Colorado POST (Test 1) 2023
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What is the age requirement for safety belts? - CORRECT ANS Under 16, must
be restrained
Which title of the CRS covers traffic? - CORRECT ANS Title 42
Title 42 includes - CORRECT ANS Title, Article, Part, Common Code, Points,
Fine
Are traffic infractions arrestable offenses? - CORRECT ANS No
Are traffic violations arrestable offenses? - CORRECT ANS Yes
Can a person have a jury trial for traffic infractions or violations? - CORRECT ANS
No. Judge trial only
A municipal officer cannot write municipal tickets for... - CORRECT ANS DUI,
Registration, Licensing, Hit and Run. These violations go to county
Can officers issue a summons for a felony? - CORRECT ANS No. These must go
to the district attorney
What class is a basic driver's license? - CORRECT ANS R
How long do you have to notify the state of changes to your driver's license (DL),
such as change of address - CORRECT ANS 30 days
When do license plates expire? - CORRECT ANS End of the following month
Can a motorist block an intersection even if they have the green light? - CORRECT
ANS No. 42-4-709 Stop when traffic obstructed No driver shall enter an intersection
or a marked crosswalk or drive onto any railroad grade crossing unless there is
sufficient space on the other side of the intersection, crosswalk, or railroad grade
crossing to accommodate the vehicle the driver is operating without obstructing the
passage of other vehicles, pedestrians, or railroad trains, notwithstanding the
indication of any traffic control signal to proceed. Any person who violates any
provision of this section commits a class A traffic infraction.
While a fire apparatus is responding to a fire alarm, how far back must a motorist
follow - CORRECT ANS No closer than 500ft
Must motorists come to a complete stop at a stop sign? - CORRECT ANS Yes.
Can people alter, damage, or remove traffic signage? - CORRECT ANS No. Two
charges may be filed. Theft, and .... 42-4-607 Interference with official devices (1)(a)
No person shall, without lawful authority, attempt to or in fact alter, deface, injure,
knock down, remove, or interfere with the effective operation of any official traffic
control device or any railroad sign or signal or any inscription, shield, or insignia
thereon or any other part thereof. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of
this section, any person who violates any provision of this paragraph (a) commits a
class B traffic infraction
What two vehicles must stop at all railroad crossings? - CORRECT ANS School
bus carrying kids. Hazardous material vehicle with displayed placards.
A child must be in a rear-facing child seat if - CORRECT ANS (II) If the child is
less than one year of age and weighs less than twenty pounds, the child shall be
properly restrained in a rear-facing child restraint system in a rear seat of the vehicle
A child may be in a forward-facing child seat if - CORRECT ANS (III) If the child is
one year of age or older, but less than four years of age, and weighs less than forty
, Colorado POST (Test 1) 2023
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pounds, but at least twenty pounds, the child shall be properly restrained in a rear-
facing or forward-facing child restraint system.
Must a motorist stop for a school bus with safety equipment illuminated in on a two-
way street? - CORRECT ANS No
What constitutes a muffler violation? - CORRECT ANS 42-4-225 Mufflers-
Prevention of noise (1) Every motor vehicle subject to registration and operated on a
highway shall at all times be equipped with an adequate muffler in constant
operation and properly maintained to prevent any excessive or unusual noise, and
no such muffler or exhaust system shall be equipped with a cut-off, bypass, or
similar device. No person shall modify the exhaust system of a motor vehicle in a
manner which will amplify or increase the noise emitted by the motor of such vehicle
above that emitted by the muffler originally installed on the vehicle, and such original
muffler shall comply with all of the requirements of this section.
What two conditions must a license plate light meet at night? - CORRECT ANS
Must be white. Must be visible from 50ft
When must you turn off your high beams when approaching a vehicle from the rear?
- CORRECT ANS 200ft
When must you turn off your high beams when approaching a vehicle from head on?
- CORRECT ANS 500ft
Should a vehicle move from a parking spot if unsafe? - CORRECT ANS A
motorist must ensure that it is clear and safe to move from a parking spot
When towing a vehicle with a rope or chain, what must be displayed? - CORRECT
ANS A white flag or cloth, 12" square
Preparation Triangle - CORRECT ANS Tactics, Shooting (and other skills),
Mental and Physical Condition
In tactics, it is important to - CORRECT ANS Anticipate the problem or hazard.
Practice invisible deployment
Six hazards of approach - CORRECT ANS Fill this in
Near/Far rule - CORRECT ANS You are safest right on suspects back, at a
distance behind cover. Middle ground is most dangerous
Police are generally poorly trained in their ability to control people - CORRECT
ANS True
After shooting... - CORRECT ANS The tenancy of the human mind to dwell on
unpleasant, emotionally charged events in the wake of their occurrence is
sometimes referred to as afterburn
Shooting through walls is NOT done where there is a possibility of hitting innocents -
CORRECT ANS True
Contact officer - CORRECT ANS Conducts all business of the contact
Cover officer - CORRECT ANS Strictly there to protect the contact officer. Does
not speak or interact
Positioning for contact/cover officer - CORRECT ANS "Mind and body are one".
Includes principal of distraction and lag time
