Montana CDL — General Knowledge practice
Montana CDL — General Knowledge: Right-of-Way practice test
Who goes first at intersections, four-way stops, roundabouts, and crosswalks, and how to yield to pedestrians and emergency vehicles.
Content reviewed against official driver handbooks · August 12, 2026
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12 sample Right-of-Way questions with the correct answer, a short explanation, and the official handbook reference. Read through them, then take the quiz above.
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1. An emergency vehicle using audio and visual signals approaches your truck on a Montana road. What does state law, as described in the manual, require?
Correct answer: Yield and pull over at once, parallel to the right-hand edge or curb and as near to it as you can
Montana law requires non-emergency vehicles to yield the right-of-way and immediately move to a spot that is parallel to the right edge or curb and as near it as possible.
Source: Montana Commercial Driver License Manual — Safety Awareness
2. A heavy load is slowing you on an upgrade, and you catch up with another slow vehicle. What does the manual say about passing it?
Correct answer: Do not pass unless you can get around it quickly and safely
The manual tells drivers slowed by a heavy load to stay in the right lane if they can, and not to pass another slow vehicle uphill unless the pass can be made quickly and safely.
Source: Montana Commercial Driver License Manual — Section 2.7.2, Space Behind
3. How does the manual define being 'in conflict' with another road user?
Correct answer: Having to change your speed, your direction, or both, so that you do not hit someone
The manual says conflicts arise at intersections, merges and needed lane changes, and that other drivers who are in conflict are a hazard because their reaction may put them in conflict with you.
Source: Montana Commercial Driver License Manual — Section 2.8.3, Drivers Who Are Hazards
4. What does a crossbuck sign at a railroad crossing require of you?
Correct answer: Yielding the right-of-way to the train
The crossbuck marks the grade crossing and requires drivers to yield to trains.
Source: Montana Commercial Driver License Manual — Section 2.15.2, Warning Signs and Devices
5. What does the manual say about shifting gears while your vehicle is crossing railroad tracks?
Correct answer: Do not shift gears while crossing
The manual says to confirm you can clear the tracks completely before starting, and not to change gears while you are on the crossing.
Source: Montana Commercial Driver License Manual — Section 2.15.5, Crossing the Tracks
6. Someone near the road is looking straight at your truck. Why does the manual say to stay alert anyway?
Correct answer: They may believe they have the right of way
The manual warns that even people who are looking at you can be a hazard, because they may think the right of way is theirs.
Source: Montana Commercial Driver License Manual — Section 2.8.3, Drivers Who Are Hazards
7. During a right turn in a truck that has to swing wide, why does the manual tell you to keep the rear of the vehicle close to the curb?
Correct answer: It keeps other drivers from getting past on your right side
Turning wide as you complete the turn while holding the rear near the curb keeps other drivers from slipping past on your right.
Source: Montana Commercial Driver License Manual — Section 2.7.6, Space for Turns
8. A police or emergency vehicle is stopped with its emergency signals on. On which Montana highways must a driver in the adjacent lane slow to at least 20 mph under the posted limit?
Correct answer: Highways posted at 50 mph or higher
The manual's safety awareness note applies the 20-mph reduction on highways posted at 50 mph or more, and adds that vehicles should move to a lane farther away when possible.
Source: Montana Commercial Driver License Manual — Safety Awareness
9. On the road test, in which lane should your vehicle finish a left turn onto a multiple-lane road?
Correct answer: The lane immediately right of the center line
Under lane usage, a left turn should be completed in the lane just to the right of the center line, and a right turn in the right-most lane.
Source: Montana Commercial Driver License Manual — Section 13.1.14(d), Lane Usage
10. Before you start across a road in a large vehicle, what must you be sure of?
Correct answer: That the whole vehicle can clear the road before approaching traffic arrives
Because large vehicles accelerate slowly and need a lot of space, the manual says to make sure you can get completely across before traffic reaches you.
Source: Montana Commercial Driver License Manual — Section 2.7.7, Space Needed to Cross or Enter Traffic
11. At a crossing with two tracks, one train has just cleared. Why does the manual call for a 'double check' before you start across?
Correct answer: One train can conceal a second train on the neighboring track
The manual says to look both ways and be sure no other trains are near after one has cleared, because one train can conceal another on the adjacent track.
Source: Montana Commercial Driver License Manual — Section 2.15.3, Driving Procedures
12. You are on a Montana highway posted at 70 mph, in the lane directly next to a stopped police vehicle with its emergency signals on, and you cannot change lanes. By the manual's rule, what is the fastest you may pass it?
Correct answer: 50 mph
On highways posted at 50 mph or more, vehicles in the adjacent lane must slow to at least 20 miles below the posted limit. Twenty below 70 is 50 mph.
Source: Montana Commercial Driver License Manual — Safety Awareness
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