Montana Permit Practice Test 3

Correct answer: Judgment

Alcohol affects the areas of the brain that control judgment and skill. It is dangerous partly because it impairs judgment — including the judgment you need to know when to stop drinking.

Correct answer: Up to one year

Learner license permits are issued when the primary written test for the license type is passed and are valid for one year.

Correct answer: Take your keys, lock the doors, and never leave keys in the car

Never leave keys in a parked car, and lock the doors whenever you leave your vehicle.

Correct answer: Stop, turn, or speed up

There is almost always something you can do to avoid a crash or reduce its results. In avoiding a collision, drivers have three options: stop, turn, or speed up.

Correct answer: Traffic ahead is backed up and you cannot get all the way through without stopping in it

Drivers may not enter an intersection unless they can get through it without having to stop. Wait until traffic ahead clears so you do not block the intersection — you can be ticketed for blocking it.

Correct answer: Signal, check mirrors, and look over your shoulder to check your blind spot

When changing lanes, use your turn signal, check your rearview and side mirrors, and look over your shoulder in the direction you plan to move. Blind spots cannot be seen through your mirrors — you have to turn your head and look.

Correct answer: A white front light visible for at least 500 feet and a rear reflector

At night, a bicycle must have a front light emitting white light visible for at least 500 feet, and rear-facing reflectors (a red rear light may be added). It must also have a brake that can skid the wheel on dry, level pavement.

Correct answer: Rectangular with black words or symbols on a white background

Regulatory signs are rectangular with black words or symbols on a white background. They tell you the maximum speed or other required action, and you must obey them.

Correct answer: Braking in a curve can cause the vehicle to skid when the tires lose their grip

Always slow down before you enter a curve so you do not have to brake in it. Braking in a curve can cause the vehicle to skid, because a vehicle can travel much faster in a straight line than in a curve.

Correct answer: Pointed straight ahead

While waiting to complete a left turn, keep your wheels pointed straight ahead. If you are struck from behind, you will not be forced into oncoming traffic.

Correct answer: One hour

The average person’s body processes about one alcoholic drink in one hour. Alcohol can still build up in your body if you drink faster than that. Only time will sober you up — not coffee or a cold shower.

Correct answer: One, issued by any single licensing jurisdiction

You may have only one valid driver license, issued by any licensing jurisdiction, at any time. When you get a Montana license you must turn in any others.

Correct answer: Display front and rear lights visible for 500 feet, with any headlights dimmed

Vehicles parked on a roadway or shoulder during hours of darkness must have front and rear lights visible for 500 feet. If the headlights are on, they must be dimmed.

Correct answer: Press the brake pedal hard and keep pressing it

With ABS, press on the brake pedal as hard as you can and keep pressing. You may feel the pedal push back as the ABS works — do not let up, because the system only works with the pedal pushed down.

Correct answer: Take your foot off the accelerator, cover the brake, look left, right, and left again, and be prepared to yield

At an uncontrolled intersection, take your foot off the accelerator, cover the brake, and look left, right, and left again, ready to yield. Do not rely on cross traffic to stop for you.

Correct answer: Edge forward slowly until you can see clearly before proceeding

If your view of a cross street is blocked, edge forward slowly until you can see. Moving forward slowly also lets crossing drivers see the front of your vehicle so they can slow down if needed.

Correct answer: Make sure the bicyclist has stopped or let them pass before turning

When a bicycle is traveling in your lane and you need to turn right, check that the bicyclist has stopped to let you turn, or allow the bicyclist to pass before you make the turn.

Correct answer: Orange

Orange is the basic color for construction and maintenance traffic control devices — signs, barricades, drums, cones, and flag persons — used to guide drivers safely through work zones.

Correct answer: Can be just as risky as speeding, because it makes vehicles bunch up and pass you

Going much slower than other vehicles can be just as risky as speeding. It makes traffic bunch up behind you. If vehicles are piled up behind you, pull over and let them pass when it is safe.

Correct answer: Drive to the next intersection, get into the proper lane, and then make the turn

If you approach a turn in the wrong lane, proceed, get into the proper lane, go to the next intersection, signal, and then turn. Do not cut across lanes to make the turn.