Montana MVD Permit Practice Test 7
Test 7 of 10. Pick an answer for each question to see if it is right and why; your score appears at the end. You need 27 correct answers to pass, the same ratio as the real Montana test.
- Questions33
- Correct to pass27
- Passing score82%
- Minimum age14 years 6 months
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1. You must stop for a train at a highway-rail crossing. Where should you stop?
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Answer B: Behind the stop line, gate or signal and well clear of the nearest rail
Stop behind the stop line, gate or flashing-light signal and well clear of the nearest rail, because a train overhangs its track by several feet on each side.
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2. After how long in Montana is a newcomer treated as a resident who must hold a Montana driver license?
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Answer B: More than 60 consecutive days
Montana treats a person who has lived in the state for more than 60 consecutive days as a resident who must be licensed under Montana law.
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3. Red pavement markings are used on a roadway to show that
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Answer A: it must not be entered from that direction
Red markings identify a roadway that is not to be entered or used, and they also mark the pavement of truck escape ramps.
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4. Without traffic education, at what age can a Montana applicant obtain a learner license at a driver exam station?
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Answer C: 16 years old
Montana issues a learner license at 16 without traffic education, or at 15 to an applicant who has completed an approved traffic education program.
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5. How many points does Montana assign for failing to stop and give aid after a crash that killed or injured someone?
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Answer B: 8 points
Montana assigns 8 points when a driver fails to stop after a crash causing death or injury, and 4 points when only property was damaged.
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6. Under Montana law, who is liable for the negligence of a minor driving on a license the minor applied for?
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Answer D: The adult who signed the application, jointly with the minor
Montana imputes a minor's negligence or willful misconduct to the adult who signed the application, making that person jointly and severally liable, unless a liability policy covers the minor.
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7. You are waiting to turn left and a motorcycle is approaching from the opposite direction. Why should you take extra care judging its speed and distance?
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Answer A: Its small size makes it look farther away and slower than it really is
A motorcycle's narrow profile fools the eye, so drivers often misjudge how soon it will arrive. Left turns across an oncoming motorcycle are a leading cause of rider deaths.
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8. A rectangular marker with alternating black and retroreflective yellow stripes set at a slant is used to
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Answer C: mark an obstruction, with the stripes sloping down toward the side on which traffic should pass
This striped panel is an object marker, and the direction in which the stripes slope shows the driver which side of the obstruction to pass on.
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9. At a railroad crossing with no gates and no flashing lights, the crossbuck is normally combined with which sign?
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Answer C: A yield sign, or a stop sign where an engineering study calls for one
At a passive crossing the crossbuck forms an assembly with a yield sign, or with a stop sign when an engineering study or engineering judgment supports it, so the driver knows who must give way to the train.
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10. May you use a relative's accessible parking placard to park in a marked accessible space?
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Answer D: No, only when the placard holder is being transported in the vehicle
A placard belongs to the person, not to the car, so it is valid only when that person is being transported; using it otherwise takes a space from someone who needs it.
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11. A signal on an entrance ramp changes from red to green and lets one vehicle at a time onto the highway. What should you do?
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Answer A: Stop on the red and go on the green, one vehicle for each green
A ramp meter spaces vehicles out so they join the highway one at a time instead of arriving as a group, and it is a traffic signal like any other.
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12. Under the Montana statute on liability policy minimum limits, what is the minimum for property damage in one accident?
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Answer C: $20,000
Montana requires $25,000 for injury to or death of one person, $50,000 for two or more persons, and $20,000 for injury to or destruction of the property of others in any one accident.
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13. You have stopped on an uphill grade close behind a large truck at a traffic signal. What is the risk?
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Answer B: The truck may roll back into you when it starts to move
Heavy vehicles can roll backward a short distance when the driver moves from the brake to the accelerator on a hill. Leave extra room when stopped behind a truck on a grade.
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14. When does Montana law require a vehicle to display lighted lamps?
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Answer C: From half an hour after sunset to half an hour before sunrise
Montana requires lighted lamps from half an hour after sunset to half an hour before sunrise, and whenever people and vehicles are not clearly discernible at 500 feet.
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15. You are driving slower than the general flow on a multilane highway. Which lane should you use?
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Answer D: The right lane, keeping the left lanes free for faster traffic and passing
Slower traffic must keep right so that faster vehicles and overtaking traffic can use the left lanes without weaving between lanes.
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16. You are waiting in a center two-way left-turn lane. What should you expect from oncoming traffic?
