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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. When pulling away from a curb you should
500
That you cannot pass over the center line
Signal - look over left shoulder - look in your mirror and pull out when it is safe
Overtaking and passing another vehicle

2. headlights on upper beam (bright) shall reveal persons and vehicles for ____ ft
350
Heat causes oil in the asphalt to come to the surface
Safety
Physical and mentally capable

3. If you move you must report your change of address to the Field operations bureau within
10 days
The conditions of the road - car - and weather
Stop every 2 hours - sing - open the windows
Have to have a handicap liscense plate or tag

4. Turn signals must be visible for
300 feet
Make you drowsy when driving
Move to your left if possible so they may enter
Stop every 2 hours - sing - open the windows

5. If you are the first vehicle or the last in a funeral procession you should
One drink Per hour
Police
Have your flashing lights going
Turn on your vehicle lights

6. When you are going to change directions you should warn other drivers by...
Slowing down - by your vehicle position - or eye contact
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
4 feet

7. On two lane roads it is permissible to drive a motor vehicle to the left of the center line when
This is a slow moving vehicle and it will not be going more than 25 MPH
Overtaking and passing another vehicle
Have your flashing lights going
Turn on your vehicle lights

8. What is a probationaary license?
Safety
A license restricted to essential driving only
500
500

9. The law requires safety belt use
Overtaking and passing another vehicle
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
Safety

10. If you approach a turn into the wrong lane or have forgotten to signal you should
On your side
500
Proceed - get into the proper lane - go to the next intersection - signal and turn
Slowing down - by your vehicle position - or eye contact

11. how much room do you need to pass safely?
Judgement and skill
Police
Drunk
1/3 of a mile

12. How much alcohol does it take to affect your driving?
1000
Any amount- even one drink
500
Have your flashing lights going

13. Alcohol may still accumulate in your body even if you are drinking at a rate of
One drink Per hour
Make you drowsy when driving
4 feet
500

14. 9 out of 10 accidents are caused by...
Human error
Heat causes oil in the asphalt to come to the surface
Stop every 2 hours - sing - open the windows
One drink Per hour

15. At what blood alcohol content does the law state you are under the influence of alcohol?
Make you drowsy when driving
One drink Per hour
55 on a highway - or more than 5 miles below the posted speed limit on other streets
0.08%

16. 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
Stop every 2 hours - sing - open the windows
Police
Safety
60

17. at dusk or on overcast days you should
Physical and mentally capable
When your tires actually start to float on a film of water
1/2 hour after sunset to 1/2 hour before sunrise
Turn on your vehicle lights

18. you maynot pass if the solid yellow line is...
On your side
Passing or making a left turn maneuver
Make you drowsy when driving
Any amount- even one drink

19. What does it mean to keep pace with traffic?
Make you drowsy when driving
Move to your left if possible so they may enter
Move to the right out of traffic. If it is ngiht - leave your parking lights and or dimmed headlights on
Drive with the flow of traffic - passing only as needed

20. What is hydroplaning?
500
Move to the right out of traffic. If it is ngiht - leave your parking lights and or dimmed headlights on
Drive with the flow of traffic - passing only as needed
When your tires actually start to float on a film of water

21. on the back of a vehicle - a sign with this shape means
1/2 hour after sunset to 1/2 hour before sunrise
This is a slow moving vehicle and it will not be going more than 25 MPH
300 feet
1/3 of a mile

22. 50% of all traffic fatalities are
Drunk
Human error
4 feet
Alcohol related

23. ____ can lessen your concentration on hte driving task and ____ can have a great affect on your diving safely.
Shift to neutral - apply steady pressure on the brake
Stress - emotions
Take your foot off the accelerator - and when slowed down - ease back on the road
Keep the vehicle going straight - take your foot off the gas and slow down - pull off the road at a safe place

24. You should dim your lights within ___ feet when following a vehicle
500
Stay in the car
Have to have a handicap liscense plate or tag
Carelessness of the driver pulling away from the curb

25. A driver in a funeral procession may not drive faster than ____ MPH
0.08%
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
Slow down on the ramp so you have some room to speed up before entering

26. never cross the center line unless
55 on a highway - or more than 5 miles below the posted speed limit on other streets
Passing or making a left turn maneuver
By the state and your insurance company to establish how safely you drive
Proceed - get into the proper lane - go to the next intersection - signal and turn

