Traffic signals — Colorado Permit Test

A steady red light means stop until a green light appears.

Stopping is required every time. The two turns Colorado allows on red are made only after that stop, and only where no sign forbids them.

Steady red light: Stop until a green light appears

After stopping and yielding to pedestrians and other traffic, and if not prohibited by a traffic sign, you may turn right while the light is red.

The stop comes first and is not optional. Rolling round the corner takes away the look that the rule exists to make you take.

After stopping and yielding to pedestrians and other traffic, and if not prohibited by a traffic sign, you may turn right while the light is red

A steady yellow light means a red light is about to appear, so stop unless you are already in the intersection.

Yellow is a warning, not an invitation to hurry. If you are already inside the intersection, stopping would leave you blocking it.

Steady yellow light: A red light is about to appear

At a steady green light you may go straight through or turn right or left after yielding to any vehicle or pedestrian within the intersection or adjacent crosswalk, unless a sign prohibits the turn.

Green gives you the right to go, not the right to go into someone. Whoever is already in the intersection was there first.

After yielding to any vehicle or pedestrian within the intersection or adjacent crosswalk, you may proceed straight through or turn right or left unless a sign prohibits such turns

What does a steady red light require?

Stopping until a green light appears. Stopping is required every time. The two turns Colorado allows on red are made only after that stop, and only where no sign forbids them. Colorado Driver Handbook, p.7: “Steady red light: Stop until a green light appears”