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  1. 1. Before leaving a parking space, when should you adjust your seat and mirrors?

    1. While the vehicle is still parked.
    2. While crossing the first intersection.
    3. After merging into moving traffic.
    4. While waiting to make a lane change.

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  2. 2. A water bottle is rolling near the driver's feet. What should you do before driving?

    1. Push it farther under the brake pedal.
    2. Secure it where it cannot reach the pedals.
    3. Leave it loose and move it with your foot.
    4. Place it on the dashboard for easy access.

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  3. 3. Why should badly worn tires be replaced before driving in rain?

    1. They grip wet pavement better once the tread is gone.
    2. They shorten wet-road stops because more rubber touches the road.
    3. They provide less grip and increase stopping distance.
    4. They prevent hydroplaning by making the tire surface smooth.

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  4. 4. A friend helps you check your car's lights before a trip. Which check is useful?

    1. Check the headlights and assume the other lights work.
    2. Check the brake lights without operating the brake pedal.
    3. Check the front signals and assume the rear signals work.
    4. Check headlights, brake lights, turn signals and taillights.

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  5. 5. Where should a properly adjusted head restraint support you?

    1. Behind your head, rather than down at your neck.
    2. Behind your lower back, below the seat belt.
    3. Against your shoulders, with your head above it.
    4. As far below your head as the adjustment allows.

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  6. 6. You are struggling to stay awake on a long drive. What is the safest next step?

    1. Drive faster to reach the destination sooner.
    2. Find a safe place to stop and rest.
    3. Turn up the radio and keep the same pace.
    4. Follow another car closely to stay focused.

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  7. 7. A new medicine warns that it may cause drowsiness. What should you do before driving?

    1. Drive first to find out whether you become sleepy.
    2. Assume a prescription medicine cannot affect driving.
    3. Read the warning and ask a pharmacist about driving effects.
    4. Ignore the warning if the trip will be short.

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  8. 8. Your car pulls strongly to one side when you brake. What does this call for?

    1. Keep driving normally as long as the car eventually stops.
    2. Steer against the pulling and postpone a vehicle check.
    3. Wait for wet weather to see whether it disappears.
    4. Have the brake problem checked by a qualified mechanic.

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  9. 9. Before backing out of a driveway, what check is especially important?

    1. Look behind the vehicle for children and obstacles.
    2. Check distant traffic but skip the area immediately behind you.
    3. Sound the horn and assume the driveway is clear.
    4. Check approaching traffic after reversing into the street.

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  10. 10. How should you use a rearview camera while backing?

    1. Use it instead of checking anywhere outside its picture.
    2. Combine it with mirrors and looking over your shoulder.
    3. Watch it briefly, then back without further observation.
    4. Use it to decide that pedestrians will stay out of your path.

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  11. 11. You are turning the wheel while slowly backing out. What else needs attention besides the rear?

    1. The rearview mirror alone, because the front cannot swing.
    2. The rear camera alone, because it shows every clearance.
    3. The front and sides, which can swing toward obstacles.
    4. The road behind alone, until the vehicle is moving forward.

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  12. 12. For ordinary driving, which hand position does the Colorado handbook recommend?

    1. Both hands together at the top of the wheel.
    2. One hand gripping inside the bottom of the wheel.
    3. One hand at 12 o'clock and the other resting on your lap.
    4. About 9 and 3 o'clock, or 8 and 4 o'clock.

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  13. 13. Before pulling away from a parked position, what should you check?

    1. Traffic and pedestrians around the vehicle.
    2. Traffic ahead, without checking beside or behind you.
    3. The rear mirror alone, without checking other views.
    4. Passing vehicles, without checking for people nearby.

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  14. 14. You have checked that the path is clear and are ready to pull away. How should you apply the accelerator?

    1. Press it hard to enter traffic as quickly as possible.
    2. Press it gently to begin moving smoothly.
    3. Pump it repeatedly while keeping the brakes on.
    4. Press it fully and steer once the vehicle moves.

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  15. 15. Which distances make up the distance needed to stop for a hazard?

    1. Braking distance alone, starting when the pedal is pressed.
    2. Reaction and braking distances, excluding time to notice the hazard.
    3. Perception, reaction and braking distances.
    4. Perception and braking distances, excluding time to move your foot.

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  16. 16. In normal driving conditions, what following-gap guideline does the Colorado handbook give?

    1. Stay one car length behind at every speed.
    2. Keep the gap under one second in moving traffic.
    3. Use the same gap as when stopped at a light.
    4. Leave at least a three-second gap.

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  17. 17. Heavy rain is reducing visibility and making the road slippery. How should you change your following gap?

    1. Increase it to leave more time and stopping room.
    2. Reduce it so the vehicle ahead blocks the rain.
    3. Keep it unchanged because the speed limit is unchanged.
    4. Use the vehicle ahead's brake lights instead of a gap.

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  18. 18. A road's posted maximum is 55 mph, but dense fog limits your view. What should guide your speed?

    1. Maintain 55 mph because the sign guarantees safety.
    2. Choose a lower speed suited to what you can see.
    3. Match the fastest driver even if visibility is poor.
    4. Increase speed to spend less time in the fog.

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  19. 19. Why should you scan well beyond the vehicle directly ahead?

    1. To avoid needing to check your mirrors or nearby traffic.
    2. To make closer following safe at highway speeds.
    3. To notice hazards early and avoid last-second moves.
    4. To let other drivers decide when you should brake.

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  20. 20. As you approach an intersection, which observation pattern helps you check crossing traffic?

    1. Look left once and assume that crossing traffic stays unchanged.
    2. Look right once and depend on traffic from the left to stop.
    3. Look behind instead of checking either side of the intersection.
    4. Look left, right, then left again as you approach.

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