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MT Drivers Ed

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. If your vehicle's right wheels leave the pavement - you should
Shady
Take your foot off the accelerator - and when slowed down - ease back on the road
Stress - emotions
Drunk

2. on cold - wet days - _____ spots may be icy
1000
Take your foot off the accelerator - and when slowed down - ease back on the road
Shady
Alcohol related

3. Alcohol may still accumulate in your body even if you are drinking at a rate of
Shift to neutral - apply steady pressure on the brake
One drink Per hour
Slow down on the ramp so you have some room to speed up before entering
Move to your left if possible so they may enter

4. If you have car troubles
Move to the right out of traffic. If it is ngiht - leave your parking lights and or dimmed headlights on
Carelessness of the driver pulling away from the curb
4 feet
Physical and mentally capable

5. What is the earliest a montana drivers license can be renewed prior to the license expiration date?
For all people in the car - when your car has air bags - and every time you drive
1/2 hour after sunset to 1/2 hour before sunrise
Proceed - get into the proper lane - go to the next intersection - signal and turn
6 months

6. On two lane roads it is permissible to drive a motor vehicle to the left of the center line when
Stop every 2 hours - sing - open the windows
Overtaking and passing another vehicle
0.08%
10 days

7. When you are going to change directions you should warn other drivers by...
Slowing down - by your vehicle position - or eye contact
500
Heat causes oil in the asphalt to come to the surface
That they are accepting financial responsibility- it is good for one year

8. when you hear a siren you should
60
On your side
Slowing down - by your vehicle position - or eye contact
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

9. how much room do you need to pass safely?
6 months
Not proceed until the read lights have been shut off
1/3 of a mile
4 feet

10. If you approach a turn into the wrong lane or have forgotten to signal you should
Proceed - get into the proper lane - go to the next intersection - signal and turn
6 months
Safety
Overtaking and passing another vehicle

11. you maynot pass if the solid yellow line is...
On your side
Drunk
You are involved in it - or emergency help has not arrived yet
Police

12. Vehicles must emit white or amber lights to the front and red or amber lights to the rear visible for _____ feet
Overtaking and passing another vehicle
Judgement and skill
Human error
500

13. never cross the center line unless
Stop every 2 hours - sing - open the windows
Passing or making a left turn maneuver
Signal - look over left shoulder - look in your mirror and pull out when it is safe
For all people in the car - when your car has air bags - and every time you drive

14. it is the driver's responibility to be alert for _____ and to yeild the right of way
Pedestrians
Stop every 2 hours - sing - open the windows
Physical and mentally capable
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

15. Whenever a load extends ____ feet or more beyond the body of the vehicle - there shall be a red light visible for 500 feet at night - or a read flag during the day
4 feet
Stay in the car
When your tires actually start to float on a film of water
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

16. What usually causes skids?
Drivers traveling too fast
Alcohol related
60
Judgement and skill

17. headlights on low beam shall reveal persons and vehicles for ___ ft
Police
300 feet
When your tires actually start to float on a film of water
100

18. headlights on upper beam (bright) shall reveal persons and vehicles for ____ ft
Reduce visibility dangerously at night
500
350
Overtaking and passing another vehicle

19. Night driving rerquires that you consider not only the speed limit but also
100
Move to your left if possible so they may enter
The conditions of the road - car - and weather
You are involved in it - or emergency help has not arrived yet

20. You should dim your lights within ___ feet when following a vehicle
500
Turn on your vehicle lights
100
6 months

21. Turn signals must be visible for
Physical and mentally capable
60
1/3 of a mile
300 feet

22. A leaking exhaust system can
60
Make you drowsy when driving
The conditions of the road - car - and weather
By the state and your insurance company to establish how safely you drive

23. 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
1000
Heat causes oil in the asphalt to come to the surface
Safety

24. What is a probationaary license?
55 on a highway - or more than 5 miles below the posted speed limit on other streets
0.08%
A license restricted to essential driving only
Proceed - get into the proper lane - go to the next intersection - signal and turn

25. vehicles parked on a roadway or shoulder during hours of darkness shal have lights front and rear visible for
Have to have a handicap liscense plate or tag
4 feet
500 feet
100

26. anytime persons or vehicles are not visible for _____ feet due to insufficient light conditions you shall turn on your headlights
Turn on your vehicle lights
When your tires actually start to float on a film of water
500
Move to your left if possible so they may enter

