A pedestrian is crossing within an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection. Does the lack of painted lines remove your duty to yield?
Correct answer: No; yield to the pedestrian in the crosswalk.
The handbook covers both marked and unmarked crosswalks. Watch for people before turning or proceeding through the crossing.
Source: Montana Driver Manual, Revised April 2024, printed page 40, physical PDF page 50: Crosswalks ↗
You see a pedestrian carrying a white cane near a crossing. What is appropriate?
Correct answer: Take extra precautions and stop when needed to let the person cross safely.
The cane may identify a visual impairment. Do not rely on eye contact or assume the pedestrian knows your vehicle’s position.
Source: Montana Driver Manual, Revised April 2024, printed page 39, physical PDF page 49: White cane and guide dog ↗
A ball rolls from between parked cars into your lane. What should you anticipate?
Correct answer: A child may follow it; slow and prepare to stop.
Children may act impulsively, and parked cars can hide them. Reduce speed before the child becomes visible.
Source: Montana Driver Manual, Revised April 2024, printed page 62, physical PDF page 72: Children near residential streets and playgrounds ↗
You stop behind a large truck on an uphill grade. Why should you leave extra space?
Correct answer: The truck may roll backward when it starts moving.
Large vehicles can roll back as their drivers begin moving uphill. Leave enough room rather than stopping close to the rear bumper.
Source: Montana Driver Manual, Revised April 2024, printed page 65, physical PDF page 75: Space when stopped on a hill ↗
A narrow road and oncoming traffic leave no room for a safe bicycle pass. What should you do?
Correct answer: Slow and wait behind the cyclist until you can pass with adequate clearance.
Wait for safe space rather than squeezing through. A delayed pass is better than endangering the cyclist or oncoming traffic.
Source: Montana Driver Manual, Revised April 2024, printed page 66, physical PDF page 76: Bicycle and oncoming traffic ↗
A cyclist moves left in the lane to avoid parked cars and surface hazards. What should you recognize?
Correct answer: The cyclist may need that position to ride safely; leave room and pass only when safe.
The handbook describes reasons cyclists may need space away from the right edge. Do not force them toward hazards.
Source: Montana Driver Manual, Revised April 2024, printed page 43, physical PDF page 53: Cyclist road position ↗
You are turning left while an oncoming bicycle approaches through the intersection. How should you treat it?
Correct answer: Yield as you would to an oncoming motor vehicle.
Bicycles are traffic, not an exception to ordinary yielding duties. Wait for a safe opening before crossing the cyclist’s path.
Source: Montana Driver Manual, Revised April 2024, printed page 42, physical PDF page 52: Bicycles, same rights and rules ↗
You have just passed a cyclist and want to turn right at the next driveway. What must you avoid?
Correct answer: Turning across the cyclist’s path without enough clearance.
Do not cut off a bicycle immediately after passing it. Check its position and yield as needed before turning across its path.
Source: Montana Driver Manual, Revised April 2024, printed page 44, physical PDF page 54: Right turns near bicycles ↗
A school bus on your two-lane roadway has stopped to unload children with red lights flashing. You approach from the opposite direction. Where must you stop?
Correct answer: At least approximately 30 feet from the bus.
The current rule applies from either direction on the same roadway and prohibits proceeding past the bus while the red lights operate.
Source: Montana Code Annotated 2025, 61-8-351, subsection (1)(a); current official text reviewed September 29, 2026 ↗
A school bus ahead activates amber flashing lights as it prepares to stop for children. What should you do?
Correct answer: Slow to a reasonable speed and prepare to stop when the stopped bus activates red lights.
Amber warns of a planned loading stop. Prepare early rather than making a last-second stop or pass.
Source: Montana Code Annotated 2025, 61-8-351, subsection (2); current official text reviewed September 29, 2026 ↗
A school bus stops with red lights on the other roadway of a highway with separate roadways. You remain on your own roadway. What does the statutory exception allow?
Correct answer: You need not make the school-bus stop solely for that bus on the different roadway.
The exception depends on separate roadways, not merely a painted lane division. Continue watching for hazards and obey other controls.
Source: Montana Code Annotated 2025, 61-8-351, subsection (7); current official text reviewed September 29, 2026 ↗
A large truck ahead needs the truck-apron area while moving through a roundabout. What should a car driver do?
Correct answer: Drop back and give the truck room to complete its path.
Long vehicles need extra space through the circle. Do not crowd the truck or attempt to share its turning path.
Source: Montana Driver Manual, Revised April 2024, printed page 32, physical PDF page 42: Large vehicles in roundabouts ↗
