Montana Permit Practice Test 5
25 questions written from the Montana Driver Manual (Form 25-0100), with an explanation and page citation for every answer.
Under Montana law, who is responsible for making sure every passenger is buckled or in a child seat?
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About this test
These questions were written from the Montana Driver Manual (Form 25-0100) (Cover reads "Revised April 2024"; back cover reads "Revised November 2023"; file name indicates 05.26). 15 of the 20 Montana questions in this test cover rules that are specific to Montana or differ between states. Every answer comes with an explanation and a link to the exact page it comes from, so you can check it yourself.
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Under Montana law, who is responsible for making sure every passenger is buckled or in a child seat?
- A The parent of each child, wherever they sit
- B The vehicle's registered owner
- C The driver
- D Each adult passenger for themselves only
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C. The driver
Montana law makes the driver responsible for ensuring each occupant is properly buckled or in a child safety seat. Unbuckled passengers can be thrown into others in a crash, injuring or killing them.
Your brake pedal suddenly sinks and the car will not slow. What should you try first?
- A Shift into park at once
- B Pull the parking brake on hard and fast
- C Turn off the engine
- D Pump the brake pedal several times
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D. Pump the brake pedal several times
If your brakes fail, pump the pedal several times to build pressure. If that fails, use the parking brake slowly, then shift to lower gears and look for a safe place to stop.
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What following-distance rule does the Montana manual teach for normal conditions?
- A The three-second rule
- B The four-second rule in every situation
- C One car length for every 10 mph
- D The two-second rule
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A. The three-second rule
Count the seconds from when the vehicle ahead passes a fixed point until you reach it. If you get there before you finish three seconds, you are following too closely; drop back and check again.
It is midday, but blowing dust limits how far you can see. Montana law requires headlights when visibility drops below what distance?
- A 500 feet
- B 1,000 feet
- C 350 feet
- D 200 feet
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A. 500 feet
Besides the half hour after sunset to a half hour before sunrise, headlights are required any time weather or blowing dust cuts visibility to less than 500 feet. Headlights help others see you as much as they help you see.
How far must you park from a crosswalk at an intersection in Montana?
- A At least 20 feet
- B At least 30 feet
- C At least 15 feet
- D At least 10 feet
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A. At least 20 feet
Do not park within 20 feet of a crosswalk or sidewalk at an intersection. Parked cars that close would hide pedestrians from approaching drivers.