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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. You should decide each time you drive if you are
0.02
Physical and mentally capable
Drivers traveling too fast
System generated

2. Many railroad crossings have signs or signals to warn drivers. Stop if there is any questions about
Police
Reduce visibility dangerously at night
Have your flashing lights going
Safety

3. it is the driver's responibility to be alert for _____ and to yeild the right of way
One drink Per hour
Pedestrians
Keep the vehicle going straight - take your foot off the gas and slow down - pull off the road at a safe place
Make you drowsy when driving

4. When encountering a funeral procession - a person must
Passing or making a left turn maneuver
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
Proceed - get into the proper lane - go to the next intersection - signal and turn
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

5. 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
Judgement and skill
Drivers traveling too fast
Police
4 feet

6. If you have car troubles
1/3 of a mile
When your tires actually start to float on a film of water
Alcohol related
Move to the right out of traffic. If it is ngiht - leave your parking lights and or dimmed headlights on

7. If your gas pedal sticks you should
Stop every 2 hours - sing - open the windows
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
Drivers traveling too fast
Shift to neutral - apply steady pressure on the brake

8. Your driving record is used
One drink Per hour
Any amount- even one drink
60
By the state and your insurance company to establish how safely you drive

9. 50% of all traffic fatalities are
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
Have to have a handicap liscense plate or tag
Alcohol related

10. Driver license numer is a _____ ______ number
Move to the right out of traffic. If it is ngiht - leave your parking lights and or dimmed headlights on
System generated
60
4 feet

11. If you have to wait to merge - you should
Slow down on the ramp so you have some room to speed up before entering
A license restricted to essential driving only
Alcohol related
Slowing down - by your vehicle position - or eye contact

12. on the back of a vehicle - a sign with this shape means
This is a slow moving vehicle and it will not be going more than 25 MPH
500 feet
0.08%
Stay in the car

13. In your brain - alcohol affects those areas of your brain that control
Police
By the state and your insurance company to establish how safely you drive
Judgement and skill
Shady

14. Any drivers get into serious trouble while driving a vehicle because...
1/3 of a mile
They do not understand the legal responsibilities of having a license
That they are accepting financial responsibility- it is good for one year
Slowing down - by your vehicle position - or eye contact

15. You should dim your lights within ___ feet when following a vehicle
Slowing down - by your vehicle position - or eye contact
60
500
Stay in the car

16. 9 out of 10 accidents are caused by...
Carelessness of the driver pulling away from the curb
Drive with the flow of traffic - passing only as needed
1000
Human error

17. If you approach a turn into the wrong lane or have forgotten to signal you should
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
Signal - look over left shoulder - look in your mirror and pull out when it is safe
Have your flashing lights going

18. A driver in a funeral procession may not drive faster than ____ MPH
60
55 on a highway - or more than 5 miles below the posted speed limit on other streets
This is a slow moving vehicle and it will not be going more than 25 MPH
When your tires actually start to float on a film of water

19. If a tire suddenly goes flat you should
Turn on your vehicle lights
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
Shift to neutral - apply steady pressure on the brake

20. when you are fatigued you should
500 feet
Stop every 2 hours - sing - open the windows
Signal - look over left shoulder - look in your mirror and pull out when it is safe
A license restricted to essential driving only

21. In order to park in a handicapped spot you
By the state and your insurance company to establish how safely you drive
Heat causes oil in the asphalt to come to the surface
Have to have a handicap liscense plate or tag
Physical and mentally capable

22. if you are on the highway and another car is trying to merge - you should
300 feet
Move to your left if possible so they may enter
Human error
They do not understand the legal responsibilities of having a license

23. headlights on upper beam (bright) shall reveal persons and vehicles for ____ ft
A license restricted to essential driving only
350
Human error
That they are accepting financial responsibility- it is good for one year

24. 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
For all people in the car - when your car has air bags - and every time you drive
This is a slow moving vehicle and it will not be going more than 25 MPH
By the state and your insurance company to establish how safely you drive

