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MT Drivers Ed

Instructions:

Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Your driving record is used
300 feet
4 feet
By the state and your insurance company to establish how safely you drive
6 months

2. If you become stranded in a snow storm you should
Stay in the car
Turn on your vehicle lights
Stop every 2 hours - sing - open the windows
Carelessness of the driver pulling away from the curb

3. What usually causes skids?
500
Stay in the car
Drivers traveling too fast
Physical and mentally capable

4. on the back of a vehicle - a sign with this shape means
0.08%
Proceed - get into the proper lane - go to the next intersection - signal and turn
This is a slow moving vehicle and it will not be going more than 25 MPH
Slow down on the ramp so you have some room to speed up before entering

5. Alcohol may still accumulate in your body even if you are drinking at a rate of
The conditions of the road - car - and weather
Drunk
0.08%
One drink Per hour

6. When you are going to change directions you should warn other drivers by...
Try to enter at the same speed - signal - use your rearview mirror and look over your shoulder
Slowing down - by your vehicle position - or eye contact
This is a slow moving vehicle and it will not be going more than 25 MPH
Heat causes oil in the asphalt to come to the surface

7. Headlights are required at any time you cannot see persons or vehicles for 500 feet and
By the state and your insurance company to establish how safely you drive
1/2 hour after sunset to 1/2 hour before sunrise
100
350

8. How much alcohol does it take to affect your driving?
Slowing down - by your vehicle position - or eye contact
Move to your left if possible so they may enter
Any amount- even one drink
Reduce visibility dangerously at night

9. anytime persons or vehicles are not visible for _____ feet due to insufficient light conditions you shall turn on your headlights
Drunk
500
Shift to neutral - apply steady pressure on the brake
Try to enter at the same speed - signal - use your rearview mirror and look over your shoulder

10. Blue flashing lights are always the ____
1/2 hour after sunset to 1/2 hour before sunrise
Not drive between the vehicles - not enter an intersecton to cross the path of one - yield the right of way to all vehicles in the procession
Police
500

11. You should dim your lights within ___ feet when following a vehicle
Human error
Move to your left if possible so they may enter
500
Proceed - get into the proper lane - go to the next intersection - signal and turn

12. most accidents between cars that are parallel parked and cars being driven on the street are caused by...
Stop every 2 hours - sing - open the windows
500
Carelessness of the driver pulling away from the curb
Drive with the flow of traffic - passing only as needed

13. A leaking exhaust system can
Make you drowsy when driving
Shady
When your tires actually start to float on a film of water
Carelessness of the driver pulling away from the curb

14. why is the pavement very slippery for the first few minutes after a snow rain on a hot day?
For all people in the car - when your car has air bags - and every time you drive
Heat causes oil in the asphalt to come to the surface
1/2 hour after sunset to 1/2 hour before sunrise
0.08%

15. When meeting a school bus from any direction you should
Not proceed until the read lights have been shut off
Alcohol related
Drivers traveling too fast
100

16. at dusk or on overcast days you should
500
Signal - look over left shoulder - look in your mirror and pull out when it is safe
Turn on your vehicle lights
Carelessness of the driver pulling away from the curb

17. If you have to wait to merge - you should
0.02
Slow down on the ramp so you have some room to speed up before entering
Physical and mentally capable
On your side

18. If your vehicle's right wheels leave the pavement - you should
Police
60
One drink Per hour
Take your foot off the accelerator - and when slowed down - ease back on the road

19. In order to park in a handicapped spot you
Have to have a handicap liscense plate or tag
Try to enter at the same speed - signal - use your rearview mirror and look over your shoulder
60
That you cannot pass over the center line

20. What is the number one killer on Montana's roads?
They do not understand the legal responsibilities of having a license
1000
Drunk
Drive with the flow of traffic - passing only as needed

21. Parents - when signing for their child under 18 years of age are indicating
That they are accepting financial responsibility- it is good for one year
55 on a highway - or more than 5 miles below the posted speed limit on other streets
Proceed - get into the proper lane - go to the next intersection - signal and turn
The conditions of the road - car - and weather

22. If you have a valid driver license issued by the jurisdiction from which you move - you may use it for ___ days before getting a montana license
60
Take your foot off the accelerator - and when slowed down - ease back on the road
Have your flashing lights going
One drink Per hour

23. You should decide each time you drive if you are
System generated
Take your foot off the accelerator - and when slowed down - ease back on the road
Physical and mentally capable
100

24. If you have car troubles
Drive with the flow of traffic - passing only as needed
60
Move to the right out of traffic. If it is ngiht - leave your parking lights and or dimmed headlights on
Heat causes oil in the asphalt to come to the surface

25. never cross the center line unless
A license restricted to essential driving only
Passing or making a left turn maneuver
Shift to neutral - apply steady pressure on the brake
500

26. On two lane roads it is permissible to drive a motor vehicle to the left of the center line when
Pedestrians
1/2 hour after sunset to 1/2 hour before sunrise
Drivers traveling too fast
Overtaking and passing another vehicle

