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MT Drivers Ed

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. New residents must apply within ____ consecutive days
60
Drunk
Reduce visibility dangerously at night
10 days

2. anytime persons or vehicles are not visible for _____ feet due to insufficient light conditions you shall turn on your headlights
That you cannot pass over the center line
Human error
500
350

3. 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
Stop every 2 hours - sing - open the windows
300 feet
1/2 hour after sunset to 1/2 hour before sunrise

4. On two lane roads it is permissible to drive a motor vehicle to the left of the center line when
Move to your left if possible so they may enter
Overtaking and passing another vehicle
1/2 hour after sunset to 1/2 hour before sunrise
Turn the steering wheel in the direction you want to go - continue to correct left and right until you are under control again

5. most accidents between cars that are parallel parked and cars being driven on the street are caused by...
Passing or making a left turn maneuver
Carelessness of the driver pulling away from the curb
Judgement and skill
Turn on your vehicle lights

6. If you are the first vehicle or the last in a funeral procession you should
Carelessness of the driver pulling away from the curb
Have your flashing lights going
Police
500 feet

7. it is the driver's responibility to be alert for _____ and to yeild the right of way
You are involved in it - or emergency help has not arrived yet
Pedestrians
Slowing down - by your vehicle position - or eye contact
Drivers traveling too fast

8. What is hydroplaning?
When your tires actually start to float on a film of water
Passing or making a left turn maneuver
Drive with the flow of traffic - passing only as needed
Keep the vehicle going straight - take your foot off the gas and slow down - pull off the road at a safe place

9. In order to park in a handicapped spot you
Drunk
Proceed - get into the proper lane - go to the next intersection - signal and turn
Have to have a handicap liscense plate or tag
60

10. 50% of all traffic fatalities are
Stay in the car
6 months
Alcohol related
System generated

11. If you move you must report your change of address to the Field operations bureau within
The conditions of the road - car - and weather
Take your foot off the accelerator - and when slowed down - ease back on the road
10 days
1000

12. What should you do if your vehicle starts to skid?
Slow down on the ramp so you have some room to speed up before entering
Slowing down - by your vehicle position - or eye contact
Turn the steering wheel in the direction you want to go - continue to correct left and right until you are under control again
System generated

13. at dusk or on overcast days you should
Human error
Turn on your vehicle lights
Reduce visibility dangerously at night
Pedestrians

14. A solid yellow line on your side of the road means
500 feet
Stop every 2 hours - sing - open the windows
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

15. Vehicles must emit white or amber lights to the front and red or amber lights to the rear visible for _____ feet
Signal - look over left shoulder - look in your mirror and pull out when it is safe
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
500

16. 9 out of 10 accidents are caused by...
Have your flashing lights going
1/2 hour after sunset to 1/2 hour before sunrise
Human error
60

17. Turn signals must be visible for
300 feet
0.08%
Alcohol related
Reduce visibility dangerously at night

18. 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
Make you drowsy when driving
On your side
0.08%

19. A minor can be ticketed if they have a blood alcohol level of
Stop every 2 hours - sing - open the windows
Passing or making a left turn maneuver
Police
0.02

20. on the back of a vehicle - a sign with this shape means
Physical and mentally capable
350
500 feet
This is a slow moving vehicle and it will not be going more than 25 MPH

21. headlights on low beam shall reveal persons and vehicles for ___ ft
100
500
Slow down on the ramp so you have some room to speed up before entering
Alcohol related

22. vehicles parked on a roadway or shoulder during hours of darkness shal have lights front and rear visible for
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
That you cannot pass over the center line
500 feet
Make you drowsy when driving

23. Headlights are required at any time you cannot see persons or vehicles for 500 feet and
Try to enter at the same speed - signal - use your rearview mirror and look over your shoulder
500
1/2 hour after sunset to 1/2 hour before sunrise
For all people in the car - when your car has air bags - and every time you drive

24. You should dim your lights within ___ feet when following a vehicle
Drunk
They do not understand the legal responsibilities of having a license
Slowing down - by your vehicle position - or eye contact
500

