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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. at dusk or on overcast days you should
This is a slow moving vehicle and it will not be going more than 25 MPH
Shady
They do not understand the legal responsibilities of having a license
Turn on your vehicle lights

2. If you move you must report your change of address to the Field operations bureau within
10 days
0.02
Reduce visibility dangerously at night
Stay in the car

3. how much room do you need to pass safely?
Overtaking and passing another vehicle
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
1/3 of a mile
Judgement and skill

4. In your brain - alcohol affects those areas of your brain that control
Judgement and skill
When your tires actually start to float on a film of water
One drink Per hour
350

5. If you approach a turn into the wrong lane or have forgotten to signal you should
Try to enter at the same speed - signal - use your rearview mirror and look over your shoulder
A license restricted to essential driving only
For all people in the car - when your car has air bags - and every time you drive
Proceed - get into the proper lane - go to the next intersection - signal and turn

6. 9 out of 10 accidents are caused by...
Human error
On your side
Move to your left if possible so they may enter
One drink Per hour

7. What does it mean to keep pace with traffic?
Reduce visibility dangerously at night
Drive with the flow of traffic - passing only as needed
Any amount- even one drink
1/2 hour after sunset to 1/2 hour before sunrise

8. Driver license numer is a _____ ______ number
When your tires actually start to float on a film of water
System generated
Pedestrians
You are involved in it - or emergency help has not arrived yet

9. Turn signals must be visible for
300 feet
0.08%
100
Move to the right out of traffic. If it is ngiht - leave your parking lights and or dimmed headlights on

10. A solid yellow line on your side of the road means
This is a slow moving vehicle and it will not be going more than 25 MPH
Reduce visibility dangerously at night
Signal - look over left shoulder - look in your mirror and pull out when it is safe
That you cannot pass over the center line

11. When encountering a funeral procession - a person must
Turn the steering wheel in the direction you want to go - continue to correct left and right until you are under control again
One drink Per hour
0.02
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

12. if you are on the highway and another car is trying to merge - you should
Pedestrians
1/2 hour after sunset to 1/2 hour before sunrise
Have to have a handicap liscense plate or tag
Move to your left if possible so they may enter

13. Alcohol may still accumulate in your body even if you are drinking at a rate of
Make you drowsy when driving
One drink Per hour
Signal - look over left shoulder - look in your mirror and pull out when it is safe
Drunk

14. What is hydroplaning?
100
When your tires actually start to float on a film of water
1/3 of a mile
Any amount- even one drink

15. If you have to wait to merge - you should
100
300 feet
0.08%
Slow down on the ramp so you have some room to speed up before entering

16. ____ can lessen your concentration on hte driving task and ____ can have a great affect on your diving safely.
Human error
60
A license restricted to essential driving only
Stress - emotions

17. How much alcohol does it take to affect your driving?
Any amount- even one drink
350
55 on a highway - or more than 5 miles below the posted speed limit on other streets
Overtaking and passing another vehicle

18. If your vehicle's right wheels leave the pavement - you should
Not proceed until the read lights have been shut off
Carelessness of the driver pulling away from the curb
Any amount- even one drink
Take your foot off the accelerator - and when slowed down - ease back on the road

19. You should dim your lights within ___ feet when following a vehicle
Stay in the car
Safety
500
Slowing down - by your vehicle position - or eye contact

20. A minor can be ticketed if they have a blood alcohol level of
Overtaking and passing another vehicle
Shady
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
0.02

21. when you are fatigued you should
0.02
Shady
Stop every 2 hours - sing - open the windows
Drunk

22. it is the driver's responibility to be alert for _____ and to yeild the right of way
Carelessness of the driver pulling away from the curb
Try to enter at the same speed - signal - use your rearview mirror and look over your shoulder
Pedestrians
Reduce visibility dangerously at night

23. most accidents between cars that are parallel parked and cars being driven on the street are caused by...
1/3 of a mile
That you cannot pass over the center line
0.02
Carelessness of the driver pulling away from the curb

24. 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
Move to your left if possible so they may enter
60
Carelessness of the driver pulling away from the curb
500

25. A driver in a funeral procession may not drive faster than ____ MPH
Alcohol related
55 on a highway - or more than 5 miles below the posted speed limit on other streets
Any amount- even one drink
Police

