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Montana permit test: seat belts, child restraints, distraction and fitness

Seat belts and child restraints, distracted driving, vision, health, emotions and senior drivers. 18 questions, 10 at a time, starting with ones you haven't seen.

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Rules to remember10 key seat belts, child restraints, distraction and fitness rulesShow the rules
  1. Montana fines the driver $20 when an occupant is not properly buckled. (p. 29)
  2. With a two-part belt system, wear both the lap and shoulder belt. (p. 29)
  3. The back seat is safest for children, so whenever possible secure children under 13 there. (p. 30)
  4. Older children should use a booster seat until the vehicle's lap and shoulder belt fits, which is usually around 4 feet 9 inches tall. (p. 30)
  5. Exceptions include vehicles built before January 1, 1968, riders carrying a doctor's written statement, and special mobile equipment operators. (p. 30)
  6. Montana requires babies and children up to age 6 and 60 pounds to ride in a child safety seat. (p. 30)
  7. In a 30-mph crash, a 100-pound adult becomes a 3,000-pound force against a child on their lap. (p. 30)
  8. Never put a rear-facing car seat in the front passenger seat with an active airbag. (p. 30)
  9. If something needs your attention, wait until you can safely pull to the side of the road and stop. (p. 59)
  10. To get a license you must pass a vision test showing 20/40 or better in one eye or more. (p. 80)

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

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Sample seat belts, child restraints, distraction and fitness questions

  1. 1.What vision does Montana's driver license vision test require?

    • AAt least 20/40 in at least one eye
    • BAt least 20/40 in both eyes
    • CAt least 20/20 in both eyes
    • DAt least 20/70 in at least one eye
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    ✓ A. At least 20/40 in at least one eye

    To get a license you must pass a vision test showing 20/40 or better in one eye or more. Glasses or contacts may be worn for it.

    Source: Montana Driver Manual (25-0100M) (Cover: 'Revised April 2024'), page 80

  2. 2.Which of these people is exempt from Montana's safety belt law?

    • AA driver going under 25 mph on a city street
    • BA passenger in a car built in 1975
    • CAn adult riding in the back seat of a 2015 sedan
    • DA rider carrying a doctor's written excuse
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    ✓ D. A rider carrying a doctor's written excuse

    Exceptions include vehicles built before January 1, 1968, riders carrying a doctor's written statement, and special mobile equipment operators. Slow speed or seating position is not an exception.

    Source: Montana Driver Manual (25-0100M) (Cover: 'Revised April 2024'), page 30

  3. 3.You are driving your 5-year-old niece, who weighs 45 pounds. How must she ride?

    • AOn an adult's lap in the back seat
    • BBuckled in a child safety seat
    • CIn any seat with a shoulder belt
    • DWith the adult lap belt alone
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    ✓ B. Buckled in a child safety seat

    Montana requires babies and children up to age 6 and 60 pounds to ride in a child safety seat.

    Source: Montana Driver Manual (25-0100M) (Cover: 'Revised April 2024'), page 30

  4. 4.A child in a booster seat must ride in the front of a car with an active airbag. How should the front seat be set?

    • AMoved as far back as possible
    • BReclined almost flat
    • CLeft wherever the last rider set it
    • DMoved all the way forward
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    ✓ A. Moved as far back as possible

    If a child must ride up front with an airbag, use a child seat or booster and move the vehicle seat as far back as possible. Never put a rear-facing seat there.

    Source: Montana Driver Manual (25-0100M) (Cover: 'Revised April 2024'), page 30