Montana permit test: traffic signals
Steady and flashing lights, arrows, pedestrian signals and lane-use signals. 5 questions.
You are stopped at a steady red light and want to turn right onto a two-way street. No sign prohibits it. What may you do?
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Sample traffic signals questions
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You are stopped at a steady red light and want to turn right onto a two-way street. No sign prohibits it. What may you do?
- A Turn right after stopping, yielding to pedestrians and traffic
- B Turn right only if a green arrow appears
- C Turn right without stopping if no one is coming
- D Wait for the light to turn green before making any turn at all
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A. Turn right after stopping, yielding to pedestrians and traffic
In Montana you may turn right on a steady red after coming to a complete stop, unless a sign or officer says not to. You must yield to pedestrians, bicyclists and traffic in the intersection.
In Montana, when may you turn left on a steady red light after stopping?
- A Never, because Montana allows only right turns on a red light
- B When turning onto any one-way street
- C When turning from a one-way street onto another one-way street
- D Whenever no oncoming traffic is in sight
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C. When turning from a one-way street onto another one-way street
Montana permits a left turn on red from a one-way street onto another one-way street, under the same conditions as a right on red: stop first, be in the proper lane, and yield.
What does a flashing red traffic signal mean?
- A The signal is broken, so go if clear
- B Slow down and proceed with caution
- C Stop only if cross traffic is present
- D The same as a stop sign
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D. The same as a stop sign
A flashing red signal means the same as a stop sign. Come to a complete stop, look left, right and ahead, yield to traffic and pedestrians, and go when it is safe.
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What does a flashing yellow arrow for your left-turn lane mean?
- A The left-turn signal is broken; treat it as a stop
- B You may turn left after yielding to oncoming traffic and pedestrians
- C You must stop and wait for a green arrow
- D You have a protected turn; oncoming traffic is stopped
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B. You may turn left after yielding to oncoming traffic and pedestrians
A flashing yellow arrow allows left turns, but you must first yield to oncoming traffic and pedestrians, because oncoming traffic has a green light. You decide whether there is a safe gap.