26. why is the pavement very slippery for the first few minutes after a snow rain on a hot day?
When your tires actually start to float on a film of water
Heat causes oil in the asphalt to come to the surface
500
Turn the steering wheel in the direction you want to go - continue to correct left and right until you are under control again

27. headlights on upper beam (bright) shall reveal persons and vehicles for ____ ft
500
Proceed - get into the proper lane - go to the next intersection - signal and turn
Physical and mentally capable
350

28. 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
Stop every 2 hours - sing - open the windows
Stay in the car
On your side

29. If you become stranded in a snow storm you should
Move to the right out of traffic. If it is ngiht - leave your parking lights and or dimmed headlights on
Stay in the car
Take your foot off the accelerator - and when slowed down - ease back on the road
When your tires actually start to float on a film of water

30. What is the earliest a montana drivers license can be renewed prior to the license expiration date?
6 months
Signal - look over left shoulder - look in your mirror and pull out when it is safe
System generated
Judgement and skill

31. The law requires safety belt use
Drive with the flow of traffic - passing only as needed
Passing or making a left turn maneuver
6 months
For all people in the car - when your car has air bags - and every time you drive

32. when you hear a siren you should
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
Turn on your vehicle lights
Stress - emotions
Make you drowsy when driving

33. Blue flashing lights are always the ____
Shift to neutral - apply steady pressure on the brake
Proceed - get into the proper lane - go to the next intersection - signal and turn
Police
That they are accepting financial responsibility- it is good for one year

34. Vehicles must emit white or amber lights to the front and red or amber lights to the rear visible for _____ feet
500
That you cannot pass over the center line
Safety
Human error

35. Parents - when signing for their child under 18 years of age are indicating
On your side
1/3 of a mile
A license restricted to essential driving only
That they are accepting financial responsibility- it is good for one year

36. on cold - wet days - _____ spots may be icy
Stress - emotions
By the state and your insurance company to establish how safely you drive
Shady
350

37. headlights on low beam shall reveal persons and vehicles for ___ ft
Heat causes oil in the asphalt to come to the surface
100
Move to your left if possible so they may enter
Drunk

38. In order to park in a handicapped spot you
Have to have a handicap liscense plate or tag
60
Judgement and skill
Heat causes oil in the asphalt to come to the surface

39. on the back of a vehicle - a sign with this shape means
Stop every 2 hours - sing - open the windows
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
300 feet

40. you maynot pass if the solid yellow line is...
On your side
A license restricted to essential driving only
500
60

41. You should dim your lights within ____ feet of meeting a vehicle
You are involved in it - or emergency help has not arrived yet
500 feet
1000
Turn the steering wheel in the direction you want to go - continue to correct left and right until you are under control again

42. What is the number one killer on Montana's roads?
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
500
Drunk

43. You should not stop at an accident unless
You are involved in it - or emergency help has not arrived yet
When your tires actually start to float on a film of water
On your side
Proceed - get into the proper lane - go to the next intersection - signal and turn

44. never cross the center line unless
0.02
Try to enter at the same speed - signal - use your rearview mirror and look over your shoulder
500
Passing or making a left turn maneuver

45. If your gas pedal sticks you should
Turn the steering wheel in the direction you want to go - continue to correct left and right until you are under control again
Shift to neutral - apply steady pressure on the brake
Move to your left if possible so they may enter
100

46. 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
0.08%
Shady
Turn on your vehicle lights

47. Your driving record is used
Turn on your vehicle lights
Overtaking and passing another vehicle
60
By the state and your insurance company to establish how safely you drive

48. What should you do if your vehicle starts to skid?
Turn the steering wheel in the direction you want to go - continue to correct left and right until you are under control again
Safety
Have to have a handicap liscense plate or tag
Drivers traveling too fast

49. On two lane roads it is permissible to drive a motor vehicle to the left of the center line when
The conditions of the road - car - and weather
300 feet
A license restricted to essential driving only
Overtaking and passing another vehicle

50. Many railroad crossings have signs or signals to warn drivers. Stop if there is any questions about
Safety
When your tires actually start to float on a film of water
Human error
System generated