On a normal family trip in a passenger car with an available rear seat, how must an 18-month-old child weighing 25 pounds be restrained?
Correct answer: In a suitable rear-facing child seat in the rear seat.
This child is under two years old and under 40 pounds, so the rule requires a rear-facing restraint in an available rear seat. Use a seat that fits the child and follow its instructions.
Source: Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, section 42-4-236 (2)(a)(II)(A); current on September 13, 2026. ↗
A three-year-old weighing 30 pounds rides in a family car with a rear seat. Which arrangement meets Colorado’s age-and-weight rule when the seat fits and is used correctly?
Correct answer: A rear-facing or forward-facing child restraint in the rear seat.
For a child at least two but under four who weighs at least 20 pounds, a suitable rear-facing or forward-facing child restraint is required in an available rear seat. A child must also meet the restraint manufacturer’s limits.
Source: Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, section 42-4-236 (2)(a)(III); current on September 13, 2026. ↗
On a normal private-car trip, a five-year-old weighs 45 pounds and meets the chosen seat’s manufacturer requirements. With a rear seat available, which choice meets the state rule?
Correct answer: A suitable child restraint or booster seat in the rear seat.
Children at least four but under nine who weigh at least 40 pounds must use a child restraint or booster in an available rear seat. The seat’s own age, height, weight and usage requirements still apply.
Source: Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, section 42-4-236 (2)(a)(IV); current on September 13, 2026. ↗
A child has just turned eight and weighs 60 pounds. On an ordinary family-car trip, does the eighth birthday by itself allow the child to stop using a child restraint or booster?
Correct answer: No, the child-restraint requirement generally continues until age nine.
Colorado’s current rule covers children under nine, not just those under eight. Use a fitting child restraint or booster as applicable, according to its instructions; the age change took effect in 2025.
Source: Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, section 42-4-236 (2)(a)(I), (IV); current on September 13, 2026. ↗
A nine-year-old can sit correctly for the whole trip and the vehicle’s lap-and-shoulder belt fits properly. In an ordinary passenger car, what does the age-nine rule permit?
Correct answer: Using the properly fitting vehicle belt instead of a booster.
A child from age nine until eighteen must still use a suitable child restraint or a properly worn safety belt. Reaching nine is not permission to ride unrestrained or use a belt that does not fit.
Source: Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, section 42-4-236 (1)(b), (2)(b); current on September 13, 2026. ↗
A 17-year-old passenger says a rear-seat belt is optional because the adult seat-belt rule mentions front seats. On an ordinary private-car trip with no exemption, is that correct?
Correct answer: No, the under-eighteen passenger rule still requires proper restraint.
The child-passenger requirement applies from age nine to under eighteen and is not limited to front seats. A 17-year-old passenger needs a properly fitting belt or suitable child restraint.
Source: Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, section 42-4-236 (2)(b); current on September 13, 2026. ↗
Which belt position matches Colorado’s definition of proper safety-belt use for a child using the vehicle belt?
Correct answer: Shoulder belt across shoulder and chest; lap belt low across the hips, touching the thighs.
The shoulder portion belongs across the shoulder and chest, while the lap portion lies across the hips touching the thighs. A child who cannot get a proper fit needs an appropriate restraint rather than a misrouted belt.
Source: Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, section 42-4-236 (1)(b); current on September 13, 2026. ↗
A rear-facing child seat would fit physically in the front passenger position, but that position has an active airbag. Is that a safe place to install it?
Correct answer: No, do not put a rear-facing child restraint in front of an active airbag.
CDOT warns against placing a rear-facing restraint in front of an active airbag. Physical space alone does not establish a safe installation; follow both the vehicle and child-seat instructions.
Source: CDOT Car Seats Colorado FAQ — At what age can a child sit in the front seat? Active-airbag warning; reviewed September 13, 2026. ↗
A parent rides as a passenger while a friend drives the parent’s child on a normal private-car trip. Who has the child-restraint responsibility assigned by this provision?
Correct answer: The parent who is present in the vehicle.
When a parent is in the vehicle, this provision assigns the parent responsibility for providing the child’s restraint and ensuring its proper use. This does not excuse anyone from other applicable safety duties.
Source: Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, section 42-4-236 (2)(c); current on September 13, 2026. ↗
You drive a neighbor’s child on a private trip and neither parent is in the car. Who is responsible under the child-restraint provision for ensuring the child has and properly uses the required restraint?
Correct answer: You, as the driver transporting the child.
When no parent is in the vehicle, the driver transporting the child has this responsibility. Check the restraint and its proper use before setting off.
Source: Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, section 42-4-236 (2)(c); current on September 13, 2026. ↗
A booster’s label requires at least 50 pounds. Your five-year-old weighs 45 pounds. Does meeting Colorado’s general age-four and 40-pound category make this particular booster suitable?