27. A leaking exhaust system can
Make you drowsy when driving
6 months
Stop every 2 hours - sing - open the windows
Physical and mentally capable

28. A minor can be ticketed if they have a blood alcohol level of
60
0.02
0.08%
Try to enter at the same speed - signal - use your rearview mirror and look over your shoulder

29. If your vehicle's right wheels leave the pavement - you should
Move to the right out of traffic. If it is ngiht - leave your parking lights and or dimmed headlights on
Proceed - get into the proper lane - go to the next intersection - signal and turn
Make you drowsy when driving
Take your foot off the accelerator - and when slowed down - ease back on the road

30. Although sunglasses are a big help during the day - they
That you cannot pass over the center line
This is a slow moving vehicle and it will not be going more than 25 MPH
Reduce visibility dangerously at night
0.02

31. What is the earliest a montana drivers license can be renewed prior to the license expiration date?
300 feet
Move to the right out of traffic. If it is ngiht - leave your parking lights and or dimmed headlights on
55 on a highway - or more than 5 miles below the posted speed limit on other streets
6 months

32. You should dim your lights within ____ feet of meeting a vehicle
Proceed - get into the proper lane - go to the next intersection - signal and turn
Drunk
Turn on your vehicle lights
1000

33. it is the driver's responibility to be alert for _____ and to yeild the right of way
Pedestrians
500
500
100

34. Driver license numer is a _____ ______ number
System generated
Move to your left if possible so they may enter
Drive with the flow of traffic - passing only as needed
Judgement and skill

35. if you are on the highway and another car is trying to merge - you should
300 feet
Overtaking and passing another vehicle
Move to your left if possible so they may enter
Proceed - get into the proper lane - go to the next intersection - signal and turn

36. When you merge with traffic - you should
Try to enter at the same speed - signal - use your rearview mirror and look over your shoulder
1000
6 months
500 feet

37. A solid yellow line on your side of the road means
Turn the steering wheel in the direction you want to go - continue to correct left and right until you are under control again
That you cannot pass over the center line
Signal - look over left shoulder - look in your mirror and pull out when it is safe
Human error

38. What usually causes skids?
0.02
One drink Per hour
Drivers traveling too fast
For all people in the car - when your car has air bags - and every time you drive

39. most accidents between cars that are parallel parked and cars being driven on the street are caused by...
When your tires actually start to float on a film of water
Proceed - get into the proper lane - go to the next intersection - signal and turn
Carelessness of the driver pulling away from the curb
That you cannot pass over the center line

40. vehicles parked on a roadway or shoulder during hours of darkness shal have lights front and rear visible for
Reduce visibility dangerously at night
500 feet
Pedestrians
Drunk

41. If your gas pedal sticks you should
Shift to neutral - apply steady pressure on the brake
Carelessness of the driver pulling away from the curb
Have your flashing lights going
0.02

42. Night driving rerquires that you consider not only the speed limit but also
Signal - look over left shoulder - look in your mirror and pull out when it is safe
On your side
Slow down on the ramp so you have some room to speed up before entering
The conditions of the road - car - and weather

43. If you have to wait to merge - you should
Police
Slow down on the ramp so you have some room to speed up before entering
Turn on your vehicle lights
Drunk

44. Headlights are required at any time you cannot see persons or vehicles for 500 feet and
Overtaking and passing another vehicle
1/2 hour after sunset to 1/2 hour before sunrise
Physical and mentally capable
Try to enter at the same speed - signal - use your rearview mirror and look over your shoulder

45. In your brain - alcohol affects those areas of your brain that control
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
Judgement and skill
Safety
A license restricted to essential driving only

46. In order to park in a handicapped spot you
Stay in the car
They do not understand the legal responsibilities of having a license
Take your foot off the accelerator - and when slowed down - ease back on the road
Have to have a handicap liscense plate or tag

47. when you are fatigued you should
Stop every 2 hours - sing - open the windows
500 feet
Shift to neutral - apply steady pressure on the brake
Turn on your vehicle lights

48. Blue flashing lights are always the ____
0.08%
Police
On your side
Proceed - get into the proper lane - go to the next intersection - signal and turn

49. Many railroad crossings have signs or signals to warn drivers. Stop if there is any questions about
100
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
Safety

50. Vehicles must emit white or amber lights to the front and red or amber lights to the rear visible for _____ feet
500
For all people in the car - when your car has air bags - and every time you drive
When your tires actually start to float on a film of water
Overtaking and passing another vehicle