25. What usually causes skids?
Police
Drivers traveling too fast
1000
Physical and mentally capable

26. Although sunglasses are a big help during the day - they
10 days
Shift to neutral - apply steady pressure on the brake
Reduce visibility dangerously at night
Move to your left if possible so they may enter

27. Driver license numer is a _____ ______ number
Try to enter at the same speed - signal - use your rearview mirror and look over your shoulder
System generated
1/3 of a mile
Proceed - get into the proper lane - go to the next intersection - signal and turn

28. 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
Have to have a handicap liscense plate or tag
Move to the right out of traffic. If it is ngiht - leave your parking lights and or dimmed headlights on
1000

29. When pulling away from a curb you should
Carelessness of the driver pulling away from the curb
One drink Per hour
Signal - look over left shoulder - look in your mirror and pull out when it is safe
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

30. A driver in a funeral procession may not drive faster than ____ MPH
Stay in the car
55 on a highway - or more than 5 miles below the posted speed limit on other streets
Police
Proceed - get into the proper lane - go to the next intersection - signal and turn

31. When you are going to change directions you should warn other drivers by...
Move to your left if possible so they may enter
10 days
0.08%
Slowing down - by your vehicle position - or eye contact

32. You should dim your lights within ____ feet of meeting a vehicle
300 feet
1000
Drive with the flow of traffic - passing only as needed
1/2 hour after sunset to 1/2 hour before sunrise

33. Blue flashing lights are always the ____
Police
Signal - look over left shoulder - look in your mirror and pull out when it is safe
When your tires actually start to float on a film of water
This is a slow moving vehicle and it will not be going more than 25 MPH

34. At what blood alcohol content does the law state you are under the influence of alcohol?
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
Pedestrians
0.08%
By the state and your insurance company to establish how safely you drive

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

36. you maynot pass if the solid yellow line is...
Pedestrians
Alcohol related
Safety
On your side

37. 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
Any amount- even one drink
4 feet
When your tires actually start to float on a film of water
Not proceed until the read lights have been shut off

38. when you are fatigued you should
Drunk
That you cannot pass over the center line
Stop every 2 hours - sing - open the windows
A license restricted to essential driving only

39. The law requires safety belt use
Alcohol related
Police
Heat causes oil in the asphalt to come to the surface
For all people in the car - when your car has air bags - and every time you drive

40. why is the pavement very slippery for the first few minutes after a snow rain on a hot day?
0.08%
By the state and your insurance company to establish how safely you drive
When your tires actually start to float on a film of water
Heat causes oil in the asphalt to come to the surface

41. You should decide each time you drive if you are
Physical and mentally capable
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
60
You are involved in it - or emergency help has not arrived yet

42. If a tire suddenly goes flat you should
They do not understand the legal responsibilities of having a license
On your side
Keep the vehicle going straight - take your foot off the gas and slow down - pull off the road at a safe place
One drink Per hour

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

44. If you become stranded in a snow storm you should
1000
Drunk
Stay in the car
4 feet

45. In your brain - alcohol affects those areas of your brain that control
1000
Judgement and skill
Drivers traveling too fast
0.08%

46. how much room do you need to pass safely?
1/2 hour after sunset to 1/2 hour before sunrise
4 feet
500
1/3 of a mile

47. headlights on upper beam (bright) shall reveal persons and vehicles for ____ ft
350
300 feet
By the state and your insurance company to establish how safely you drive
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

48. Alcohol may still accumulate in your body even if you are drinking at a rate of
300 feet
Drive with the flow of traffic - passing only as needed
One drink Per hour
Keep the vehicle going straight - take your foot off the gas and slow down - pull off the road at a safe place

49. When meeting a school bus from any direction you should
That you cannot pass over the center line
They do not understand the legal responsibilities of having a license
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

50. If you have car troubles
Safety
350
Overtaking and passing another vehicle
Move to the right out of traffic. If it is ngiht - leave your parking lights and or dimmed headlights on