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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. Any drivers get into serious trouble while driving a vehicle because...
350
Reduce visibility dangerously at night
They do not understand the legal responsibilities of having a license
One drink Per hour

2. You should decide each time you drive if you are
Overtaking and passing another vehicle
Physical and mentally capable
500 feet
This is a slow moving vehicle and it will not be going more than 25 MPH

3. What is hydroplaning?
Drive with the flow of traffic - passing only as needed
When your tires actually start to float on a film of water
Have to have a handicap liscense plate or tag
Turn the steering wheel in the direction you want to go - continue to correct left and right until you are under control again

4. New residents must apply within ____ consecutive days
1000
On your side
That you cannot pass over the center line
60

5. In your brain - alcohol affects those areas of your brain that control
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
Judgement and skill
Signal - look over left shoulder - look in your mirror and pull out when it is safe

6. If you become stranded in a snow storm you should
1/2 hour after sunset to 1/2 hour before sunrise
Passing or making a left turn maneuver
Stay in the car
Any amount- even one drink

7. if you are on the highway and another car is trying to merge - you should
Overtaking and passing another vehicle
When your tires actually start to float on a film of water
You are involved in it - or emergency help has not arrived yet
Move to your left if possible so they may enter

8. Many railroad crossings have signs or signals to warn drivers. Stop if there is any questions about
Safety
Have to have a handicap liscense plate or tag
Pedestrians
Proceed - get into the proper lane - go to the next intersection - signal and turn

9. When meeting a school bus from any direction you should
Heat causes oil in the asphalt to come to the surface
Drive with the flow of traffic - passing only as needed
Not proceed until the read lights have been shut off
When your tires actually start to float on a film of water

10. A minor can be ticketed if they have a blood alcohol level of
Reduce visibility dangerously at night
Turn on your vehicle lights
0.02
Shady

11. What is the number one killer on Montana's roads?
Drunk
Drivers traveling too fast
Shady
Stay in the car

12. on cold - wet days - _____ spots may be icy
Slow down on the ramp so you have some room to speed up before entering
Overtaking and passing another vehicle
Shady
Safety

13. How much alcohol does it take to affect your driving?
Physical and mentally capable
Safety
Any amount- even one drink
Signal - look over left shoulder - look in your mirror and pull out when it is safe

14. you maynot pass if the solid yellow line is...
100
Slow down on the ramp so you have some room to speed up before entering
On your side
0.02

15. You should dim your lights within ___ feet when following a vehicle
500
Alcohol related
Carelessness of the driver pulling away from the curb
Turn on your vehicle lights

16. What is a probationaary license?
Move to your left if possible so they may enter
Reduce visibility dangerously at night
Keep the vehicle going straight - take your foot off the gas and slow down - pull off the road at a safe place
A license restricted to essential driving only

17. Your driving record is used
Have to have a handicap liscense plate or tag
Drivers traveling too fast
Move to the right out of traffic. If it is ngiht - leave your parking lights and or dimmed headlights on
By the state and your insurance company to establish how safely you drive

18. headlights on low beam shall reveal persons and vehicles for ___ ft
6 months
Alcohol related
100
Drivers traveling too fast

19. Although sunglasses are a big help during the day - they
Drivers traveling too fast
Reduce visibility dangerously at night
100
That you cannot pass over the center line

20. You should not stop at an accident unless
Have your flashing lights going
You are involved in it - or emergency help has not arrived yet
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
1/2 hour after sunset to 1/2 hour before sunrise

21. At what blood alcohol content does the law state you are under the influence of alcohol?
Heat causes oil in the asphalt to come to the surface
0.08%
Keep the vehicle going straight - take your foot off the gas and slow down - pull off the road at a safe place
On your side

22. ____ can lessen your concentration on hte driving task and ____ can have a great affect on your diving safely.
Overtaking and passing another vehicle
1/3 of a mile
Stress - emotions
By the state and your insurance company to establish how safely you drive

23. A leaking exhaust system can
For all people in the car - when your car has air bags - and every time you drive
Slow down on the ramp so you have some room to speed up before entering
Make you drowsy when driving
Stop every 2 hours - sing - open the windows

24. When encountering a funeral procession - a person must
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
350
One drink Per hour
On your side

