Montana MVD Permit Practice Test 8
Test 8 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. What property damage figure obliges a Montana driver to notify the police immediately after a crash?
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Answer C: $1,000 or more
Montana requires immediate notice by the quickest means of communication when a crash injures or kills someone or causes apparent property damage of $1,000 or more.
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2. Why is backing up on a freeway or on its shoulder prohibited?
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Answer A: Traffic arrives far too fast to expect a vehicle moving the wrong way
Freeway traffic closes on a stopped or reversing vehicle at highway speed and has almost no time to react to something moving against the flow.
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3. A Montana driver license issued to a person who is 75 years of age or older expires after at most how long?
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Answer A: 4 years
Montana shortens the license term to 4 years or less for a licensee who is 75 or older.
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4. How many points does Montana add to a driving record for a reckless driving conviction?
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Answer A: 5 points
Montana's point schedule assigns 5 points to reckless driving, the same value it gives to drag racing and to a liability insurance violation.
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5. What is worth carrying in the vehicle during a winter trip?
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Answer A: A blanket, a flashlight, a scraper and a small shovel
A winter kit keeps you warm and visible if you are stopped for hours, and lets you clear glass and dig the wheels out. Hot water can crack cold glass.
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6. When a Montana court recommends a probationary license after a second DUI, what must the driver use?
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Answer D: A vehicle fitted with a working ignition interlock device
For a second or subsequent DUI Montana restricts a probationary licensee to a vehicle equipped with a functioning ignition interlock device, at the driver's own expense.
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7. As a center two-way left-turn lane reaches an intersection, the markings change into a single left-turn lane. What does that mean for you?
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Answer D: From that point it serves one direction only, so use it just to turn left
Where the shared lane becomes a marked turn bay it belongs to one direction of travel, and only vehicles making that left turn may occupy it.
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8. Your vehicle leaves the road and enters deep water. What gives you the best chance of escape?
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Answer B: Release your seat belt and get out through a window as quickly as possible
Water pressure holds the doors shut, so a window is the reliable exit and the first seconds after entry are the best time to use it.
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9. How is the yield sign shaped and colored?
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Answer C: A downward-pointing triangle with a wide red border and a red legend on white
The yield sign is a downward-pointing equilateral triangle with a wide red border and the legend in red on a white background, an outline used for no other message.
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10. You are waiting in a left-turn lane at a green light when a fire engine with lights and siren comes toward you in the oncoming lanes. What should you do?
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Answer D: Hold your position and let the fire engine pass
Turning across the path of an approaching emergency vehicle is exactly what you must not do; stay put until it has gone by.
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11. A disabled vehicle is blocking your lane on a two-lane road with a single solid yellow line on your side. What should you do?
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Answer C: Wait until the oncoming lane is clear, then go around carefully
The solid line prohibits overtaking a moving vehicle, but in most states a driver may go around an obstruction such as a disabled vehicle once the oncoming lane is clear and the move can be made safely.
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12. While you wait for the ambulance at a crash, what is the most useful help you can give?
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Answer C: Keep the person still and warm, and press down firmly on any heavy bleeding
Keeping an injured person still and warm and controlling bleeding are among the few things a bystander can safely do.
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13. In a vehicle with automatic transmission, which foot should operate the brake and accelerator?
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Answer D: The right foot for both pedals
Using only the right foot prevents pressing both pedals at once and keeps the response the same in every vehicle you drive. The left foot rests on the floor or the footrest.
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14. A yellow curve warning sign carries a yellow plaque showing a speed. What does that number mean?
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Answer D: The recommended maximum safe speed for the curve under ideal conditions
An advisory speed plaque on a yellow warning sign gives the recommended maximum speed for the hazard ahead when conditions are good.
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15. Freeway traffic ahead of you has come to a stop. Besides braking early, how can you warn the drivers behind you?
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Answer B: By switching on the hazard lights for a few seconds
A short burst of hazard lights is a recognized way to tell following traffic that the queue ahead has stopped, and it carries much further back than brake lights. Some states restrict hazard lights on a moving vehicle, so use them only for the moment you are slowing.
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16. Under Montana's safety belt law, who is responsible for making sure every occupant is buckled?