27. it is the driver's responibility to be alert for _____ and to yeild the right of way
Make you drowsy when driving
Pedestrians
Stay in the car
500

28. If a tire suddenly goes flat you should
Keep the vehicle going straight - take your foot off the gas and slow down - pull off the road at a safe place
Try to enter at the same speed - signal - use your rearview mirror and look over your shoulder
That you cannot pass over the center line
Slow down on the ramp so you have some room to speed up before entering

29. headlights on upper beam (bright) shall reveal persons and vehicles for ____ ft
Shady
Reduce visibility dangerously at night
1/2 hour after sunset to 1/2 hour before sunrise
350

30. If your gas pedal sticks you should
Stress - emotions
Safety
This is a slow moving vehicle and it will not be going more than 25 MPH
Shift to neutral - apply steady pressure on the brake

31. You should not stop at an accident unless
Police
Pull over to the right edge of the road and follow any directions given on the vehicles loud speaker. If at an intersection - go through it and then pull over
You are involved in it - or emergency help has not arrived yet
Not proceed until the read lights have been shut off

32. ____ can lessen your concentration on hte driving task and ____ can have a great affect on your diving safely.
Stress - emotions
Not drive between the vehicles - not enter an intersecton to cross the path of one - yield the right of way to all vehicles in the procession
500
This is a slow moving vehicle and it will not be going more than 25 MPH

33. What is hydroplaning?
350
1000
10 days
When your tires actually start to float on a film of water

34. When you merge with traffic - you should
Shift to neutral - apply steady pressure on the brake
500 feet
Try to enter at the same speed - signal - use your rearview mirror and look over your shoulder
You are involved in it - or emergency help has not arrived yet

35. Turn signals must be visible for
1/2 hour after sunset to 1/2 hour before sunrise
Safety
300 feet
Stay in the car

36. If you move you must report your change of address to the Field operations bureau within
6 months
10 days
That they are accepting financial responsibility- it is good for one year
Not drive between the vehicles - not enter an intersecton to cross the path of one - yield the right of way to all vehicles in the procession

37. Driver license numer is a _____ ______ number
System generated
Keep the vehicle going straight - take your foot off the gas and slow down - pull off the road at a safe place
For all people in the car - when your car has air bags - and every time you drive
Turn the steering wheel in the direction you want to go - continue to correct left and right until you are under control again

38. In your brain - alcohol affects those areas of your brain that control
Stay in the car
55 on a highway - or more than 5 miles below the posted speed limit on other streets
Judgement and skill
Make you drowsy when driving

39. if you are on the highway and another car is trying to merge - you should
Pedestrians
Shady
That they are accepting financial responsibility- it is good for one year
Move to your left if possible so they may enter

40. When pulling away from a curb you should
Drive with the flow of traffic - passing only as needed
Turn on your vehicle lights
Drivers traveling too fast
Signal - look over left shoulder - look in your mirror and pull out when it is safe

41. A solid yellow line on your side of the road means
That you cannot pass over the center line
Alcohol related
For all people in the car - when your car has air bags - and every time you drive
Keep the vehicle going straight - take your foot off the gas and slow down - pull off the road at a safe place

42. If you approach a turn into the wrong lane or have forgotten to signal you should
1/3 of a mile
Any amount- even one drink
Drivers traveling too fast
Proceed - get into the proper lane - go to the next intersection - signal and turn

43. When encountering a funeral procession - a person must
Carelessness of the driver pulling away from the curb
Not drive between the vehicles - not enter an intersecton to cross the path of one - yield the right of way to all vehicles in the procession
One drink Per hour
Shift to neutral - apply steady pressure on the brake

44. 50% of all traffic fatalities are
6 months
Overtaking and passing another vehicle
Stop every 2 hours - sing - open the windows
Alcohol related

45. 9 out of 10 accidents are caused by...
The conditions of the road - car - and weather
Human error
55 on a highway - or more than 5 miles below the posted speed limit on other streets
Move to your left if possible so they may enter

46. when you hear a siren you should
Stress - emotions
Pull over to the right edge of the road and follow any directions given on the vehicles loud speaker. If at an intersection - go through it and then pull over
Make you drowsy when driving
Not proceed until the read lights have been shut off

47. At what blood alcohol content does the law state you are under the influence of alcohol?
0.08%
1/2 hour after sunset to 1/2 hour before sunrise
You are involved in it - or emergency help has not arrived yet
Proceed - get into the proper lane - go to the next intersection - signal and turn

48. If you are the first vehicle or the last in a funeral procession you should
Have your flashing lights going
Slowing down - by your vehicle position - or eye contact
Move to your left if possible so they may enter
Human error

49. Night driving rerquires that you consider not only the speed limit but also
350
The conditions of the road - car - and weather
Passing or making a left turn maneuver
Slow down on the ramp so you have some room to speed up before entering

50. Any drivers get into serious trouble while driving a vehicle because...
Shady
Heat causes oil in the asphalt to come to the surface
They do not understand the legal responsibilities of having a license
1/2 hour after sunset to 1/2 hour before sunrise