Montana Road Signs Test (2026)
Every road sign on the Montana exam, with what it means. Free and unlimited.
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What this test covers
This draw of 40 questions breaks down like this:
- Traffic Signs & Signals — 17
- Traffic Lanes, Passing & Turning — 7
- Emergencies & Crashes — 4
- Right-of-Way & Intersections — 4
- Sharing the Road — 4
- Alcohol, Drugs & the Law — 2
- Speed Limits & Speed Management — 2
Heaviest on Traffic Signs & Signals (17 of 40) — that is the section to revise first if you miss several here.
2 are Montana-specific questions, drawn from the state handbook rather than general road rules.
Each test on this site draws a different set, so Test 1, 2 and 3 never repeat a question.
Questions on this test
1. In a skid, you should look and steer:
- Where you want the car to go
- Down at the pedals
- At the skid
- At oncoming traffic
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Answer: Where you want the car to go
Look and steer toward your intended path to recover from a skid.
2. Turning left, you should give way to:
- No one
- Oncoming traffic and pedestrians in the crosswalk
- Only bikes
- Only trucks
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Answer: Oncoming traffic and pedestrians in the crosswalk
Yield to oncoming traffic and crossing pedestrians before turning left.
3. A right turn should be made:
- Wide to the left
- From any lane
- From the lane nearest the right curb, close to the curb
- From the center lane
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Answer: From the lane nearest the right curb, close to the curb
Right turns start from the right-most lane, staying close to the curb.
4. You may not pass on hills or curves because:
- You cannot see far enough ahead for oncoming traffic
- It wastes fuel
- It is faster to wait
- The road is rough
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Answer: You cannot see far enough ahead for oncoming traffic
On hills and curves you can't see oncoming traffic soon enough to pass safely, so passing is prohibited.
5. When following or passing a motorcycle, you should:
- Pass closely on the right
- Give it a full lane width, just like a car
- Share its lane to save space
- Tailgate to encourage it to speed up
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Answer: Give it a full lane width, just like a car
A motorcycle is entitled to a full lane. Never crowd or share a lane with one.
6. Following too closely behind a large truck is dangerous because:
- You can't see ahead and you're in its rear blind spot
- It's loud
- It uses fuel
- It's slow
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Answer: You can't see ahead and you're in its rear blind spot
Tailgating a truck blocks your view and puts you in its rear No-Zone.
7. A stop sign is the only sign shaped as a(n):
- Pentagon
- Circle
- Diamond
- Octagon
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Answer: Octagon
Only the stop sign is an octagon.
8. A sign of this shape and color tells you:
- Available services
- A general warning of hazards ahead
- A law you must obey
- Directions and distances
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Answer: A general warning of hazards ahead
Yellow diamond signs are warnings — they alert you to possible hazards ahead. Slow down and use caution.
9. In Montana, you can be arrested for driving with a blood alcohol concentration of:
- .10% or more
- .02% or more
- .08% or more
- .05% or more
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Answer: .08% or more
A BAC of 0.08% or more is DUI.
10. As you exit a parking lot across a sidewalk, a pedestrian is walking on the sidewalk. You must:
- Speed across quickly
- Honk and continue
- Proceed — sidewalk users must yield to cars
- Yield to the pedestrian before crossing the sidewalk
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Answer: Yield to the pedestrian before crossing the sidewalk
Vehicles crossing a sidewalk must yield to pedestrians already on it.
11. A 'No U-Turn' sign is posted. You may:
- Not make a U-turn there
- U-turn only at night
- U-turn slowly
- U-turn anyway if clear
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Answer: Not make a U-turn there
Obey the sign — no U-turns where prohibited.
12. A safe U-turn requires:
- A clear view of traffic in both directions and no prohibiting sign
- A red light
- A hill
- Heavy traffic
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Answer: A clear view of traffic in both directions and no prohibiting sign
Only make a U-turn where you can see well both ways and it isn't prohibited.
13. A pentagon-shaped sign means:
- Hospital
- No passing
- Dead end
- School zone or school crossing
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Answer: School zone or school crossing
The five-sided pentagon marks a school zone or crossing.
14. What does this sign warn of?
- A weigh station
- No trucks
- A truck crossing or entering the road ahead
- A truck stop
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Answer: A truck crossing or entering the road ahead
A truck-crossing sign warns that trucks may be crossing or entering; watch for them.
15. A round sign always means:
- School
- Railroad crossing warning
- Stop
- Yield
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Answer: Railroad crossing warning
The only round sign is the railroad advance-warning sign.
16. There is no amount of alcohol that is proven 'safe' before driving because:
- It's expensive
- It tastes bad
- Even small amounts impair skills you need
- Rules change
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Answer: Even small amounts impair skills you need
Impairment begins with the first drink — the safest amount before driving is none.
17. People with disabilities, seniors, and children may:
- Cross only at lights
- Need extra time to cross — be patient and yield
- Be ignored
- Always move fast
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Answer: Need extra time to cross — be patient and yield
Give vulnerable pedestrians extra time and space to cross.
18. A black-on-white sign of this shape is a:
- Regulatory signs that tell you the law
- Warnings
- Service signs
- Guide signs
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Answer: Regulatory signs that tell you the law
Black-on-white rectangular signs are regulatory — they tell you a traffic law you must obey (e.g., speed limit).
19. A steady yellow light warns that the signal is about to turn:
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Answer: Red
Yellow means red is coming — stop if you safely can.
