Montana: Emergencies — Part 5 Practice Test
Questions in this part include: “When is it a crime to leave a crash site where your vehicle was involved?” · “Which items does the manual say you should carry in a basic emergency kit in your vehicle?”
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Questions are original and based on the official manual "Montana Driver Manual" (Revised April 2024), Montana Department of Justice, Motor Vehicle Division.
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If your vehicle is hit from the rear, why should you be ready to apply your brakes?
- So the airbag will deploy properly
- So the vehicle behind can stop sooner
- So your head stays against the head restraint
- So you will not be pushed into another vehicle
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Correct answer: So you will not be pushed into another vehicle
You should be ready to apply your brakes so that you will not be pushed into another vehicle.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 79
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If your vehicle is hit from the side, toward which direction will your body be thrown?
- Toward the side that is hit
- Away from the side that is hit
- Straight forward into the steering wheel
- Backward against the seat
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Correct answer: Toward the side that is hit
When a vehicle is hit from the side, the body will be thrown toward the side that is hit.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 79
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When your vehicle is hit from the side, why do you still need lap and shoulder belts even with side air bags?
- To keep the side air bags from inflating
- To keep the doors from opening
- To help keep you behind the wheel
- To hold your head against the head restraint
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Correct answer: To help keep you behind the wheel
Lap and shoulder belts are needed to help keep you behind the wheel and to minimize your vulnerability to injury.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 79
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If your vehicle is hit from the side, what should you get ready to do?
- Press back against the head restraint
- Steer or brake to prevent hitting something else
- Turn off the ignition and let go of the wheel
- Speed up to leave the area at once
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Correct answer: Steer or brake to prevent hitting something else
After a side hit you get ready to steer or brake to prevent your vehicle from hitting something else.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 79
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If your vehicle is going to be hit from the front, what should you try to do?
- Speed up so that the impact is lighter
- Turn your vehicle to avoid a direct, head-on collision
- Brake hard and brace against the steering wheel
- Hold your course and keep both hands on the wheel
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Correct answer: Turn your vehicle to avoid a direct, head-on collision
You should try to turn your vehicle in such a way as to avoid a direct, head-on collision.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 79
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When should you stop at an accident that you pass on the road?
- Always, so that you can offer help to those involved
- Only if there is a fire at the scene
- Only if the accident is blocking your lane
- Only if you are involved or emergency help has not arrived yet
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Correct answer: Only if you are involved or emergency help has not arrived yet
The manual says not to stop unless you are involved or emergency help has not arrived yet; keep your attention on driving and keep moving.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 79
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Why should you never drive to the scene of an accident, fire, or other disaster just to look?
- You may be fined for slowing down near an emergency scene
- You may be asked to give a statement to the police there
- You may block the way for police and other rescue vehicles
- You may be required to help with any injured people there
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Correct answer: You may block the way for police and other rescue vehicles
Driving to a scene just to look may block the way for police, firefighters, ambulances, tow trucks, and other rescue vehicles.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 79
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If you are involved in an accident, what must you do?
- Stop
- Keep moving if there is little damage
- Drive home and report it later
- Move on if no one is hurt
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Correct answer: Stop
A driver involved in an accident must stop.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 79
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If you are involved in an accident with a parked vehicle, what must you try to do?
- Have the parked vehicle towed away
- Wait for the police to arrive at the scene
- Move the parked vehicle off the road
- Locate the owner
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Correct answer: Locate the owner
If you are involved in an accident with a parked vehicle, you must try to locate the owner.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 79
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If any person is injured or killed in an accident, who must be notified?
- Only your insurance company
- The police
- Only the other driver’s insurance company
- The nearest driver exam station
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Correct answer: The police
If any person is injured or killed, the police must be notified.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 79
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When is it a crime to leave a crash site where your vehicle was involved?
- If any vehicle is damaged, before you exchange phone numbers
- If the crash happened at night, before a tow truck arrives
- If there is an injury or death, before police have the information they need
- If the crash happened on a highway, before you move your vehicle
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Correct answer: If there is an injury or death, before police have the information they need
Leaving a crash site where your vehicle was involved is a crime when there is an injury or death, until police have talked to you and gotten all the information they need.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 79
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Which items does the manual say you should carry in a basic emergency kit in your vehicle?
- Flares and first aid supplies
- A fire extinguisher and a tire gauge
- Jumper cables and a spare fuse
- Reflective vests and a tow rope
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Correct answer: Flares and first aid supplies
You should carry a basic emergency kit that has flares and first aid supplies in your vehicle.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 79
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Where should you stop your vehicle if you are involved in an accident?
- At or near the accident site
- At the next exit past the site
- A mile or more beyond the site
- At the nearest police station
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Correct answer: At or near the accident site
You stop your vehicle at or near the accident site.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 79
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After a crash, if your vehicle can move, what should you do with it?
- Leave it where it stopped until the police arrive
- Get it off the road so it does not block traffic
- Move it several miles away before you stop
- Leave it where it is and turn on the headlights
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Correct answer: Get it off the road so it does not block traffic
If your vehicle can move, you get it off the road so that it does not block traffic.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 79
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Why should you not stand or walk in traffic lanes at an accident scene?
- You could disturb evidence the police need
- You could be cited for obstructing traffic
- You could be struck by another vehicle
- You could block the view of approaching drivers
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Correct answer: You could be struck by another vehicle
The manual says you could be struck by another vehicle if you stand or walk in traffic lanes.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 79
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What should you do about the ignition of wrecked vehicles?
- Leave it running to power the lights
- Leave it on so the vehicle stays warm
- Restart it to check the damage
- Turn it off
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Correct answer: Turn it off
You turn off the ignition of wrecked vehicles because fuel could have spilled and fire is a real danger.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 79
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Why should you not smoke around wrecked vehicles?
- Smoke may hide the crash from other drivers
- Smoking is not allowed on any highway
- Smoke may make injured people sick
- Fuel could have spilled and fire is a real danger
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Correct answer: Fuel could have spilled and fire is a real danger
Do not smoke around wrecked vehicles, because fuel could have spilled and fire is a real danger.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 79
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What should you do if there are electrical wires down at an accident scene?
- Do not go near them
- Move them off the road with a dry stick
- Step over them quickly to reach the injured
- Check them for damage before helping anyone
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Correct answer: Do not go near them
If there are electrical wires down, you do not go near them.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 79