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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 you are going to change directions you should warn other drivers by...
1/2 hour after sunset to 1/2 hour before sunrise
Slowing down - by your vehicle position - or eye contact
Shady
This is a slow moving vehicle and it will not be going more than 25 MPH

2. it is the driver's responibility to be alert for _____ and to yeild the right of way
Police
Pedestrians
Make you drowsy when driving
Not proceed until the read lights have been shut off

3. What does it mean to keep pace with traffic?
0.08%
For all people in the car - when your car has air bags - and every time you drive
Human error
Drive with the flow of traffic - passing only as needed

4. on cold - wet days - _____ spots may be icy
Signal - look over left shoulder - look in your mirror and pull out when it is safe
Police
Shady
That you cannot pass over the center line

5. vehicles parked on a roadway or shoulder during hours of darkness shal have lights front and rear visible for
Any amount- even one drink
500 feet
Try to enter at the same speed - signal - use your rearview mirror and look over your shoulder
When your tires actually start to float on a film of water

6. if you are on the highway and another car is trying to merge - you should
Move to your left if possible so they may enter
Judgement and skill
Turn the steering wheel in the direction you want to go - continue to correct left and right until you are under control again
Stress - emotions

7. If you have to wait to merge - you should
Carelessness of the driver pulling away from the curb
Alcohol related
Slow down on the ramp so you have some room to speed up before entering
350

8. ____ can lessen your concentration on hte driving task and ____ can have a great affect on your diving safely.
On your side
Stop every 2 hours - sing - open the windows
500
Stress - emotions

9. A solid yellow line on your side of the road means
Keep the vehicle going straight - take your foot off the gas and slow down - pull off the road at a safe place
500
That you cannot pass over the center line
Carelessness of the driver pulling away from the curb

10. on the back of a vehicle - a sign with this shape means
500
Pedestrians
This is a slow moving vehicle and it will not be going more than 25 MPH
Safety

11. Night driving rerquires that you consider not only the speed limit but also
The conditions of the road - car - and weather
500
Stress - emotions
300 feet

12. 50% of all traffic fatalities are
55 on a highway - or more than 5 miles below the posted speed limit on other streets
For all people in the car - when your car has air bags - and every time you drive
Keep the vehicle going straight - take your foot off the gas and slow down - pull off the road at a safe place
Alcohol related

13. Many railroad crossings have signs or signals to warn drivers. Stop if there is any questions about
Safety
That they are accepting financial responsibility- it is good for one year
Drunk
Signal - look over left shoulder - look in your mirror and pull out when it is safe

14. You should decide each time you drive if you are
Pedestrians
Physical and mentally capable
Drivers traveling too fast
Shift to neutral - apply steady pressure on the brake

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
6 months
Turn on your vehicle lights
4 feet
By the state and your insurance company to establish how safely you drive

16. never cross the center line unless
Passing or making a left turn maneuver
Move to your left if possible so they may enter
When your tires actually start to float on a film of water
Slowing down - by your vehicle position - or eye contact

17. What should you do if your vehicle starts to skid?
Police
Turn the steering wheel in the direction you want to go - continue to correct left and right until you are under control again
6 months
10 days

18. What is the earliest a montana drivers license can be renewed prior to the license expiration date?
System generated
350
6 months
Move to the right out of traffic. If it is ngiht - leave your parking lights and or dimmed headlights on

19. When pulling away from a curb you should
They do not understand the legal responsibilities of having a license
Reduce visibility dangerously at night
Safety
Signal - look over left shoulder - look in your mirror and pull out when it is safe

20. headlights on upper beam (bright) shall reveal persons and vehicles for ____ ft
One drink Per hour
350
Human error
Heat causes oil in the asphalt to come to the surface

21. When meeting a school bus from any direction you should
Carelessness of the driver pulling away from the curb
Not proceed until the read lights have been shut off
Keep the vehicle going straight - take your foot off the gas and slow down - pull off the road at a safe place
500

22. New residents must apply within ____ consecutive days
60
55 on a highway - or more than 5 miles below the posted speed limit on other streets
100
10 days

23. how much room do you need to pass safely?
Not proceed until the read lights have been shut off
Shift to neutral - apply steady pressure on the brake
1/3 of a mile
Keep the vehicle going straight - take your foot off the gas and slow down - pull off the road at a safe place

