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Colorado Motorcycle: Signals & Pavement Markings practice test
How to read traffic signals, lane lines, and pavement markings — including yellow and white lines, arrows, and flashing lights.
Content reviewed against official driver handbooks · August 12, 2026
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1. A good moment to give a quick beep of the horn is:
Correct answer: Before passing someone who might drift into your lane
Give a quick beep before passing anyone you think might move into your lane so you have their attention.
Source: Colorado Motorcycle Operator's Handbook - Section 4.3, Horns
2. The yellow center lines show one solid stripe and one broken stripe. You may pass when:
Correct answer: The broken stripe lies on your side of the road
Passing belongs to the side with the dashes; if the unbroken stripe is on your side you must stay put, and you have to be back in your lane before the dashes end.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook - Pavement Markings (Yellow Lines)
3. A white diamond painted inside a travel lane identifies that lane as:
Correct answer: A restricted lane, such as one set aside for high occupancy vehicles
The diamond marks a restricted lane; a nearby sign spells out the special use, such as a high occupancy vehicle lane and the number of riders required.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook - Lane Controls (Restricted Lanes)
4. A solid white stripe painted along the roadway tells you to:
Correct answer: Stay inside your lane, since the stripe also defines the shoulder
Solid white asks you to hold your lane, and the same marking is used to define the edge of the shoulder.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook - Pavement Markings (White Lines)
5. In a Colorado urban area, how far before a turn or lane change must your signal already be running?
Correct answer: 100 feet
City riding calls for a signal held through the last 100 feet; on four lane highways posted above 40 mph the distance doubles to 200 feet.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook - Turning (Signaling)
6. You reach an intersection where the traffic light is dark and clearly not working. What should you do?
Correct answer: Treat the crossing as a four way stop
A signal that is out or misbehaving turns the intersection into a four way stop, so stop and take your turn.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook - Traffic Signals
7. The handbook advises you to use your signals:
Correct answer: Even when you think no one else is around
Use your signals even when you think no one is around or when your intended move seems obvious.
Source: Colorado Motorcycle Operator's Handbook - Section 4, Signals
8. A flashing yellow arrow shown to left-turning traffic means you may:
Correct answer: Turn left carefully once you have yielded to oncoming vehicles and to pedestrians
The flashing yellow arrow permits a left turn only after you give way to oncoming vehicles and to people on foot; never hurry through it.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook - Traffic Signals (Flashing Yellow Arrow)
9. After finishing a lane change or a turn, a rider should:
Correct answer: Confirm the turn signal has switched off
Once the maneuver is done, check that the turn signal has switched off since motorcycle signals often do not self-cancel.
Source: Colorado Motorcycle Operator's Handbook - Section 4, Signals
10. In a true emergency, the handbook says to use the horn by:
Correct answer: Pressing it loud and long while ready to stop or swerve
In an emergency, press the horn button loud and long while being ready to stop or swerve from the danger.
Source: Colorado Motorcycle Operator's Handbook - Section 4.3, Horns
11. You should use your turn signals:
Correct answer: Any time you turn, change lanes, or use a freeway ramp
Signal any time you plan to turn, change lanes, or use a freeway entrance or exit ramp, even if it seems obvious.
Source: Colorado Motorcycle Operator's Handbook - Section 4, Signals
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