25. at dusk or on overcast days you should
6 months
Slowing down - by your vehicle position - or eye contact
Turn on your vehicle lights
Alcohol related

26. vehicles parked on a roadway or shoulder during hours of darkness shal have lights front and rear visible for
The conditions of the road - car - and weather
500 feet
500
Take your foot off the accelerator - and when slowed down - ease back on the road

27. Headlights are required at any time you cannot see persons or vehicles for 500 feet and
Make you drowsy when driving
Drivers traveling too fast
Slow down on the ramp so you have some room to speed up before entering
1/2 hour after sunset to 1/2 hour before sunrise

28. when you are fatigued you should
This is a slow moving vehicle and it will not be going more than 25 MPH
Drive with the flow of traffic - passing only as needed
Stop every 2 hours - sing - open the windows
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

29. never cross the center line unless
Passing or making a left turn maneuver
55 on a highway - or more than 5 miles below the posted speed limit on other streets
Make you drowsy when driving
Drivers traveling too fast

30. 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
That they are accepting financial responsibility- it is good for one year
60
Judgement and skill
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

31. On two lane roads it is permissible to drive a motor vehicle to the left of the center line when
100
Physical and mentally capable
One drink Per hour
Overtaking and passing another vehicle

32. If you are the first vehicle or the last in a funeral procession you should
You are involved in it - or emergency help has not arrived yet
Have your flashing lights going
6 months
55 on a highway - or more than 5 miles below the posted speed limit on other streets

33. What is the earliest a montana drivers license can be renewed prior to the license expiration date?
That you cannot pass over the center line
Slowing down - by your vehicle position - or eye contact
6 months
60

34. When you are going to change directions you should warn other drivers by...
On your side
Slowing down - by your vehicle position - or eye contact
0.08%
Carelessness of the driver pulling away from the curb

35. Blue flashing lights are always the ____
55 on a highway - or more than 5 miles below the posted speed limit on other streets
Police
1/2 hour after sunset to 1/2 hour before sunrise
On your side

36. why is the pavement very slippery for the first few minutes after a snow rain on a hot day?
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
100
Carelessness of the driver pulling away from the curb

37. Driver license numer is a _____ ______ number
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
System generated
10 days
Move to your left if possible so they may enter

38. Turn signals must be visible for
Have your flashing lights going
300 feet
Move to the right out of traffic. If it is ngiht - leave your parking lights and or dimmed headlights on
Passing or making a left turn maneuver

39. anytime persons or vehicles are not visible for _____ feet due to insufficient light conditions you shall turn on your headlights
500
Drunk
Have your flashing lights going
60

40. 9 out of 10 accidents are caused by...
55 on a highway - or more than 5 miles below the posted speed limit on other streets
Human error
That you cannot pass over the center line
Judgement and skill

41. In order to park in a handicapped spot you
By the state and your insurance company to establish how safely you drive
Pedestrians
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
Have to have a handicap liscense plate or tag

42. When you merge with traffic - 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
350
Try to enter at the same speed - signal - use your rearview mirror and look over your shoulder
The conditions of the road - car - and weather

43. If you have to wait to merge - you should
On your side
Slow down on the ramp so you have some room to speed up before entering
60
Take your foot off the accelerator - and when slowed down - ease back on the road

44. it is the driver's responibility to be alert for _____ and to yeild the right of way
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
Pedestrians
When your tires actually start to float on a film of water

45. 50% of all traffic fatalities are
0.02
Alcohol related
4 feet
Have your flashing lights going

46. 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
When your tires actually start to float on a film of water
Not proceed until the read lights have been shut off
For all people in the car - when your car has air bags - and every time you drive
4 feet

47. 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
300 feet
500
Stop every 2 hours - sing - open the windows

48. headlights on upper beam (bright) shall reveal persons and vehicles for ____ ft
Any amount- even one drink
Have your flashing lights going
350
Judgement and skill

49. 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
Passing or making a left turn maneuver
This is a slow moving vehicle and it will not be going more than 25 MPH
0.02

50. The law requires safety belt use
Any amount- even one drink
That they are accepting financial responsibility- it is good for one year
For all people in the car - when your car has air bags - and every time you drive
Turn on your vehicle lights