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Montana permit test: road signs

Sign shapes and colors, regulatory, warning, construction and school-zone signs. 42 questions, 10 at a time, starting with ones you haven't seen.

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  1. The STOP sign is the only eight-sided traffic sign, so you can recognize it by shape even in fog. (p. 33)
  2. A red circle and slash over a U-shaped arrow means you may not make a U-turn at that intersection. (p. 34)
  3. A KEEP RIGHT sign means you must pass to the right of the island, median or obstruction ahead. (p. 34)
  4. Regulatory signs tell you what you must do. (p. 34)
  5. The Stop Ahead sign warns that a STOP sign is coming up that you may not see yet, so begin slowing now. (p. 35)
  6. Divided Highway Begins means a median ahead splits the highway into two one-way roadways. (p. 36)
  7. Divided Highway Ends means the median ends and traffic will travel both ways on one road. (p. 36)
  8. Montana doubles traffic fines in work zones. (p. 38)
  9. Local authorities may set school zone limits as low as 15 mph. (p. 39)
  10. Always yield to pedestrians in a school crosswalk, guard or no guard, and stop before the crosswalk so others can see them too. (p. 39)

Taken from the explanations to checked practice questions; page numbers link to the official handbook.

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Sample road signs questions

  1. 1.Which warning sign is round?

    • ASchool crossing ahead
    • BRailroad crossing ahead
    • CDeer crossing
    • DStop ahead
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    ✓ B. Railroad crossing ahead

    Most warning signs are diamonds, but the railroad crossing ahead sign is round, the only round warning sign.

    Source: Montana Driver Manual (25-0100M) (Cover: 'Revised April 2024'), page 35

  2. 2.What does this sign mean?

    • AA series of turns or curves is ahead
    • BA side road enters from the right
    • COne sharp right turn is ahead
    • DThe road is slippery when wet
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    ✓ A. A series of turns or curves is ahead

    The winding road sign warns of a series of turns or curves ahead. Slow down and stay in your lane.

    Source: Montana Driver Manual (25-0100M) (Cover: 'Revised April 2024'), page 35

  3. 3.A sign shows a red circle with a red slash across a black arrow. What does it mean?

    • AThe move shown is required here
    • BDo not make the move the arrow shows
    • CA detour is ahead in that direction
    • DThe move is allowed only at night
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    ✓ B. Do not make the move the arrow shows

    Any sign with a red circle and a red slash across an arrow or symbol prohibits the action shown.

    Source: Montana Driver Manual (25-0100M) (Cover: 'Revised April 2024'), page 33

  4. 4.Your pickup has a tall rack on top. You see a Low Clearance sign before an overpass. What should you do?

    • ADrive in the center of the road
    • BDo not go on if your vehicle is too tall
    • CIgnore it; it applies only to trucks
    • DSpeed up to get under it quickly
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    ✓ B. Do not go on if your vehicle is too tall

    A Low Clearance sign means the overpass is low. If your vehicle is too tall to fit, do not go on.

    Source: Montana Driver Manual (25-0100M) (Cover: 'Revised April 2024'), page 36