Montana Car / Permit: Safe Driving Practices Practice Test

Question 1

You are stopped at a cross street where parked vehicles block your view. What does the manual suggest?

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Edge forward slowly until your view opens up — Creeping ahead a little at a time lets you see, and it also lets crossing drivers spot your front bumper early enough to slow down and warn you.

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Sound your horn and then proceed

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Back up and choose a different street

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Pull out quickly so you clear the crossing sooner

Question 2

What does the Montana manual say about wearing headphones or earbuds while driving?

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Do not drive with them, since they make horns and sirens too hard to hear — They are ruled out because covering your ears makes it too difficult to pick up warning horns and the sirens of emergency vehicles.

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They are allowed on interstate highways only

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They are fine as long as only one ear is covered

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They are encouraged, because music keeps a driver alert

Question 3

What position does the Montana manual recommend for backing a vehicle?

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Rest your right arm on the seat back and turn to look out the rear window — Put your right arm along the seat back and twist around so you are looking straight out the rear window, because mirrors do not show what is directly behind you.

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Open the driver door and lean out to see

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Rely on the rear-view mirror and keep both hands on the wheel

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Watch only the side mirrors and reverse at normal speed

Question 4

The Montana manual pairs turning on your wipers with which other action?

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Switching on the headlights — Rain, snow, and fog make your vehicle harder for others to pick out, so the manual makes the wipers a reminder to switch the headlights on as well.

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Switching on the four-way flashers

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Switching on the parking lights

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Switching off the defroster

Question 5

The manual compares reading or sending a text at 55 mph to what?

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Covering a football field with your eyes shut — Your eyes leave the roadway for roughly five seconds, which at that speed carries the vehicle the length of a football field with nobody watching where it goes.

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Traveling one mile with one hand on the wheel

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Driving a full minute on the shoulder

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Passing three vehicles without signaling

Question 6

You are passing a crash scene where responders are working. What does the manual tell you to do?

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Keep looking ahead and clear the scene as promptly as you safely can — Slowing to stare adds to congestion and can put you into the back of a vehicle that stopped ahead of you, so keep your eyes forward and clear the area safely.

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Stop on the shoulder to offer assistance

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Switch on your high beams to light the scene

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Slow well below the limit to see what happened

Question 7

Why must a Montana driver turn and look over the shoulder before changing lanes?

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Because the rear corners are blind areas the mirrors do not cover — The corners behind the vehicle fall outside what the mirrors show, so the only way to clear those blind areas is to turn your head and look.

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To check that the turn signal is flashing

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To make eye contact with the driver behind

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Because mirrors are not required on Montana vehicles

Question 8

What does the manual advise about vehicle lights at dusk or on an overcast day?

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Turn the headlights on, even a little early — Turning the headlights on a bit before the light really fails helps other drivers pick your vehicle out, and parking lights are meant for parked vehicles only.

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Use the four-way flashers instead

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Leave all lights off until you cannot see the road

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Drive on parking lights until full dark

Question 9

Which hand placements on the steering wheel does the Montana manual recommend?

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Opposite sides of the wheel, near 9 and 3 or 8 and 4 o'clock — Hands belong on opposite sides of the rim, at roughly nine and three, or at eight and four in newer vehicles that carry an airbag inside the wheel.

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Both hands together at the top of the wheel

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One hand at the bottom of the wheel

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One palm resting on the wheel while steering

Question 10

On a Montana highway, roughly what distance does ten seconds of travel cover?

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About a quarter of a mile — The manual translates that scanning window into about a quarter of a mile on the highway, which it compares to roughly four city blocks; in town it works out to about one block.

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About one city block

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About two miles

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About 100 feet

Question 11

Your light has just turned green. Why does the manual tell you to look both ways anyway?

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Because that is when a cross-street driver is most likely to run the red — The moments right after a green appears are when cross-street drivers are most likely to run their red, so you cannot count on signs or signals to hold them back.

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Because green lights are shorter than yellow ones

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Because Montana requires a full stop on green

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Because pedestrian signals control the intersection

Question 12

What steering technique does the manual call for when turning a corner?

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Hand over hand, then straighten the wheel by hand — Feed the wheel around using hand over hand, and once the turn is finished bring the wheel back by hand rather than letting it spin through your fingers.

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Letting the wheel slide freely back on its own

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One palm spinning the wheel quickly

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Both hands fixed at the top of the wheel

Montana Car / Permit: Safe Driving Practices practice test

Study questions with answers

1. You are stopped at a cross street where parked vehicles block your view. What does the manual suggest?

2. What does the Montana manual say about wearing headphones or earbuds while driving?

3. What position does the Montana manual recommend for backing a vehicle?

4. The Montana manual pairs turning on your wipers with which other action?

5. The manual compares reading or sending a text at 55 mph to what?

6. You are passing a crash scene where responders are working. What does the manual tell you to do?

7. Why must a Montana driver turn and look over the shoulder before changing lanes?

8. What does the manual advise about vehicle lights at dusk or on an overcast day?

9. Which hand placements on the steering wheel does the Montana manual recommend?

10. On a Montana highway, roughly what distance does ten seconds of travel cover?

11. Your light has just turned green. Why does the manual tell you to look both ways anyway?

12. What steering technique does the manual call for when turning a corner?

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