Traffic Signals — Colorado Driver's License Practice Test

This Colorado Driver's License Traffic Signals practice set has 13 practice questions based on the official exam materials, each with an instant explanation. You need 80% on the real Colorado Driver's License knowledge test to pass.

Sample questions

Three questions from the Traffic Signals bank with the correct answer and an explanation. The practice quiz above draws 13 questions at random from the same bank.

1. From top to bottom, what is the order of lights on a typical traffic signal?

   • Red, yellow, green — Correct answer
   • Green, yellow, red
   • Red, green, yellow
   • Yellow, red, green

   Explanation: Traffic lights are usually at intersections and are, from top to bottom: red, yellow, and green.

   Handbook: Traffic Signals — Signal layout

2. If a traffic signal is not operating or is malfunctioning, how should you treat the intersection?

   • Treat it as a four-way stop — Correct answer
   • Proceed through without stopping if no traffic is visible
   • Treat it as if the light were green for your direction
   • Wait at the intersection until the signal is repaired

   Explanation: If the traffic signal is not operating or is malfunctioning, treat the intersection as a four-way stop.

   Handbook: Traffic Signals — Malfunctioning signal

3. At a steady red light, when may you turn right?

   • After stopping and yielding to pedestrians and other traffic, unless a sign prohibits it — Correct answer
   • Without stopping, if the way is clear
   • Never — right turns on red are always illegal in Colorado
   • Only when a green arrow appears

   Explanation: At a steady red light you must stop; after stopping and yielding to pedestrians and other traffic, you may turn right on red unless prohibited by a traffic sign.

   Handbook: Traffic Signals — Steady red light