Colorado: Emergencies — Part 3 Practice Test
Questions in this part include: “Which information must you exchange with the other driver after a crash?” · “What is the purpose of Good Samaritan laws, according to the manual?”
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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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The gas pedal jams down. What should you do quickly?
- Shift to a lower gear
- Shift to park
- Turn off the engine at once
- Shift to neutral
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Correct answer: Shift to neutral
The handbook says to keep your eyes on the road and quickly shift to neutral.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337, January 2025), page 26 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 26)
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With a jammed gas pedal, when does the manual say to turn off the engine?
- After you pull off the road when it is safe to do so
- Before you shift to neutral
- As soon as you notice the pedal is stuck
- Only after you have come to a complete stop in your lane
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Correct answer: After you pull off the road when it is safe to do so
The handbook lists shifting to neutral, pulling off the road when safe, and then turning off the engine.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337, January 2025), page 26 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 26)
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You are a passenger in a crash that results in personal injury, and the driver is physically incapable of reporting it. What are you required to do?
- Leave the scene at once to find the nearest police station
- Report the crash and stay at the scene if law enforcement directs
- Wait for the driver to recover before reporting anything
- Report the crash only if you own the vehicle being driven
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Correct answer: Report the crash and stay at the scene if law enforcement directs
The handbook requires a passenger to report the crash when the driver cannot, and to stay at the scene if directed by law enforcement.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337, January 2025), page 26 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 26)
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In the event of a crash, what should you do first?
- Move your vehicle to the nearest exit
- Call your insurance company
- Take photographs of the other driver
- Stop immediately and never leave the scene
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Correct answer: Stop immediately and never leave the scene
The handbook’s first step after a crash is to stop immediately and never leave the scene.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337, January 2025), page 26 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 26)
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After a crash, what should you do about injuries?
- Check for injuries and, where practical, render reasonable assistance
- Move every injured person away from the vehicles
- Leave injured people alone until a family member arrives
- Give medical treatment only if you are a licensed paramedic
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Correct answer: Check for injuries and, where practical, render reasonable assistance
The handbook says to check for injuries and where practical render reasonable assistance.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337, January 2025), page 26 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 26)
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Which information must you exchange with the other driver after a crash?
- Name, address and driver license number, and nothing else
- Employer, home address, vehicle value and purchase date
- Name, address, phone numbers, registration and insurance information
- Social Security number, birth date and insurance policy limits
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Correct answer: Name, address, phone numbers, registration and insurance information
The handbook lists name, address, phone numbers, registration and insurance information.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337, January 2025), page 26 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 26)
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How does the manual define Accident Alert Status?
- Times when several crashes have closed a highway for more than one hour
- Times when severe weather keeps officers from responding to the many crashes
- Times when emergency vehicles are blocked from reaching a crash scene
- Times when a driver has been seriously injured in a crash on a highway
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Correct answer: Times when severe weather keeps officers from responding to the many crashes
The handbook defines it as the times when weather conditions are so severe that officers are unable to respond to the large volume of motor vehicle crashes.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337, January 2025), page 26 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 26)
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Under Accident Alert Status, within what time must you file an accident report with law enforcement?
- One hour
- 72 hours
- Seven days
- 24 hours
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Correct answer: 24 hours
The handbook says you must file an accident report with law enforcement within 24 hours.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337, January 2025), page 26 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 26)
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Under Accident Alert Status, which conditions allow you to just exchange information and file a report later?
- No alcohol or drugs, no injuries and all vehicles still drivable
- No injuries, even if one of the vehicles cannot be driven
- All vehicles drivable, even if someone has been injured
- No alcohol involved, even if the driver has taken drugs
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Correct answer: No alcohol or drugs, no injuries and all vehicles still drivable
The handbook says that if alcohol and drugs are not involved, there are no injuries and all vehicles are drivable, drivers exchange information and file a report within 24 hours.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337, January 2025), page 26 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 26)
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Your crash involves a parked car and you cannot find the owner. What should you do?
- Drive away, since the owner is not there to exchange information
- Wait beside the parked car until the owner comes back to it
- Call law enforcement and leave a note where the owner can find it
- Move the parked car out of the roadway and then drive away
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Correct answer: Call law enforcement and leave a note where the owner can find it
The handbook says to call law enforcement and leave a note in a place where the owner of the car can find it.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337, January 2025), page 26 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 26)
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The Move It Law requires motorists in a minor crash on a divided highway to move their vehicles off the highway when which conditions are met?
