarily
- Only noise or conversation coming from passengers
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Correct answer: Anything that takes away attention, even momentarily
A distraction is anything that takes your attention away, even momentarily, from driving.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337, January 2025), page 6 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6)
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What should you do before beginning a trip, according to the handbook?
- Adjust the seat, mirrors, radio and temperature
- Set your phone to speaker mode and place it on the seat
- Adjust the radio and mirrors while you are moving
- Let passengers hold any loose items in their laps
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Correct answer: Adjust the seat, mirrors, radio and temperature
Adjust the seat, mirrors, radio and temperature and secure loose objects before the trip.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337, January 2025), page 6 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6)
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What does the handbook say about everyone in the vehicle, particularly children, before a trip?
- They should sit in the front passenger seat
- They should keep the windows closed at all times
- They should keep quiet for the whole trip
- They should wear age-appropriate restraint devices
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Correct answer: They should wear age-appropriate restraint devices
Everyone in the vehicle, particularly children, should wear age-appropriate restraint devices.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337, January 2025), page 6 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6)
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What is rubbernecking?
- Looking in the mirrors too often
- Staring at something of interest
- Turning your head to check blind spots
- Leaning forward to see a sign
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Correct answer: Staring at something of interest
The handbook defines rubbernecking as staring at something of interest.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337, January 2025), page 6 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6)
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What does the handbook say to do to address distracting or urgent situations?
- Safely pull over
- Slow down in the travel lane
- Handle it at a stop sign
- Handle it at the next gas station only
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Correct answer: Safely pull over
The handbook says to safely pull over to address distracting or urgent situations.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337, January 2025), page 6 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6)
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How should you treat aggressive drivers?
- Speed up to stay ahead of them
- Sound your horn to warn them
- Drive closely behind them to keep up
- Drive calmly and ignore them
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Correct answer: Drive calmly and ignore them
The handbook says you should always try to drive calmly and ignore aggressive drivers.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337, January 2025), page 18 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 18)
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Which use of a mobile device while driving does Colorado law allow?
- Holding it to read a short message at a red light
- Using it with a hands-free accessory
- Holding it to check a map when traffic is light
- Holding it to call a friend if you drive slowly
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Correct answer: Using it with a hands-free accessory
Colorado law prohibits mobile device use while driving unless it is to contact law enforcement or the fire department, an emergency, or with a hands-free accessory.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337, January 2025), page 18 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 18)
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Colorado law prohibits using a mobile device for text messaging while driving unless the driver is doing what?
- Replying to a family member while stopped in traffic
- Checking directions on a map application
- Sending a message that is no longer than one line
- Contacting law enforcement or the fire department
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Correct answer: Contacting law enforcement or the fire department
Texting while driving is prohibited unless it is to contact law enforcement or the fire department, or it is an emergency.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337, January 2025), page 18 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 18)
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The handbook says mental activities that take your mind away from driving are how dangerous?
- Less dangerous than taking your eyes off the road or hands off the wheel
- Dangerous only when driving in heavy traffic or bad weather
- Not dangerous as long as your eyes remain on the road ahead
- Just as dangerous as obvious risks such as eyes off the road
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Correct answer: Just as dangerous as obvious risks such as eyes off the road
The manual says mental activities that take your mind away from driving are just as dangerous as the more obvious risks.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337, January 2025), page 24 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 24)
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The handbook says even a simple task such as tuning a radio can be especially risky in which conditions?
- In bad weather or heavy traffic
- Only at night on empty roads
- Only on a freeway
- Only when the vehicle is stopped
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Correct answer: In bad weather or heavy traffic
The manual says even seemingly simple tasks such as tuning a radio can be risky, especially in bad weather or heavy traffic.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337, January 2025), page 24 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 24)
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How do drugs, including alcohol and marijuana, affect a driver's ability?
- They improve concentration on one task
- They affect only reaction time on dark roads
- They reduce the ability to manage multiple tasks
- They have no effect when taken in small amounts
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Correct answer: They reduce the ability to manage multiple tasks
The manual says many drugs, including alcohol and marijuana, reduce a driver's ability to manage multiple tasks.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337, January 2025), page 24 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 24)
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When may drivers use a mobile electronic device while driving?
- Any time the vehicle is moving slower than 25 mph
- With a hands-free device or in an emergency situation
- Only to read text messages at red lights
- Whenever the driver holds it below the dashboard
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Correct answer: With a hands-free device or in an emergency situation
The manual says drivers are not allowed to use a mobile electronic device while driving unless it is hands-free or in an emergency.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337, January 2025), page 24 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 24)
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What could happen if you drive carelessly because you were texting or manually using a mobile device?
- Your vehicle registration would be cancelled
- You would automatically lose your license for a year
- Nothing, if no crash occurs
- You could be fined or charged with a misdemeanor
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Correct answer: You could be fined or charged with a misdemeanor
The manual says careless driving caused by texting or manual use of a device could bring a fine or a misdemeanor charge.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337, January 2025), page 24 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 24)
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What should you do if you need to use your cell phone or other mobile electronic device?
- Pull off the road
- Hold it at steering-wheel height
- Use it only at a stop sign
- Slow down to 10 mph and use it
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Correct answer: Pull off the road
The manual says to pull off the road if you need to use a mobile electronic device.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337, January 2025), page 24 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 24)
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Which is a tip the handbook gives to prevent distracted driving?
- Let a pet ride on your lap so it stays calm
- Hold lively conversations to keep you awake
- Secure pets in a pet carrier or portable kennel
- Check your messages only at stop signs and red lights
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Correct answer: Secure pets in a pet carrier or portable kennel
The manual advises securing pets in a pet carrier or portable kennel.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337, January 2025), page 24 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 24)
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Which is a tip the handbook gives to prevent distracted driving?
- Use navigation while driving and type new addresses
- Review maps and plan your route before you begin driving
- Eat before and during your trip
- Practice phone functions while driving
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Correct answer: Review maps and plan your route before you begin driving
The manual advises reviewing maps and planning your route before driving.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337, January 2025), page 24 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 24)
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What should you do with your radio stations and playlist, according to the handbook's tips to prevent distracted driving?
- Change stations only while stopped at every red light
- Ask a passenger to hold your phone while you drive
- Adjust them only while on a long straight road
- Preprogram radio stations and preselect a playlist
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Correct answer: Preprogram radio stations and preselect a playlist
The manual advises preprogramming radio stations and preselecting a playlist on your portable device.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337, January 2025), page 24 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 24)