24. 9 out of 10 accidents are caused by...
Slow down on the ramp so you have some room to speed up before entering
Human error
Have to have a handicap liscense plate or tag
350

25. when you are fatigued you should
Stop every 2 hours - sing - open the windows
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
This is a slow moving vehicle and it will not be going more than 25 MPH

26. What is hydroplaning?
Alcohol related
Any amount- even one drink
When your tires actually start to float on a film of water
Try to enter at the same speed - signal - use your rearview mirror and look over your shoulder

27. You should dim your lights within ___ feet when following a vehicle
That you cannot pass over the center line
Drive with the flow of traffic - passing only as needed
Drivers traveling too fast
500

28. In order to park in a handicapped spot you
Turn the steering wheel in the direction you want to go - continue to correct left and right until you are under control again
Overtaking and passing another vehicle
Drunk
Have to have a handicap liscense plate or tag

29. If your vehicle's right wheels leave the pavement - you should
500
Take your foot off the accelerator - and when slowed down - ease back on the road
That you cannot pass over the center line
10 days

30. A leaking exhaust system can
That they are accepting financial responsibility- it is good for one year
Make you drowsy when driving
10 days
Move to your left if possible so they may enter

31. If your gas pedal sticks you should
Drive with the flow of traffic - passing only as needed
60
Shift to neutral - apply steady pressure on the brake
300 feet

32. At what blood alcohol content does the law state you are under the influence of alcohol?
Move to your left if possible so they may enter
60
0.02
0.08%

33. A minor can be ticketed if they have a blood alcohol level of
Move to the right out of traffic. If it is ngiht - leave your parking lights and or dimmed headlights on
That they are accepting financial responsibility- it is good for one year
0.02
Pedestrians

34. at dusk or on overcast days you should
A license restricted to essential driving only
Turn on your vehicle lights
Try to enter at the same speed - signal - use your rearview mirror and look over your shoulder
Shady

35. 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
55 on a highway - or more than 5 miles below the posted speed limit on other streets
Proceed - get into the proper lane - go to the next intersection - signal and turn
60
Slowing down - by your vehicle position - or eye contact

36. If you move you must report your change of address to the Field operations bureau within
The conditions of the road - car - and weather
10 days
Shady
By the state and your insurance company to establish how safely you drive

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
Signal - look over left shoulder - look in your mirror and pull out when it is safe
10 days
Try to enter at the same speed - signal - use your rearview mirror and look over your shoulder

38. If a tire suddenly goes flat you should
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
0.08%
0.02

39. What is the number one killer on Montana's roads?
Drunk
0.08%
Make you drowsy when driving
350

40. when you hear a siren you should
Shady
Try to enter at the same speed - signal - use your rearview mirror and look over your shoulder
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

41. If you have car troubles
Proceed - get into the proper lane - go to the next intersection - signal and turn
Try to enter at the same speed - signal - use your rearview mirror and look over your shoulder
That you cannot pass over the center line
Move to the right out of traffic. If it is ngiht - leave your parking lights and or dimmed headlights on

42. you maynot pass if the solid yellow line is...
On your side
This is a slow moving vehicle and it will not be going more than 25 MPH
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
Shady

43. 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
0.02
Stop every 2 hours - sing - open the windows
Drunk

44. You should dim your lights within ____ feet of meeting a vehicle
6 months
1000
Passing or making a left turn maneuver
Alcohol related

45. If you are the first vehicle or the last in a funeral procession you should
Have your flashing lights going
Any amount- even one drink
Safety
Overtaking and passing another vehicle

46. headlights on low beam shall reveal persons and vehicles for ___ ft
100
Shady
0.02
Move to your left if possible so they may enter

47. A driver in a funeral procession may not drive faster than ____ MPH
1000
By the state and your insurance company to establish how safely you drive
1/2 hour after sunset to 1/2 hour before sunrise
55 on a highway - or more than 5 miles below the posted speed limit on other streets

48. Any drivers get into serious trouble while driving a vehicle because...
Not proceed until the read lights have been shut off
The conditions of the road - car - and weather
System generated
They do not understand the legal responsibilities of having a license

49. What usually causes skids?
10 days
Drivers traveling too fast
A license restricted to essential driving only
1000

50. If you approach a turn into the wrong lane or have forgotten to signal you should
Move to your left if possible so they may enter
Have your flashing lights going
Proceed - get into the proper lane - go to the next intersection - signal and turn
For all people in the car - when your car has air bags - and every time you drive