Montana: Pedestrians
Yielding to pedestrians, crosswalks, blind pedestrians with a white cane or guide dog, school crossing guards and Walk and Don’t Walk signals. Split into 2 shorter tests so you're not stuck in one long quiz.
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What should you do about school zones when you plan a route?
- Plan to pass through them at pick-up time
- Plan a route that avoids them when you can
- Use them as shortcuts to save time
- Plan to pass through them at the lowest speed limit
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Correct answer: Plan a route that avoids them when you can
The manual says to plan a route that avoids school zones when you can.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 29
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Why is mixing speeding or distracted driving with child pedestrians and bicyclists dangerous?
- Children always cross only at marked crosswalks and only on a green signal
- Children are able to judge the speed and distance of cars accurately
- Children walking to school are accompanied by adults
- Children are difficult to see due to their size and unpredictable behavior
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Correct answer: Children are difficult to see due to their size and unpredictable behavior
Children are difficult to see due to their size and tendency toward unpredictable behavior.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 29
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Why do children walking or bicycling to school often cross streets and parking lots wherever it is convenient?
- They are required to cross away from crosswalks
- School crossing guards tell them to cross there
- They often ignore or do not understand traffic control
- They cannot see the parking lot signs
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Correct answer: They often ignore or do not understand traffic control
Children walking or bicycling to school often ignore or do not understand traffic control, so they cross wherever it is convenient.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 29
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What may young children wrongly think about cars?
- That a car is able to stop when in fact it cannot
- That a car always yields to anyone walking
- That a car is slower than a bicycle
- That a car can only drive in the center lane
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Correct answer: That a car is able to stop when in fact it cannot
Young children may think that a car is able to stop when in fact it can’t.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 29
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What may children think if they can see a driver?
- That the driver will honk
- That the driver is about to turn
- That the driver is going too fast
- That the driver can see them
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Correct answer: That the driver can see them
Children may think that if they can see a driver, the driver can see them.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 29
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When should you watch out for children near schools and parks?
- Only during school hours
- Day and night
- Only at pick-up and drop-off times
- Only when school is in session
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Correct answer: Day and night
The manual says to watch out for children near schools and parks day and night.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 29
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What must you do for pedestrians in crosswalks and at intersections?
- Slow down and honk
- Slow down and pass on the left
- Stop only if they are children
- Stop and stay stopped
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Correct answer: Stop and stay stopped
The manual says to stop and stay stopped for pedestrians in crosswalks and at intersections.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 29
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Where does a school zone begin?
- At the school’s front door
- At the edge of the school parking lot
- At the nearest traffic signal
- At the first school crossing sign
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Correct answer: At the school’s front door
A school zone is an area near a school beginning at the school’s front door.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 29
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How many blocks surrounding a school does a school zone include?
- Exactly one block in each direction
- Exactly two blocks in each direction
- As many as the local authority determines
- Only the school’s own property
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Correct answer: As many as the local authority determines
The school zone includes as many surrounding blocks as determined by the local authority establishing a special speed limit.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 29
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When must drivers yield to pedestrians in school crosswalks?
- Only when a crossing guard is present
- Only when children are in the crosswalk
- Only at pick-up and drop-off times
- Always
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Correct answer: Always
Drivers must always yield to pedestrians in school crosswalks, whether or not crossing guards are present.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 29
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Why should drivers stop before school crosswalks?
- So children can read the school sign
- So other drivers can also see pedestrians
- So the crossing guard can collect fees
- So buses can park in the crosswalk
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Correct answer: So other drivers can also see pedestrians
Drivers should stop before crosswalks so other drivers can also see pedestrians.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 29
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Which of these are drivers not allowed to do?
- Stop before the crosswalk so others can see them
- Wait until the whole column of children has crossed
- Drive through a column of school children crossing a roadway
- Slow down when you approach the school building
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Correct answer: Drive through a column of school children crossing a roadway
Drivers can’t drive through a column of school children crossing a roadway.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 29
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What may a driver not do while a school crossing guard is directing children and holding a sign in the stop position?
- Drive past the crossing guard
- Wait at the crosswalk
- Yield to the children
- Stop before the crosswalk
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Correct answer: Drive past the crossing guard
Drivers can’t drive past a school crossing guard who is directing children across a roadway while holding a sign in the stop position.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 29
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Where a pedestrian signal is used, which signals must pedestrians obey?
- The red-yellow-green traffic lights, rather than the pedestrian signals
- Whichever signal shows first, pedestrian or traffic light
- The pedestrian signals, rather than the red-yellow-green traffic lights
- Neither one, as long as no vehicles are close
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Correct answer: The pedestrian signals, rather than the red-yellow-green traffic lights
Where pedestrian signals are used, pedestrians must obey them rather than the red-yellow-green traffic lights.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 30
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When may a pedestrian start crossing the street from the curb or sidewalk at a pedestrian signal?