20. What does this sign mean?
- No left turn
- No U-turn
- Do not enter
- No right turn
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Answer: No left turn
This sign prohibits left turns.
21. If your rear wheels skid, you should steer:
- Opposite the skid
- Straight and brake hard
- Into the curb
- In the same direction the rear is sliding, then straighten
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Answer: In the same direction the rear is sliding, then straighten
Steer in the direction the rear is sliding to regain control, then straighten out.
22. In a roundabout, traffic flows:
- Clockwise
- Only when a light is green
- Counter-clockwise; yield on entry and signal to exit
- In both directions
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Answer: Counter-clockwise; yield on entry and signal to exit
Roundabout traffic moves counter-clockwise. Yield to traffic already circulating, then exit when you reach your street.
23. A blue sign with a wheelchair symbol reserves parking for:
- People with a disabled parking permit
- Delivery trucks
- Buses
- Anyone
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Answer: People with a disabled parking permit
Blue wheelchair signs reserve parking for permit holders.
24. In a Montana roundabout, driving speeds are:
- 15 mph or less
- 45 mph
- 35 mph
- 25 mph
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Answer: 15 mph or less
Roundabout speeds are 15 mph or less; yield to traffic already in the roundabout.
25. You come upon a crash scene ahead. You should:
- Slow down, move over if possible, and watch for people and debris
- Speed by quickly
- Stop in your lane
- Take photos while driving
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Answer: Slow down, move over if possible, and watch for people and debris
Slow down, move over, and watch for injured people, responders, and debris.
26. You want to turn left; an oncoming car is going straight through. Who goes first?
- Whoever signals first
- Whoever is larger
- You — left turns have priority
- The oncoming car going straight
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Answer: The oncoming car going straight
A driver turning left must yield to oncoming traffic going straight through.
27. A truck ahead of you swings wide to the left before turning right. You should:
- Pass on its right side
- Honk and go around
- Speed up on the left
- Not try to pass on the right — it needs the room to complete the turn
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Answer: Not try to pass on the right — it needs the room to complete the turn
Trucks swing wide to turn. Never squeeze up on the right of a right-turning truck.
28. A white sign showing a left-curving arrow above a lane means that lane:
- Must be used to turn left
- Merges right
- Is closed
- Is for parking
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Answer: Must be used to turn left
A left-turn lane-use sign means that lane may only turn left.
29. What does this sign warn of?
- A rest area
- A dead end
- A crossroad ahead where another road crosses
- A hospital
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Answer: A crossroad ahead where another road crosses
A cross-road warning shows an intersecting road ahead — watch for entering traffic.
30. An orange diamond with a downward arrow ('SLOW' / reduced speed) tells you to:
- Turn around
- Stop and park
- Speed up
- Reduce your speed for the work zone ahead
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Answer: Reduce your speed for the work zone ahead
Orange reduced-speed signs mean slow down for the upcoming work zone.
31. As your speed increases, the distance needed to stop:
- Increases sharply
- Only matters at night
- Decreases
- Stays the same
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Answer: Increases sharply
Higher speed means a much longer stopping distance — roughly quadrupling when you double your speed.
32. What does this sign warn of?
- A yield sign ahead
- A dead end
- A stop sign ahead
- A rest area
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Answer: A yield sign ahead
A yield-ahead sign warns that a yield is coming up — be ready to give the right-of-way.
33. Failing to yield to an emergency vehicle can result in:
- Nothing
- A reward
- A discount
- A citation and endangering lives
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Answer: A citation and endangering lives
Not yielding to emergency vehicles is illegal and dangerous.
34. A regulatory sign that is a white rectangle taller than it is wide is typically a:
- Speed limit or other traffic law
- Service sign
- Warning
- Guide sign
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Answer: Speed limit or other traffic law
Vertical white rectangles are regulatory — like a speed-limit sign.
35. A steady red arrow means:
- Turn in that direction after stopping
- You may not turn in the direction of the arrow — wait
- Proceed with caution
- Yield to pedestrians, then turn
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Answer: You may not turn in the direction of the arrow — wait
A red arrow means you must stop and may not make that movement until it changes.
36. If your right wheels drift onto the shoulder, you should:
- Ease off the gas and steer back gently when it's safe
- Speed up
- Jerk the wheel back onto the road
- Brake hard
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Answer: Ease off the gas and steer back gently when it's safe
Don't jerk the wheel — slow down and steer back onto the pavement smoothly.
37. At an uncontrolled T-intersection, the driver on the road that ends must:
- Stop only at night
- Go first
- Speed up
- Yield to traffic on the through road
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Answer: Yield to traffic on the through road
The through road has priority; the ending road yields.
38. A 'DO NOT ENTER' sign means:
- Do not enter — you are facing traffic coming toward you
- Enter slowly
- Yield before entering
- Enter only to turn right
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Answer: Do not enter — you are facing traffic coming toward you
Do Not Enter means the roadway is closed to you; entering would put you against oncoming traffic.
39. What does this sign mean?
- Road ends
- Merging traffic — be ready to adjust
- No passing
- Added lane
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Answer: Merging traffic — be ready to adjust
A merge sign warns that another roadway is joining yours; adjust speed/position to merge safely.
40. When merging, you should match the speed of highway traffic so you can:
- Force in
- Stop on the ramp
- Blend into a gap smoothly
- Slow everyone down
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Answer: Blend into a gap smoothly
Matching speed lets you merge into a gap without disrupting traffic.
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