25. Night driving rerquires that you consider not only the speed limit but also
The conditions of the road - car - and weather
Any amount- even one drink
1/3 of a mile
500

26. When meeting a school bus from any direction you should
Stop every 2 hours - sing - open the windows
Any amount- even one drink
Not proceed until the read lights have been shut off
Stress - emotions

27. Blue flashing lights are always the ____
Police
Physical and mentally capable
Move to the right out of traffic. If it is ngiht - leave your parking lights and or dimmed headlights on
Try to enter at the same speed - signal - use your rearview mirror and look over your shoulder

28. You should dim your lights within ____ feet of meeting a vehicle
Safety
Pedestrians
1000
Carelessness of the driver pulling away from the curb

29. If your vehicle's right wheels leave the pavement - you should
Take your foot off the accelerator - and when slowed down - ease back on the road
Stop every 2 hours - sing - open the windows
That you cannot pass over the center line
Passing or making a left turn maneuver

30. You should not stop at an accident unless
For all people in the car - when your car has air bags - and every time you drive
Turn on your vehicle lights
4 feet
You are involved in it - or emergency help has not arrived yet

31. 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
Have to have a handicap liscense plate or tag
60
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

32. vehicles parked on a roadway or shoulder during hours of darkness shal have lights front and rear visible for
Police
Any amount- even one drink
By the state and your insurance company to establish how safely you drive
500 feet

33. Vehicles must emit white or amber lights to the front and red or amber lights to the rear visible for _____ feet
Heat causes oil in the asphalt to come to the surface
350
Move to your left if possible so they may enter
500

34. when you hear a siren you should
Slow down on the ramp so you have some room to speed up before entering
Alcohol related
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
One drink Per hour

35. What is the number one killer on Montana's roads?
Shift to neutral - apply steady pressure on the brake
350
Drivers traveling too fast
Drunk

36. 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
Slow down on the ramp so you have some room to speed up before entering
10 days
Shady

37. 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
1/3 of a mile
500
Drive with the flow of traffic - passing only as needed

38. What does it mean to keep pace with traffic?
Drunk
Shady
Pedestrians
Drive with the flow of traffic - passing only as needed

39. When pulling away from a curb you should
Signal - look over left shoulder - look in your mirror and pull out when it is safe
1/3 of a mile
Not proceed until the read lights have been shut off
Police

40. never cross the center line unless
Stay in the car
Pedestrians
Passing or making a left turn maneuver
This is a slow moving vehicle and it will not be going more than 25 MPH

41. Turn signals must be visible for
500
300 feet
That you cannot pass over the center line
0.02

42. A leaking exhaust system can
Make you drowsy when driving
60
Drive with the flow of traffic - passing only as needed
Shady

43. How much alcohol does it take to affect your driving?
Carelessness of the driver pulling away from the curb
Reduce visibility dangerously at night
Any amount- even one drink
Human error

44. What is hydroplaning?
10 days
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
When your tires actually start to float on a film of water
Keep the vehicle going straight - take your foot off the gas and slow down - pull off the road at a safe place

45. What is the earliest a montana drivers license can be renewed prior to the license expiration date?
Signal - look over left shoulder - look in your mirror and pull out when it is safe
6 months
For all people in the car - when your car has air bags - and every time you drive
That you cannot pass over the center line

46. Although sunglasses are a big help during the day - they
Alcohol related
60
Reduce visibility dangerously at night
Try to enter at the same speed - signal - use your rearview mirror and look over your shoulder

47. What usually causes skids?
Move to your left if possible so they may enter
Reduce visibility dangerously at night
60
Drivers traveling too fast

48. New residents must apply within ____ consecutive days
Drunk
One drink Per hour
60
300 feet

49. When you merge with traffic - you should
500 feet
Try to enter at the same speed - signal - use your rearview mirror and look over your shoulder
Not proceed until the read lights have been shut off
Shady

50. Alcohol may still accumulate in your body even if you are drinking at a rate of
Proceed - get into the proper lane - go to the next intersection - signal and turn
Have to have a handicap liscense plate or tag
Shift to neutral - apply steady pressure on the brake
One drink Per hour