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Colorado Car / Permit: Road Signs practice test
Learn the shapes, colors, and meanings of regulatory, warning, and guide signs — from stop and yield to construction and school-zone signs.
Content reviewed against official driver handbooks · August 12, 2026
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1. The blue Emergency Notification System sign posted at a rail crossing gives drivers:
Correct answer: a phone number and crossing ID to report a problem at that location
ENS signs are blue and list a 24-hour phone number plus a crossing identification number so hazards or a stalled vehicle can be reported to the railroad quickly.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook — Railroad Crossing (Emergency Notification System)
2. A downward-pointing three-sided sign requires a driver to:
Correct answer: slow down and give way to pedestrians and vehicles that have the right-of-way, stopping if necessary
A yield sign means slow or stop as needed and let cross traffic and pedestrians who have the right-of-way go first.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook — Traffic Signs (Yield Signs)
3. If a roadside sign has a brown background, it is directing you toward:
Correct answer: a historic, cultural, or recreational site
Brown signs point to recreation, historic or cultural areas, while blue signs mark motorist services such as gas, food and lodging.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook — Traffic Signs (Service/Recreation Signs)
4. The X-shaped crossbuck sign found at a railroad crossing should be obeyed the same as:
Correct answer: a yield sign
A crossbuck functions like a yield sign, so slow down and give way to any train, which always has the right-of-way.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook — Railroad Crossing (Crossbuck Signs)
5. A diamond-shaped sign that is yellow or fluorescent green with black symbols is meant to:
Correct answer: alert you to a possible hazard or change in road conditions ahead
Warning signs carry a yellow or fluorescent-green background with black symbols and tell you to prepare for something ahead such as a curve, school zone, or merging traffic.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook — Traffic Signs (Warning Signs)
6. A sign with black or red lettering on a white background is used to communicate what to drivers?
Correct answer: A traffic law or regulation that must be obeyed at that spot
Regulatory signs use a white background with black or red markings to post rules of the road, and ignoring one is a traffic violation.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook — Traffic Signs (Regulatory Signs)
7. Coming upon a Do Not Enter or Wrong Way sign tells a driver that they:
Correct answer: are heading against traffic and must not go past the sign
These signs redirect drivers who are traveling the wrong way on a street or ramp, and you must not continue beyond them.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook — Traffic Signs (Do Not Enter/Wrong Way Signs)
8. A posted maximum speed limit sign shows the fastest speed that is legal:
Correct answer: only when driving conditions are ideal
Maximum speed limits assume ideal conditions, and you are required to slow down when weather, traffic, or road conditions call for it.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook — Traffic Signs (Speed Limit Signs)
9. Colorado's driver handbook notes that the only round traffic sign is used to warn of:
Correct answer: an upcoming railroad crossing
The round advance-warning sign is placed far enough ahead of a railroad crossing to let you stop if a train is coming, and it is the handbook's only circular sign.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook — Railroad Crossing (Advance Warning Signs)
10. At a red eight-sided sign with no marked stop line or crosswalk, where must you stop?
Correct answer: At the closest point to the crossing road where you can see approaching traffic
A stop sign requires a full stop at the marked line; if there is none, stop before the crosswalk, and if there is no crosswalk, stop where you can first see cross traffic.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook — Traffic Signs (Stop Signs)
11. Signs with an orange background and black letters or symbols normally appear:
Correct answer: in and around road construction or maintenance areas
Orange is reserved for work-zone signs, which help guide traffic safely past crews and equipment, and fines are commonly doubled in these areas.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook — Traffic Signs (Work Zone Signs)
12. A sign with a green background most often provides:
Correct answer: directions and mileage to a destination
Green guide signs give directional information such as route names, exits and the distance to a place.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook — Traffic Signs (Guide Signs)
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