Practice curb colors, hills and where you can't park, with questions based on the Colorado Driver Handbook.
The hand closer to the center of the car
This 'Dutch Reach' turns your body so you can see bicyclists coming from behind.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337), Bicyclists, printed p. 23 (PDF p. 26)
In park, with the parking brake set
Leave an automatic in park, set the emergency brake and remove the key.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337), Parking, printed p. 13 (PDF p. 16)
Stop even with the car ahead of the space
Stop beside the vehicle ahead, then turn the wheel sharply right and back slowly toward the car behind.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337), Parking, Parallel parking, printed p. 13 (PDF p. 16)
Only when the placard holder is getting in or out
The person who owns the placard must be entering or exiting the vehicle.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337), Traffic Signs, Disabled parking signs, printed p. 9 (PDF p. 12)
Reverse
Leave a manual in reverse when headed downhill and in low gear when headed uphill, and set the parking brake.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337), Parking, printed p. 13 (PDF p. 16)
No closer than 30 feet
Keep at least 30 feet from a traffic signal or stop sign when you park.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337), Parking, printed p. 13 (PDF p. 16)
Low gear
Uphill, leave a manual in low gear. Set the parking brake and take the key.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337), Parking, printed p. 13 (PDF p. 16)
No, it is illegal and unsafe
Never chain up, change a tire or park on a runaway truck ramp or its entrance.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337), Sharing the Road, Runaway truck ramps, printed p. 20 (PDF p. 23)
On a freeway on-ramp
On- and off-ramps, intersections, tunnels and controlled-access highways are no-parking places.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337), Parking, printed p. 13 (PDF p. 16)
No, parking in a tunnel is not allowed
Parking is not allowed in an intersection or tunnel or on a controlled-access highway.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337), Parking, printed p. 13 (PDF p. 16)
We wrote these practice questions from the facts in the Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337, January 2025 (file DR_2337_Jan2025.pdf, footer DR 2337 (12/05/24), PDF created 2024-12-04, 36 pages), linked from https://dmv.colorado.gov/drivereducation. dmv.colorado.gov refuses automated requests (Cloudflare 403), so the owner supplied the file; read 2026-11-09. Citations give the printed page and the PDF page (PDF page = printed page + 3). PDF pages 23 (printed p. 20) and 33 also carry hidden, off-page text left over from an older edition (sections 13.3-13.5 and 15.5-16, e.g. school bus fines of up to $300 and six points); it is not visible on the page and no fact is taken from it. Where the handbook is silent, DMV pages (dmv.colorado.gov, read 2026-11-09 through a fetch tool), the Code of Colorado Regulations (1 CCR 204-30, Rule 8) and signed acts on leg.colorado.gov are the source. Statute checks used the 2024 compilation of C.R.S. title 42 (as republished by colorado.public.law, not an official host, so it is not cited) together with the 2024-2026 bills that changed it. edition) and from official sources on road signs. Every answer links to its source, so you can check it and read more.
DMV Decoded is an independent guide, not a government agency. This practice test is not connected to the Colorado Department of Revenue, Division of Motor Vehicles, and your actual test will have different questions. Study the handbook, and check the agency's website for current rules.