Correct answer: No, the manufacturer’s requirements for that booster must also be met.
The law requires correct use according to the manufacturer’s instructions as well as meeting the legal age-and-weight category. Choose a restraint appropriate for this child rather than ignoring a 50-pound minimum.
Source: Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, section 42-4-236 (2)(a)(I), (IV); current on September 13, 2026. ↗
An adult in the front passenger seat of an ordinary belt-equipped car has no exemption. Does a short trip on a public street remove the requirement to buckle up?
Correct answer: No, the front-seat passenger must wear the belt during the trip.
The ordinary requirement covers the driver and front-seat passengers while the car is operated on a street or highway. A short distance or low speed is not one of the listed exemptions.
Source: Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, section 42-4-237 (2), (3); current on September 13, 2026. ↗
Your front seat has a lap-and-shoulder belt system. Is fastening the lap part while placing the shoulder part behind your back proper use?
Correct answer: No, wear both parts of the installed restraint correctly.
An installed lap-and-shoulder system is intended to be worn together. Putting the shoulder belt behind your back is not proper use of that system; an airbag does not replace it.
Source: Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, section 42-4-237 (1)(b), (2); current on September 13, 2026. ↗
Someone seeks the state’s safety-belt exemption for a disabling medical condition that prevents appropriate restraint. What documentation does that exemption require?
Correct answer: A physician’s written statement certifying the condition and why the restraint is inappropriate.
This exemption requires a physician’s written certification of the physical or psychological disabling condition and an explanation of why the restraint is inappropriate. Discomfort or an unsupported assertion is not the specified documentation.
Source: Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, section 42-4-237 (3)(d); current on September 13, 2026. ↗
A 17-year-old driver has a rear seat with two safety belts and three passengers who are otherwise permitted to ride. May all three sit in that rear seat?
Correct answer: No, the rear passenger count must not exceed the number of belts.
For a driver under eighteen, the number of back-seat passengers may not exceed the available seat belts. Other licensing restrictions may also apply; meeting one rule does not cancel them.
Source: Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, section 42-2-105.5 (4); current on September 13, 2026. ↗
A 17-year-old drives a car with a wide front bench and enough belts. Assuming the passengers are otherwise permitted, may two passengers sit in front beside the driver?
Correct answer: No, this rule allows no more than one front-seat passenger.
The under-eighteen driver rule limits the front seat to one passenger, regardless of extra width or belts. Rear-seat capacity and other minor-license restrictions are separate requirements.
Source: Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, section 42-2-105.5 (4); current on September 13, 2026. ↗
You are directly involved in a crash that injures someone. What must you do at the scene before treating your duties there as fulfilled?
Correct answer: Stop at or near the scene, return if needed, and remain to provide required information and reasonable aid.
Stop at the scene or as close as possible and immediately return when necessary. Remain to fulfill identification and reasonable-assistance duties; leaving to report is allowed only under the specified reporting provisions after those duties.
Source: Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, section 42-4-1601 (1), (1.5); section 42-4-1603 (1); current on September 13, 2026. ↗
A property-damage-only crash occurs on a divided highway ramp. Every involved vehicle can be driven safely. What should the drivers do as soon as practicable?
Correct answer: Move off the ramp to a suitable nearby location to exchange the required information.
For this safely drivable, property-only crash on a divided highway, move to a frontage road, suitable cross street or other suitable location. Moving out of the traffic area does not remove information or reporting duties.
Source: Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, section 42-4-1602 (1), (2); current on September 13, 2026. ↗
You scrape another occupied car in traffic. Nobody is hurt, but its door is damaged. May you keep driving because the collision caused property damage only?
Correct answer: No, stop and fulfill the required information duties.
Damage to a driven or attended vehicle still triggers the duty to stop and provide information. Avoid obstructing traffic more than necessary, and apply the safe-move rule when its conditions are met.
Source: Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, section 42-4-1602 (1); section 42-4-1603 (1); current on September 13, 2026. ↗
After a crash with an attended vehicle, which set contains the identification information the statute requires you to give the other party?
Correct answer: Your name, address and the registration number of your vehicle.
Give your name, address and the registration number of the vehicle you were driving. License presentation on request and reasonable assistance to injured people are additional duties.
Source: Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, section 42-4-1603 (1); current on September 13, 2026. ↗
At a crash involving damage to an occupied vehicle, the other driver asks to see your driver’s license. What does the information-and-aid provision require?
Correct answer: Show the license when requested by the other driver.
The provision requires exhibiting your license upon request to the person struck or the driver, occupant or attendant of the vehicle involved. It does not require handing it over permanently or disclosing unrelated private information.