- The vehicle is drivable and a law enforcement officer has arrived
- It is drivable, no drugs or alcohol are involved, and no one is hurt
- There are no injuries, even if drugs or alcohol are involved
- Law enforcement has finished writing the crash report on scene
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Correct answer: It is drivable, no drugs or alcohol are involved, and no one is hurt
The handbook lists three conditions: the vehicle is drivable, no drugs or alcohol are involved, and there are no injuries.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337, January 2025), page 26 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 26)
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Under the Move It Law, when can drivers notify law enforcement and exchange information?
- Before they move their vehicles
- Only after law enforcement arrives
- Only at the nearest police station
- Once they are at a safe location
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Correct answer: Once they are at a safe location
The handbook says that once at a safe location, drivers can notify law enforcement and exchange information.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337, January 2025), page 26 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 26)
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What does the manual say about being penalized for moving your car off the road after a minor crash?
- Law enforcement and insurance companies will not penalize you for it
- You may lose your right to file a claim with your insurance company
- You may be charged with leaving the scene of the crash and fined
- Only your insurance company may penalize you, not law enforcement
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Correct answer: Law enforcement and insurance companies will not penalize you for it
The handbook says law enforcement and insurance companies will not penalize you for moving your car off the road.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337, January 2025), page 26 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 26)
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What is the purpose of Good Samaritan laws, according to the manual?
- To encourage people to help others in emergency situations
- To require every licensed driver to give first aid at a crash
- To punish drivers who leave the scene of a crash without help
- To make rescuers pay for the injuries of the victims they help
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Correct answer: To encourage people to help others in emergency situations
The handbook says Good Samaritan laws were developed to encourage people to help others in emergency situations.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337, January 2025), page 27 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 27)
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What does Good Samaritan immunity protect a rescuer from?
- Being asked for a written statement by law enforcement later
- Having to stay at the scene of the emergency until help comes
- Being sued and found financially responsible for the victims’ injury
- Losing the driver license after helping at an emergency scene
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Correct answer: Being sued and found financially responsible for the victims’ injury
The handbook says the legal immunity protects a rescuer from being sued and found financially responsible for the victims’ injury.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337, January 2025), page 27 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 27)
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Good Samaritan immunity generally prevails when you respond to an emergency and act in what way?
- As quickly as possible, whatever the risk to yourself or others
- As a reasonable and prudent person would under the same conditions
- Beyond the scope of your own training, in order to save a life
- Only after law enforcement has arrived and told you to help
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Correct answer: As a reasonable and prudent person would under the same conditions
The handbook says immunity generally prevails when you act as a reasonable and prudent person would under the same conditions.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337, January 2025), page 27 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 27)
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When would a reasonable and prudent person move a victim?
- Always, to get the victim off the road
- Only after the victim asks to be moved
- Whenever the victim is unconscious
- Only if the victim’s life is in danger
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Correct answer: Only if the victim’s life is in danger
The handbook says to move a victim only if the victim’s life is in danger.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337, January 2025), page 27 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 27)
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What should a reasonable and prudent person do before giving care to a conscious victim?
- Ask the victim for permission
- Move the victim to a safe place
- Call the victim’s family
- Give the victim something to drink
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Correct answer: Ask the victim for permission
The handbook says to ask a conscious victim for permission before giving care.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337, January 2025), page 27 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 27)
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What should a reasonable and prudent person check for before providing further care to a victim?
- Identification documents
- Insurance information
- Life threatening emergencies
- Signs that the victim was at fault
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Correct answer: Life threatening emergencies
The handbook says to check the victim for life threatening emergencies before providing further care.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337, January 2025), page 27 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 27)
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How should a reasonable and prudent person summon professional help to the scene of an emergency?
- Wait for another driver to stop and call, then leave the victim there
- Call the local emergency number and keep giving care until trained help arrives
- Drive the victim to the nearest hospital without waiting for help
- Call for help, then leave as soon as the operator has been told
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Correct answer: Call the local emergency number and keep giving care until trained help arrives
The handbook says to call the local emergency number or the operator and continue to provide care until more highly trained personnel arrive.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337, January 2025), page 27 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 27)