Montana DMV practice test
Prepare for the Montana learner permit knowledge test with questions written from the official driver handbook, in English, Russian and Spanish.
Montana practice tests
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Full practice tests in the format of the real Montana knowledge test. Questions do not repeat between tests.
Road signs
Shapes, colors and meanings of the signs on the test.
Rules of the road
Right of way, turns, parking and sharing the road.
Montana laws
Rules that are specific to Montana.
Final exam prep
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Key rules from the Montana handbook
These numbers come straight from the official handbook. Each one is also a question in our tests.
Getting your permit and license
- Hold the permit at least 6 months before the road test.
- At least 50 hours of supervised driving are required.
- At least 10 hours of the practice must be at night.
- Report an address change within 10 days.
- You may renew up to six months before expiration; after three months past your birthday, tests are required again.
Rules of the road
- Stop at least 15 feet from the nearest rail.
- In town, signal for at least 100 feet before you slow down, turn or stop (300 feet in rural areas).
- Switch to low beams within 1,000 feet of an oncoming vehicle.
- Use low beams within 500 feet of a vehicle you are following.
- Headlights must be on from a half hour after sunset until a half hour before sunrise.
- Stop at least 30 feet from a school bus with flashing red lights.
- Give bicyclists at least 5 feet of space when passing.
- Children ride in a car seat until at least 6 years old.
- Headlights are required when visibility is less than 500 feet.
- Do not make a U-turn unless you can see approaching traffic 500 feet away.
- In town: at least 100 feet; in rural areas: at least 300 feet.
- The horn must be heard 200 feet away; mirrors must let you see 200 feet behind.
- Tail lights: 500 feet; brake lights and turn signals: 300 feet in sunlight; plate light: 50 feet.
- A red flag at least 12 inches square; at night, a red light visible for 500 feet.
- An unbuckled child passenger: $100 fine.
- At 4 feet 9 inches; children are safest in the back seat until at least 13.
- Up to 10 mph; return to your lane before coming within 100 feet of oncoming traffic.
- Return before you are within 100 feet of oncoming traffic; a gap of more than 1/3 mile is safest.
- In town: 100 feet; in rural areas: 300 feet.
- The rear no-zone is at least 200 feet; in front, stay at least 10 car lengths ahead.
- A mile or more — about 18 football fields.
Speed limits
- Up to 80 mph on rural interstates where posted.
- 25 mph in residential districts unless a sign shows otherwise.
- State highways for cars: 70 mph by day, 65 mph at night; interstates: 80 mph.
- School zone limits may be as low as 15 mph.
- Roundabouts are usually 15 mph.
- At night: 65 mph on state highways (55 mph for heavy trucks); interstates: 80 day and night.
- No slower than 45 mph; keep at least four seconds behind at higher speeds.
Parking
- Park with your wheels within 18 inches of the curb.
How to get a driver's license in Montana
- Pass the written knowledge test to get a learner's permit.
- Hold the permit for at least 6 months.
- Complete 50 hours of supervised driving, including 10 hours at night.
- Pass the road (driving) test.
Steps include only rules confirmed in the official handbook; your state may have more requirements (documents, fees, driver education).
Montana driving rules in numbers
Learner's permit and teen license rules by state
- Hold the permit at least
- 6 months
- Supervised driving hours
- 50 hours
- Of them at night
- 10 hours
Speed limits by state
- Rural interstate (max)
- 80 mph
- Residential district
- 25 mph
Parking distances by state
- Wheels from the curb
- 18 inches
School bus, move over and bicycle passing laws by state
- Stop from a school bus at least
- 30 feet
- Passing a bicyclist
- 5 feet
Car seat and booster seat laws by state
- Car seat until at least
- 6 years old
License renewal, insurance and points by state
- Report a new address within
- 10 days
Sample questions
In Montana, a teen must hold a learner's permit for at least how long before taking the road test?
- 2 months
- 3 months
- 6 months
- 9 months
Montana: hold the permit at least 6 months before the road test.
In Montana, when you parallel park, your wheels must be no more than how far from the curb?
- 6 inches
- 12 inches
- 18 inches
- 24 inches
Montana: park with your wheels within 18 inches of the curb.
In Montana, when you must stop at a railroad crossing, stop no closer to the nearest rail than:
- 10 feet
- 15 feet
- 20 feet
- 25 feet
Montana: stop at least 15 feet from the nearest rail.
Montana permit test: questions and answers
From the official Montana driver handbook (Montana Driver Manual (OPI adapted edition). We write our own questions; the DMV does not publish its real exam questions.