Montana Permit Test: Speed Limits Practice Questions
Posted and default limits, school zones and the basic speed law.
Question 1
What happens to traffic fines in Montana work zones?
Correct answer: They double
Traffic fines double in work zones, and each zone has its own posted speed limit set by the agency or contractor.
Source: Chapter 3: Signs, Signals, & Markings – Construction Zone
Question 2
Is there a single standard speed limit for all Montana construction zones?
Correct answer: No, each zone sets its own
There is no standard work-zone speed limit; the DOT, local authority, utility or contractor sets one for each zone.
Source: Chapter 3: Signs, Signals, & Markings – Construction Zone
Question 3
Endangering highway workers or deliberately striking a traffic control device in a work zone carries what penalty?
Correct answer: Same as reckless driving
Driving so as to endanger persons or property in a highway construction zone, or striking a control device on purpose, is a misdemeanor with the same penalty as reckless driving.
Source: Chapter 3: Signs, Signals, & Markings – Construction Zone
Question 4
How low may school zone speed limits be in Montana?
Correct answer: 15 mph
School zone speed limits may be as low as 15 mph, and fines are doubled in all Montana school zones.
Source: Chapter 3: Signs, Signals, & Markings – School Zone Safety Standards
Question 5
What is the daytime speed limit for cars on Montana interstates?
Correct answer: 75/80 mph
Cars and light trucks: interstates 75/80 mph day and night, urban interstates 65, two-lane highways 70 day and 65 night.
Source: Chapter 4: Driving Rules – Speed Limits
Question 6
What is the nighttime speed limit for cars on Montana two-lane highways?
Correct answer: 65 mph
On two-lane highways, cars may go 70 mph by day and 65 mph at night; heavy trucks 60 day and 55 night.
Source: Chapter 4: Driving Rules – Speed Limits
Question 7
What is the speed limit on interstates within the Billings, Great Falls and Missoula urban areas?
Correct answer: 65 mph
Urban-area interstate highways in Billings, Great Falls and Missoula have a 65 mph limit.
Source: Chapter 4: Driving Rules – Speed Limits
Question 8
On a two-lane road in Montana, by how much may you exceed the limit to pass?
Correct answer: 10 mph
Vehicles on a two-lane road may exceed the speed limit by 10 mph to overtake and pass and return safely to the right lane.
Source: Chapter 4: Driving Rules – Speed Limits
Question 9
Stopping from 60 mph takes how much more distance than from 30 mph?
Correct answer: Over three times as far
Stopping at 60 mph takes not twice but over three times the distance needed at 30 mph.
Source: Chapter 5: How to Drive Safely – Adjusting Speed
Question 10
On a wet road, how much should you reduce your speed?
Correct answer: About 10 mph
Wet road: slow about 10 mph. Packed snow: cut speed in half. Ice: slow to a crawl.
Source: Chapter 5: How to Drive Safely – Slippery Roads
Question 11
About how far does it take to react and stop at 50 mph on dry pavement?
Correct answer: About 400 feet
At 50 mph it can take about 400 feet—about a city block—to react and stop; at 30 mph about 200 feet.
Source: Chapter 5: How to Drive Safely – Adjusting to How Well You Can See
Question 12
What is Montana's 'Four Second Sight Distance Rule' used for?
Correct answer: Checking stopping room
Pick an object as far ahead as you can see; if you reach it before counting four seconds, you're going too fast for your sight distance.
Source: Chapter 5: How to Drive Safely – Sight-Distance Rule