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Answer A: Oncoming drivers may enter the same lane to prepare their own left turns
Both directions share a two-way left-turn lane, so an oncoming vehicle may be waiting in it and you must never treat it as yours alone.
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17. During which hours may a Montana teenager with a first-year restricted license normally not drive?
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Answer B: Between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m.
Montana bars restricted license holders from driving between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m., with limited exceptions such as emergencies, farm work and travel to school, church or work.
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18. What does a NARROW BRIDGE warning sign tell a driver?
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Answer A: The bridge is tighter than the road leading up to it
A narrow bridge still carries both directions, but with much less clearance than the approaches, so drivers should slow and hold their lane position carefully.
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19. A strong wind is blowing across an open stretch of road. Besides the gusts, what else should you watch for?
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Answer A: Branches, dust and loose objects blown into your path
High wind strips branches, litter and dust onto the roadway and can push other vehicles out of their lane, so scan much further ahead than usual.
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20. How can you keep space at the sides of your vehicle in heavy traffic?
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Answer D: Drive in the gaps between the other vehicles rather than beside them
Travelling in the open spaces rather than alongside others keeps a way out open on at least one side.
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21. Halfway through a curve you realize you are going too fast. What is the best response?
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Answer C: Ease off the gas gently and look where you want to go
Easing off transfers a little weight to the front tires without upsetting the balance, and looking through the curve keeps your steering smooth.
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22. What is the lowest light transmission Montana allows on a front side window?
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Answer C: 24 percent
Montana bars a front side window below 24 percent light transmission, while windows behind the front seat may go down to 14 percent.
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23. A yellow horizontal rectangular sign showing one large arrow pointing left or right, facing traffic on the far side of a sharp bend, tells the driver
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Answer C: which way the roadway turns at that point
The large arrow sign is mounted on the outside of a sharp change in alignment so that a driver approaching head on immediately sees which way the road goes.
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24. Montana limits how many people may sit in the front seat of a vehicle other than a bicycle. What is the maximum?
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Answer B: Three people
Montana prohibits operating a vehicle other than a bicycle with more than three people in the front seat, and separately bars any load or passenger that obstructs the view or interferes with the controls.
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25. Besides a chemical test, what else supports an impaired driving charge?
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Answer B: The officer's observations of the driving and the driver
Weaving, slow responses, speech and balance observed by the officer are evidence in their own right, which is why a driver can be charged on behavior alone.
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26. Where should a rear-facing infant seat never be placed?
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Answer C: In a front seat with an active passenger air bag
A deploying front air bag strikes the back of a rear-facing seat with enormous force. Rear-facing seats belong in the back seat.
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27. You reach a T intersection where the cross street has a ONE WAY sign pointing to the right. What may you do?
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Answer B: Turn right only, because the street carries traffic in that direction
The arrow shows the only direction traffic may travel, so the only legal movement from the terminating road is a right turn.
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28. What does Montana impose for a first conviction of failing to yield to an emergency vehicle?
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Answer D: A fine of $500 to $1,000, community service, or both
A first Montana conviction brings a fine of $500 to $1,000, community service of 50 to 100 hours, or both; a third conviction adds at least 30 days of imprisonment.
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29. Loose gravel has been swept into the middle of your lane on a downhill bend. Which controls are affected most?
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Answer D: Steering and braking, since the loose stones roll under the tires
Gravel rolls between rubber and pavement, so the tires can neither turn the vehicle nor slow it as they would on a clean surface.
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30. How does marijuana affect a driver?
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Answer C: It slows reaction time and impairs judgment of time and distance
Marijuana impairs coordination, attention and the ability to judge speed and distance. Driving while impaired by it is illegal everywhere, even where its use is legal.
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31. You have a green light and an ambulance with lights and siren enters the intersection against its red. What should you do?
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Answer B: Stop and let the ambulance go through
An emergency vehicle answering a call may cross against a red, and every other driver yields to it whatever their own signal shows.
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32. On a two-way street, where and how should you park at the curb?
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Answer C: On the right side, facing the way traffic moves
On a two-way street you must park on the right, headed in the direction of travel; parking facing traffic is prohibited.
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33. Which Montana violation may an insurer not use to raise a policyholder's premium?
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Answer A: Failing to wear a properly fastened seatbelt
Montana bars recording a seatbelt violation on the driving record and forbids an insurer from using it to raise a premium or to deny coverage.