Colorado POST (Test 1)
Question 1: What is the age requirement for safety belts?
CORRECT ANSWER : Under 16, must be restrained
Question 2: Which title of the CRS covers traffic?
CORRECT ANSWER : Title 42
Question 3: What does Title 42 include?
CORRECT ANSWER : Title, Article, Part, Common Code,
Points, Fine
Question 4: Are traffic infractions arrestable offenses?
CORRECT ANSWER : No
Question 5: Are traffic violations arrestable offenses?
CORRECT ANSWER : Yes
Question 6: Can a person have a jury trial for traffic
infractions or violations?
CORRECT ANSWER : No. Judge trial only
Question 7: A municipal officer cannot write municipal
tickets for...
CORRECT ANSWER : DUI, Registration, Licensing, Hit and
Run. These violations go to county
Question 8: Can officers issue a summons for a felony?
CORRECT ANSWER : No. These must go to the district
attorney
Question 9: What class is a basic driver's license?
CORRECT ANSWER : R
Question 10: How long do you have to notify the state of
changes to your driver's license (DL), such as change of address?
CORRECT ANSWER : 30 days
Question 11: When do license plates expire?
CORRECT ANSWER : End of the following month
Question 12: Can a motorist block an intersection even if they
have the green light?
CORRECT ANSWER : 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.
Question 13: While a fire apparatus is responding to a fire
alarm, how far back must a motorist follow?
CORRECT ANSWER : No closer than 500ft
Question 14: Must motorists come to a complete stop at a
stop sign?
CORRECT ANSWER : Yes.
Question 15: Can people alter, damage, or remove traffic
signage?
CORRECT ANSWER : 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
Question 16: What two vehicles must stop at all railroad
crossings?
CORRECT ANSWER : School bus carrying kids. Hazardous
material vehicle with displayed placards.