Montana Car / Permit: Parking & Stopping Practice Test

Question 1

What does the Montana manual tell you to do every time you park a vehicle?

Accepted Answer

Set the parking brake and leave the vehicle in gear or in park — Set the parking brake on every occasion, and leave a manual transmission in gear or an automatic in the park position.

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Turn the front wheels toward the center of the road

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Leave the transmission in neutral with the brake released

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Leave the engine idling for five minutes

Question 2

A curb painted white in Montana permits what?

Accepted Answer

Stopping only to pick up or drop off passengers — White marks a spot where you may stop only long enough to let passengers get in or out.

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Parking for up to two hours

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Loading freight while you stay with the vehicle

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No stopping of any kind

Question 3

What does a yellow curb marking allow a Montana driver to do?

Accepted Answer

Stop briefly to load or unload while staying with the vehicle — Yellow permits a brief stop for loading or unloading, and the manual requires the driver to remain with the vehicle throughout.

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Stop only to let passengers out

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Nothing, yellow means no stopping

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Park overnight without a permit

Question 4

What does a red curb marking mean in Montana?

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No stopping, standing, or parking — Red closes the space entirely, allowing no stopping, no standing, and no parking.

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Loading zone for commercial vehicles

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Passenger drop-off only

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Parking allowed for 15 minutes

Question 5

You are parking uphill on a road with no curb at all. Which way should the wheels point?

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Away from the street — With nothing to catch the tires, the wheels get turned away from the traveled portion so a rolling vehicle heads off the road instead of into traffic.

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Toward the street

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It does not matter without a curb

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Straight ahead

Question 6

You are about to pull out of a parking space into traffic. What does the manual require?

Accepted Answer

Signal, look both ways, and double-check for vehicles, bicycles, and pedestrians — Signal your move, then look both ways and check again for vehicles, riders, and people on foot before you back out or pull away.

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Rely on the mirrors alone

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Sound the horn instead of signaling

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Move out quickly so traffic does not have to wait

Question 7

How far from a fire hydrant must a Montana driver stay when parking?

Accepted Answer

15 feet — The manual's no-parking list keeps vehicles at least fifteen feet away from a hydrant.

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5 feet

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30 feet

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50 feet

Question 8

How much room must you leave when you park near a stop sign, a yield sign, or a traffic signal?

Accepted Answer

30 feet — The manual sets a thirty-foot buffer around these traffic control devices so parked vehicles do not hide them from approaching drivers.

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10 feet

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20 feet

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60 feet

Question 9

What is the minimum distance a Montana driver must park from a railroad crossing?

Accepted Answer

50 feet — The manual's no-parking list keeps vehicles at least fifty feet back from where the rails cross the road.

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15 feet

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25 feet

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100 feet

Question 10

You are parking facing downhill next to a curb. Which way do the front wheels go?

Accepted Answer

Toward the curb — Point them toward the curb so that a vehicle which starts to roll rolls into the curb and away from the traffic lanes.

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Away from the curb

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Straight ahead

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Toward the center line

Question 11

You are parking facing uphill on a street that has a curb. Which way do the front wheels go?

Accepted Answer

Away from the curb — Turn them away from the curb so the vehicle rolls back against it if it begins to move rather than out into traffic.

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Straight ahead

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Sharply toward the traffic lane

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Toward the curb

Question 12

How close to the curb or shoulder must a parked vehicle sit in Montana?

Accepted Answer

Within 18 inches — The manual sets the limit at eighteen inches, which it also expresses as a foot and a half.

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Within 36 inches

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Within 6 inches

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Within 12 inches

Montana Car / Permit: Parking & Stopping practice test

Study questions with answers

1. What does the Montana manual tell you to do every time you park a vehicle?

2. A curb painted white in Montana permits what?

3. What does a yellow curb marking allow a Montana driver to do?

4. What does a red curb marking mean in Montana?

5. You are parking uphill on a road with no curb at all. Which way should the wheels point?

6. You are about to pull out of a parking space into traffic. What does the manual require?

7. How far from a fire hydrant must a Montana driver stay when parking?

8. How much room must you leave when you park near a stop sign, a yield sign, or a traffic signal?

9. What is the minimum distance a Montana driver must park from a railroad crossing?

10. You are parking facing downhill next to a curb. Which way do the front wheels go?

11. You are parking facing uphill on a street that has a curb. Which way do the front wheels go?

12. How close to the curb or shoulder must a parked vehicle sit in Montana?

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