Colorado POST Test 1 With Verified Solutions
Graded A+
What is the age requirement for safety belts?
Under 16, must be restrained
Which title of the CRS covers traffic?
Title 42
Title 42 includes
Title, Article, Part, Common Code, Points, Fine
Are traffic infractions arrestable offenses?
No
Are traffic violations arrestable offenses?
Yes
Can a person have a jury trial for traffic infractions or violations?
No. Judge trial only
A municipal officer cannot write municipal tickets for...
DUI, Registration, Licensing, Hit and Run. These violations go to county
Can officers issue a summons for a felony?
No. These must go to the district attorney
What class is a basic driver's license?
R
How long do you have to notify the state of changes to your driver's license (DL), such as change of
address
30 days
When do license plates expire?
End of the following month
Can a motorist block an intersection even if they have the green light?
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
No closer than 500ft
Must motorists come to a complete stop at a stop sign?
Yes.
Can people alter, damage, or remove traffic signage?
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?
School bus carrying kids. Hazardous material vehicle with displayed placards.
A child must be in a rear-facing child seat if
(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
(III) If the child is one year of age or older, but less than four years of age, and weighs less than forty
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?
No
What constitutes a muffler violation?
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?
Must be white. Must be visible from 50ft
When must you turn off your high beams when approaching a vehicle from the rear?
200ft
When must you turn off your high beams when approaching a vehicle from head on?
500ft
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What is the age requirement for safety belts?
Under 16, must be restrained
Which title of the CRS covers traffic?
Title 42
Title 42 includes
Title, Article, Part, Common Code, Points, Fine
Are traffic infractions arrestable offenses?
No
Are traffic violations arrestable offenses?
Yes
Can a person have a jury trial for traffic infractions or violations?
No. Judge trial only
A municipal officer cannot write municipal tickets for...
DUI, Registration, Licensing, Hit and Run. These violations go to county
Can officers issue a summons for a felony?
No. These must go to the district attorney
What class is a basic driver's license?
R
How long do you have to notify the state of changes to your driver's license (DL), such as change of
address
30 days
When do license plates expire?
End of the following month
Can a motorist block an intersection even if they have the green light?
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
No closer than 500ft
Must motorists come to a complete stop at a stop sign?
Yes.
Can people alter, damage, or remove traffic signage?
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?
School bus carrying kids. Hazardous material vehicle with displayed placards.
A child must be in a rear-facing child seat if
(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
(III) If the child is one year of age or older, but less than four years of age, and weighs less than forty
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?
No
What constitutes a muffler violation?
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?
Must be white. Must be visible from 50ft
When must you turn off your high beams when approaching a vehicle from the rear?
200ft
When must you turn off your high beams when approaching a vehicle from head on?
500ft