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Answer B: The driver of the vehicle
Montana law places responsibility on the driver to ensure each occupant is wearing a properly fastened safety belt or is in a child safety seat.
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17. May you park across the entrance to a fire station?
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Answer D: No, an emergency exit must never be blocked
Emergency vehicles must be able to leave the moment a call comes in, so their entrances and exits are kept clear at all hours.
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18. The curb ahead is signed as a bus stop. May you wait there with your vehicle?
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Answer C: No, the space must stay clear for buses
A bus stop must stay open so that a bus can reach the curb and let passengers on and off safely, so no other vehicle may occupy it.
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19. Which Montana drivers must stop at every railroad grade crossing?
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Answer A: School buses and vehicles carrying explosives or flammables
Montana requires a stop at all railroad grade crossings from vehicles carrying seven or more passengers for hire, school buses, and vehicles carrying explosive substances or flammable liquids.
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20. What is the Montana minimum liability limit for bodily injury to or death of two or more people in one accident?
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Answer B: $50,000
Montana sets $50,000 as the minimum for bodily injury to or death of two or more persons in any one accident.
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21. You are clear of the tracks after your vehicle stalled on a crossing. Whom should you contact?
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Answer C: The emergency number posted on the blue sign at the crossing, or 911
Grade crossings carry an emergency notification sign with a railroad phone number and a crossing identification number so that approaching trains can be stopped, and 911 works if that sign is not visible.
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22. What should you check on the hitch before towing a trailer?
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Answer B: That the coupler is locked and the safety chains are crossed underneath
The coupler must be latched and pinned, and the chains crossed under the tongue so they cradle it if the coupling lets go.
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23. What alcohol concentration applies to a Montana driver under 21 years of age?
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Answer B: 0.02
Montana sets the limit for drivers under 21 at 0.02, one quarter of the adult threshold.
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24. What is a microsleep?
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Answer D: A few seconds of sleep, sometimes with the eyes open
A microsleep is an involuntary lapse of a few seconds during which the driver is asleep and the vehicle travels blind, often without the driver knowing.
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25. How must a child under two years old ride in a motor vehicle under Montana law?
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Answer A: In a rear-facing child safety restraint system
Montana requires a child under two years old to be properly restrained in a rear-facing child safety restraint system that complies with federal motor vehicle safety standards.
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26. A deer has just crossed in front of you on a stretch signed for animal crossings. What is the best assumption?
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Answer B: More animals are likely to follow the first one
Deer travel in groups, so one animal crossing usually means others are about to follow, and a driver should slow and keep scanning both shoulders.
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27. Between which dates does Montana allow studded tires on an ordinary passenger vehicle?
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Answer C: October 1 and May 31
Montana permits studded tires only between October 1 and May 31, while school buses may use them from August 15 through the following June 15.
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28. A vehicle in the lane beside you has stopped at a crosswalk. What should you do?
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Answer C: Stop as well, because that driver may be yielding to a pedestrian you cannot see
The stopped vehicle hides the crosswalk from you, and passing it is a leading cause of collisions with pedestrians who are already crossing.
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29. How many alcoholic drinks does it take to begin affecting driving ability?
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Answer C: Even one drink can affect it
A single drink can slow reactions and weaken judgment before you feel any change. Impairment starts long before a person feels drunk.
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30. What fine does Montana set for a first conviction of operating a vehicle without the required liability insurance?
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Answer B: Not less than $250 and not more than $500
Montana fines a first offender not less than $250 and not more than $500 for operating a vehicle without the required liability insurance.
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31. When should you enter a destination into a navigation device?
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Answer B: Before you start driving, or after parking in a safe place
Programming a route is a visual, manual and mental task at the same time, so it belongs to the moments before the vehicle moves rather than to any point in traffic.
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32. You arrive at a four-way stop after two other vehicles have already stopped there. When is it your turn?
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Answer A: After both of the earlier vehicles have gone
Vehicles clear a four-way stop in the order they arrived, so the third driver to stop is the third to go.
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33. You are about to drive a rental car that you have never driven before. What should you do?
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Answer A: Adjust the seat and the mirrors and find the controls before moving off
Hunting for the wipers or the lights in traffic is a distraction, so learn the layout while the vehicle is stopped.