Source: Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, section 42-4-1603 (1); current on September 13, 2026. ↗
A person is hurt in your crash and clearly needs medical treatment. Which response fits the duty to provide reasonable assistance where practical?
Correct answer: Arrange appropriate medical assistance, such as calling for an ambulance.
Reasonable assistance includes arranging transport for medical treatment when the need is apparent or the injured person requests it. Calling emergency medical help is a practical way to arrange that assistance.
Source: Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, section 42-4-1603 (1); current on September 13, 2026. ↗
After providing the assistance you can, nobody else involved in the crash is able to receive your required information and no police officer is present. What is your next reporting duty?
Correct answer: Immediately report to the nearest authorized police office and provide the required information.
When nobody specified in the rule can receive the information and no officer is present, fulfill the other duties as far as possible and immediately report to the police authority with the required details.
Source: Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, section 42-4-1603 (2); section 42-4-1606 (1); current on September 13, 2026. ↗
You damage a parked, unattended car and can locate its owner nearby. What must you do?
Correct answer: Stop, notify the owner, give the required identity and vehicle details, and report as required.
An unattended vehicle is not an exception to crash duties. Stop and notify the owner when you can, provide your name, address and vehicle registration number, and make the required police report.
Source: Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, section 42-4-1604; section 42-4-1606 (1); current on September 13, 2026. ↗
You damage an unattended parked car but cannot locate its owner. What should the securely attached, clearly visible written notice contain?
Correct answer: Your name and address and your vehicle’s registration number.
Secure the notice in a conspicuous place in or on the damaged vehicle with the required identifying details. Leaving a note does not replace the separate duty to report the crash as required.
Source: Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, section 42-4-1604; section 42-4-1606 (1); current on September 13, 2026. ↗
Your crash damages a highway guardrail but no other vehicle. In addition to required police reporting, whom must you notify with your identity and vehicle details?
Correct answer: The road authority responsible for the damaged property.
The highway-fixture rule requires notice to the road authority in charge, including your name, address and vehicle registration number. Reporting to that authority does not cancel the police-reporting duty.
Source: Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, section 42-4-1605; section 42-4-1606 (1); current on September 13, 2026. ↗
An ordinary traffic crash causes about $300 in property damage and no injury. Does the $1,000 figure in the officer-investigation provision exempt the driver from immediate police notice?
Correct answer: No, the driver’s notice duty still applies to property damage.
The driver-notice rule applies to any property damage. The $1,000 provision concerns when an officer may decline an investigation or report; it is not a dollar threshold for the driver’s notification duty.
Source: Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, section 42-4-1606 (1), (4)(b)(I); current on September 13, 2026. ↗
A crash leaves the driver physically unable to give the required immediate notice, but an occupant who was in the car can do so. What must that occupant do?
Correct answer: Give the notice or arrange for it to be given.
When the driver is physically incapable and another occupant can give notice, that occupant must give or arrange the notice the driver cannot provide.
Source: Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, section 42-4-1607 (1); current on September 13, 2026. ↗
After receiving your crash report, the police authority directs you to return to the scene and remain. What does the reporting provision require?
Correct answer: Return immediately and remain until police arrive and complete the investigation.
Follow the authority’s direction to return and remain. The provision connects that duty to police arrival and completion of their investigation, not to when you have finished taking photographs.
Source: Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, section 42-4-1606 (1); current on September 13, 2026. ↗
You believe another driver was completely at fault for a crash you were directly involved in that caused an injury. Does that belief excuse your stop, information and aid duties?
Correct answer: No, those duties apply regardless of your belief about fault.
These scene duties arise from involvement in the crash and its consequences, not from deciding who caused it. Stop, identify yourself and provide reasonable aid as required; fault can be addressed separately.
Source: Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, section 42-4-1601 (1); section 42-4-1603 (1); current on September 13, 2026. ↗
Your ordinary car’s required insurance policy has expired and you have no valid self-insurance certificate. May you drive it on a public highway while arranging renewal?
Correct answer: No, required coverage must already be in force.
Required insurance or a qualifying self-insurance certificate must be in full force while the vehicle is operated. Possessing an old card or intending to renew does not supply current coverage.
Source: Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, section 42-4-1409 (1), (2); current on September 13, 2026. ↗
During a lawful traffic contact, an officer requests proof of your current complying insurance. May you display that evidence on your phone?
Correct answer: Yes, the statute accepts policy evidence displayed on an electronic device.
Colorado accepts electronic evidence of an in-force complying policy or self-insurance certificate. The evidence must show current coverage; the electronic format does not make an expired policy valid.
Source: Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, section 42-4-1409 (3)(a), (3)(b); current on September 13, 2026. ↗
