Montana permit test: night, weather & hazards
Headlights, rain, fog, ice, skids, glare and other hazards. 7 questions.
In clear weather, during what period does Montana law require your headlights to be on?
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Sample night, weather & hazards questions
In clear weather, during what period does Montana law require your headlights to be on?
- A Only from sunset until sunrise, with no extra time
- B Only from 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. in every season
- C From a half hour after sunset to a half hour before sunrise
- D From a half hour before sunset to a half hour after sunrise
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C. From a half hour after sunset to a half hour before sunrise
Montana requires headlights from a half hour after sunset to a half hour before sunrise, and any other time visibility is under 500 feet. The manual also recommends turning them on at dusk and on overcast days.
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.
At night, how close may an oncoming vehicle get before Montana law requires you to dim your high beams?
- A 500 feet
- B 200 feet
- C 1000 feet
- D 300 feet
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C. 1000 feet
Dim your high beams within 1000 feet of an oncoming vehicle and within 500 feet of a vehicle you are following. High beams can blind other drivers and cause a crash.
You are using high beams on a dark highway and catch up to another car going your way. Within what distance must you switch to low beams?
- A 100 feet
- B 500 feet
- C 1000 feet
- D 200 feet
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B. 500 feet
When following another vehicle, dim your high beams within 500 feet so they do not glare in the other driver's mirrors. For oncoming traffic, the distance is 1000 feet.