27. A driver in a funeral procession may not drive faster than ____ MPH
55 on a highway - or more than 5 miles below the posted speed limit on other streets
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
Move to the right out of traffic. If it is ngiht - leave your parking lights and or dimmed headlights on
1000

28. if you are on the highway and another car is trying to merge - you should
1000
One drink Per hour
Move to your left if possible so they may enter
60

29. In your brain - alcohol affects those areas of your brain that control
500
Judgement and skill
500 feet
Turn the steering wheel in the direction you want to go - continue to correct left and right until you are under control again

30. Driver license numer is a _____ ______ number
System generated
Turn the steering wheel in the direction you want to go - continue to correct left and right until you are under control again
Slow down on the ramp so you have some room to speed up before entering
Drunk

31. How much alcohol does it take to affect your driving?
1000
One drink Per hour
Take your foot off the accelerator - and when slowed down - ease back on the road
Any amount- even one drink

32. Headlights are required at any time you cannot see persons or vehicles for 500 feet and
1/2 hour after sunset to 1/2 hour before sunrise
Drivers traveling too fast
Drunk
1000

33. When meeting a school bus from any direction you should
On your side
Drunk
Not proceed until the read lights have been shut off
Reduce visibility dangerously at night

34. What is the number one killer on Montana's roads?
Slowing down - by your vehicle position - or eye contact
500
Drunk
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

35. 50% of all traffic fatalities are
By the state and your insurance company to establish how safely you drive
500
Drivers traveling too fast
Alcohol related

36. why is the pavement very slippery for the first few minutes after a snow rain on a hot day?
Heat causes oil in the asphalt to come to the surface
Keep the vehicle going straight - take your foot off the gas and slow down - pull off the road at a safe place
Have to have a handicap liscense plate or tag
Stay in the car

37. At what blood alcohol content does the law state you are under the influence of alcohol?
1/2 hour after sunset to 1/2 hour before sunrise
Stress - emotions
On your side
0.08%

38. The law requires safety belt use
A license restricted to essential driving only
For all people in the car - when your car has air bags - and every time you drive
500
0.08%

39. If you have to wait to merge - you should
On your side
Stress - emotions
Slow down on the ramp so you have some room to speed up before entering
Keep the vehicle going straight - take your foot off the gas and slow down - pull off the road at a safe place

40. most accidents between cars that are parallel parked and cars being driven on the street are caused by...
System generated
Carelessness of the driver pulling away from the curb
Not proceed until the read lights have been shut off
Pedestrians

41. A solid yellow line on your side of the road means
Drivers traveling too fast
Move to the right out of traffic. If it is ngiht - leave your parking lights and or dimmed headlights on
System generated
That you cannot pass over the center line

42. at dusk or on overcast days you should
Police
Move to the right out of traffic. If it is ngiht - leave your parking lights and or dimmed headlights on
That you cannot pass over the center line
Turn on your vehicle lights

43. You should dim your lights within ____ feet of meeting a vehicle
Keep the vehicle going straight - take your foot off the gas and slow down - pull off the road at a safe place
1000
60
They do not understand the legal responsibilities of having a license

44. Many railroad crossings have signs or signals to warn drivers. Stop if there is any questions about
Safety
10 days
Slowing down - by your vehicle position - or eye contact
Keep the vehicle going straight - take your foot off the gas and slow down - pull off the road at a safe place

45. ____ can lessen your concentration on hte driving task and ____ can have a great affect on your diving safely.
Passing or making a left turn maneuver
Stress - emotions
By the state and your insurance company to establish how safely you drive
Human error

46. on the back of a vehicle - a sign with this shape means
Human error
When your tires actually start to float on a film of water
This is a slow moving vehicle and it will not be going more than 25 MPH
Alcohol related

47. A minor can be ticketed if they have a blood alcohol level of
Police
Carelessness of the driver pulling away from the curb
System generated
0.02

48. What should you do if your vehicle starts to skid?
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
Reduce visibility dangerously at night
1/2 hour after sunset to 1/2 hour before sunrise
Turn the steering wheel in the direction you want to go - continue to correct left and right until you are under control again

49. When pulling away from a curb you should
500
Drunk
0.02
Signal - look over left shoulder - look in your mirror and pull out when it is safe

50. Any drivers get into serious trouble while driving a vehicle because...
Not proceed until the read lights have been shut off
Carelessness of the driver pulling away from the curb
The conditions of the road - car - and weather
They do not understand the legal responsibilities of having a license