- When the DON’T WALK signal is flashing
- When facing a WALK signal
- When the upheld orange hand is steady
- When no vehicles are in sight, whatever the signal shows
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Correct answer: When facing a WALK signal
Pedestrians facing a WALK signal may start from the curb or sidewalk to cross the street.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 30
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A pedestrian is at the curb and the pedestrian signal shows DON’T WALK, either steady or flashing. What must the pedestrian do?
- Start crossing if no vehicles are approaching
- Start crossing, but hurry to the far curb
- Cross only after the traffic light for cars turns yellow
- Wait until a WALK signal appears before starting to cross
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Correct answer: Wait until a WALK signal appears before starting to cross
If a DON’T WALK signal is showing or flashing, pedestrians must wait until a WALK signal appears before starting to cross the intersection.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 30
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A pedestrian is already in the crosswalk when the DON’T WALK signal begins flashing. What should the pedestrian do?
- Continue crossing the street
- Stop and wait in the crosswalk until the WALK signal returns
- Go back to the curb that was just left
- Stand still until traffic stops
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Correct answer: Continue crossing the street
Pedestrians who are in the crosswalk when the DON’T WALK signal begins flashing should continue crossing the street.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 30
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On a pedestrian signal, what does an upheld orange hand mean?
- WALK
- Cross with caution
- DON’T WALK
- Cross if no cars come
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Correct answer: DON’T WALK
An upheld orange hand on a pedestrian signal means DON’T WALK.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 30
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On a pedestrian signal, what does a white pedestrian figure mean?
- DON’T WALK
- WALK
- Wait for the light
- Cross with caution
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Correct answer: WALK
A white pedestrian figure on a pedestrian signal means WALK.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 30
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What must pedestrians facing a steady red light do?
- Cross only if no vehicle is approaching from either direction
- Cross quickly if they are already standing at the edge of the curb
- Enter the street only in an unmarked crosswalk, and then hurry
- Not enter the street unless a pedestrian signal directs otherwise
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Correct answer: Not enter the street unless a pedestrian signal directs otherwise
Pedestrians facing a red light must not enter the street unless a pedestrian signal directs otherwise.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 30
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What must pedestrians facing a steady yellow light do?
- Not start across the street unless a pedestrian signal directs otherwise
- Hurry across before the light turns red, if they are already at the curb
- Start across if no vehicles are close enough to be a danger to them
- Cross only in a marked crosswalk, and only if no cars are turning
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Correct answer: Not start across the street unless a pedestrian signal directs otherwise
Pedestrians facing a yellow light must not start across the street unless a pedestrian signal directs otherwise.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 30
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Unless a sign or pedestrian signal says otherwise, where may pedestrians facing a green light cross the street?
- Only in a marked crosswalk
- Only at a corner with a pedestrian signal
- In a marked or unmarked crosswalk
- Anywhere along the block
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Correct answer: In a marked or unmarked crosswalk
Pedestrians facing a green light may cross in a marked or unmarked crosswalk, unless other signs or a pedestrian signal direct otherwise.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 31
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Where must pedestrians cross at a roundabout?
- Through the central island
- Anywhere along the circular road
- At the designated crosswalks
- On the truck apron
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Correct answer: At the designated crosswalks
All pedestrians must cross at the designated crosswalks and never cross to the central island.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 32
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When entering and exiting a roundabout, what must a driver do about pedestrians?
- Yield only to pedestrians already in the crosswalk
- Watch for and yield to pedestrians in or waiting at the crosswalk
- Sound the horn so pedestrians clear the crosswalk
- Expect pedestrians to yield because the traffic circle has the right-of-way
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Correct answer: Watch for and yield to pedestrians in or waiting at the crosswalk
When entering and exiting a roundabout, drivers must watch for and yield to pedestrians in or waiting at the crosswalk.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 32
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What must you do about pedestrians at a crosswalk?
- Yield only to pedestrians already in the crosswalk
- Yield to pedestrians in or about to enter the crosswalk
- Yield only if the crosswalk is marked
- Sound the horn so they clear the crosswalk
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Correct answer: Yield to pedestrians in or about to enter the crosswalk
You must yield to pedestrians in or about to enter a crosswalk.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 34
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At an intersection with no painted crosswalk lines, what should you do?
