Montana permit test: work zones
Orange signs, flaggers, fines and speed in construction zones. 4 questions.
When are traffic fines doubled in a Montana work zone?
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Sample work zones questions
When are traffic fines doubled in a Montana work zone?
- A They are tripled at all times
- B At all times, even when no work is going on
- C When a highway worker is present within 1,000 feet
- D Never; work zone fines stay the same
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C. When a highway worker is present within 1,000 feet
Under MCA 61-8-314, a traffic violation in a work zone carries at least double the normal fine if a highway worker was present within 1,000 feet. If no worker was present, the normal penalty applies. Slow down and obey the posted work zone limit either way.
Source: Montana Department of Justice, Motor Vehicle Division website
What is the speed limit in a Montana construction zone?
- A Whatever limit is posted for that specific zone
- B Always 45 mph
- C 10 mph below the road's normal limit
- D Always 35 mph on two-lane roads
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A. Whatever limit is posted for that specific zone
Montana has no standard work zone speed limit. The Department of Transportation, local authority, utility company or contractor sets a limit for each zone, so watch for the posted signs.
A driver in a Montana highway construction zone intentionally strikes traffic cones. What can this lead to?
- A Only a written warning, as long as no highway worker is hurt
- B A misdemeanor with the same penalty as reckless driving
- C A fine only if the cones are damaged
- D A parking-type fine of about $20
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B. A misdemeanor with the same penalty as reckless driving
Driving in a construction zone in a way that endangers people or property, or purposely removing, ignoring or striking a traffic control device, is a misdemeanor with the same penalty as reckless driving. It can be charged as Reckless Endangerment of a Highway Worker.
In a work zone, the diagonal stripes on a barricade slope downward to the right. What should you do?
- A Stop at the barricade
- B Bear to the left
- C Merge into the lane closed by the barricade
- D Bear to the right
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D. Bear to the right
The diagonal stripes on barricades and vertical panels point the way traffic should pass. Stripes sloping downward to the right mean bear right; sloping downward to the left mean bear left.