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Slap on those bumper stickers.
Select the air freshener that makes you think of your favorite flower. Or candy bar.
Stock your glove compartment with sour gummy worms and extra spicy Cheetos.
You can personalize your ride.
But you can't personalize the rules.
They're black and white.
Colorado's Graduated Drivers Licensing (GDL) program has three stages:
During each stage, remember:
In Colorado, you could lose your driver's license if you drink under the legal age limit - even when you're not driving?
Fifty percent of unrestrained passengers killed in crashes could have survived if they had taken the time to buckle up?
- No drinking and driving. Colorado has a ZERO TOLERANCE law for minor drivers.
Obey all traffic laws.
Carry proof of insurance.
Buckle up.
Instruction Permit
Your autograph is not enough. All new drivers under age 18 require a parent/legal guardian's signed Affidavit of Liability to get an instruction permit.
How old do you need to be to apply?
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16
or, 15- year-olds who have completed and passed the classroom portion of a state-approved driver's education course within 6 months of applying for their permit
Or, 15 years and 6 months to 16 years and have completed a 4-hour driver awareness course
Rules for Teens Under 18 with Instruction Permits
No talking or texting on cell phones while driving.
For 16 and 17-year-olds, carrying just one passenger increases the crash risk by about 50 percent?
Who can ride with you:
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If you're under 18, you may not drive with anyone except your driving instructor, parent or legal guardian.
If you're 18 and older, you may drive with any licensed driver 21 years of age or older.
After you get your instruction permit, before you can apply for a license you must:
Hold an instruction permit for at least one year.
Log 50 hours of driving time with a responsible, licensed parent, legal guardian or alternate permit supervisor. Ten of those hours must be nighttime driving.
Any minor issued a driver's education permit (the permit for minors 15 years up to 15 years and 6 months) on or after April 23, 2007, must complete behind-the-wheel training prior to applying for their driver's license. They may complete either 6 hours of behind-the-wheel training with a driving instructor from an approved school or 12 hours of behind-the-wheel training with their parent, guardian or alternate permit supervisor if there is no approved school offering at least 20 hours of behind-the-wheel training per week located within 30 miles of the permit holder's residence.
Driving Log (English PDF - Form DR 2324).
Registro de horas de manejo (Spanish PDF - Form DR 2324)
Restricted License
Rules for Licensed Drivers Under Age 18
After fulfilling your learner's permit requirements, you may apply for a driver's license. This first driver's license is a restricted license, the only type of license you may receive until you turn 18.
No driving between midnight and 5 a.m. until you've had a driver's license for at least one year, unless accompanied by a parent/legal guardian.
EXCEPTIONS:
- Driving to school or school-authorized activity and the school doesn't provide transportation. Signed statement from school required.
- Driving to/from work. Signed statement from employer required.
- Medical emergency.
- You're an emancipated minor.
Who can ride along:
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No passengers under age 21 until you've had a license for at least six months.
No more than one passenger under age 21 until you've had a driver's license for at least one year. (Sibling and passengers with medical emergencies are exceptions.)
All passengers must wear seatbelts.
Only one passenger may ride in the front seat.
Full Privilege License
When you turn 18, restrictions are removed from your license. You then have a full privilege license.
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