- Expect pedestrians to wait at the curb until you have gone by
- Watch only for the traffic signal, since pedestrians will not cross
- Expect pedestrians to cross only in the middle of the block
- Be alert for pedestrians crossing, since not all crosswalks are marked
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Correct answer: Be alert for pedestrians crossing, since not all crosswalks are marked
Not all crosswalks are marked, so drivers should be alert for pedestrians at intersections that do not have defined crosswalks.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 34
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A pedestrian steps into the street where they should not. What does the manual say is still the driver's basic responsibility?
- Keep going, since the pedestrian is at fault
- Stop and wait for the police to arrive
- Yield only if the pedestrian is in a crosswalk
- Be alert for them and yield the right-of-way
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Correct answer: Be alert for them and yield the right-of-way
It is still the driver's basic responsibility to be alert for pedestrians and to yield the right-of-way, even if the pedestrian is wrong.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 39
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Where does the manual say to be especially alert for pedestrians because children may be playing?
- On interstate highways
- In residential areas
- In parking garages
- Near gas stations
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Correct answer: In residential areas
Be alert at all times for pedestrians, especially in residential areas where children may be playing.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 39
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Why does the manual say not to use your horn near a pedestrian who has a guide dog or a white cane?
- Horns may only be used on rural highways
- It could confuse or frighten the pedestrian
- It is required before you pass them
- It is a signal for them to cross quickly
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Correct answer: It could confuse or frighten the pedestrian
Do not use your horn near a pedestrian using a guide dog or carrying a white cane, because it could confuse or frighten the blind pedestrian.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 39
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Drivers must yield to pedestrians crossing in a crosswalk, but what may no pedestrian do?
- Cross the street in daylight at a crosswalk
- Cross with a guide dog or a white cane
- Use a crosswalk at an intersection
- Leave a curb and walk into a vehicle's path
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Correct answer: Leave a curb and walk into a vehicle's path
Drivers must yield to pedestrians crossing in a crosswalk, but no pedestrian can leave a curb and walk into the path of a vehicle.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 39
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What does the manual say people walking along the highway at night should do?
- Wear light-colored clothing or carry a light
- Walk on the right side, going with traffic
- Walk only on the paved shoulder
- Wear dark clothing to avoid glare
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Correct answer: Wear light-colored clothing or carry a light
People walking along the highway at night should wear light-colored clothing or carry a light.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 39
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Where sidewalks are provided, what is against the law for pedestrians?
- Walking after dark
- Walking with a dog
- Walking on the roadway
- Crossing at intersections
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Correct answer: Walking on the roadway
Where sidewalks are provided, it is against the law for pedestrians to walk on the roadway.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 39
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When people are walking on the roadway, which side must they walk on?
- The right, with the flow of traffic
- Either side, whichever is wider
- The center, along the lane line
- The left, facing oncoming traffic
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Correct answer: The left, facing oncoming traffic
When people are walking on the roadway, they must walk on the left, facing oncoming traffic.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 39
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Where must pedestrians cross streets?
- Anywhere, if no cars are close
- At intersections, using crosswalks
- Mid-block, away from turning cars
- Only where a crossing guard is present
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Correct answer: At intersections, using crosswalks
Pedestrians must cross streets at intersections, using crosswalks as provided.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 39
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When you cross a sidewalk to enter or leave a driveway, alley, or parking lot, whom must you yield to?
- Only vehicles on the street
- Only bicyclists
- Pedestrians
- No one; you have the right-of-way
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Correct answer: Pedestrians
Drivers crossing a sidewalk, entering or exiting a driveway, alley, or parking lot must yield to pedestrians.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 40
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A vehicle ahead has stopped at a crosswalk to let a pedestrian cross. What may drivers approaching from behind not do?
- Slow down behind it
- Stop behind it
- Wait for the pedestrian to finish
- Pass the stopped vehicle
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Correct answer: Pass the stopped vehicle
When a vehicle is stopped at a marked or unmarked crosswalk to let a pedestrian cross, other drivers approaching from the rear may not pass the stopped vehicle.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 40
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Why should you give extra space to pedestrians, especially children?
- They are not required to obey traffic signals
- They can move into your path quickly and without warning
- They move more slowly than any other road user
- They are usually walking in the same direction as traffic
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Correct answer: They can move into your path quickly and without warning
Pedestrians, especially children, can move into your path quickly and without warning.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 66
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You are approaching a pedestrian or bicyclist in your lane. What should you do?
- Pass within the same lane, keeping as far over as you can
- Sound your horn and pass in the same lane
- Stay close behind until the pedestrian leaves the road
- Wait until it is safe to pass in the adjoining lane
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Correct answer: Wait until it is safe to pass in the adjoining lane
You do not share a lane with a pedestrian or bicyclist; you wait until it is safe to pass in the adjoining lane.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 66