Practice phone rules and other distractions: 20 questions based on the Montana Driver Manual, 9 of them on Montana's own rules.
It is manual, visual and cognitive at once
Your hands, eyes and mind are all taken off driving.
Most Montana cities
The manual still advises against texting or phone calls at the wheel.
Pull safely off the road first
Do not read the map while driving.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Form 25-0100, revised April 2024), Chapter 5, Seeing Well, PDF p. 61
90%
That is why taking your eyes off the road is so dangerous.
Keep your eyes on the road; don't slow to stare
Slowing to stare also increases congestion.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Form 25-0100, revised April 2024), Chapter 5, Seeing Well, PDF p. 61
Speak up
Passengers can help drivers stay focused.
End the call and turn off the radio
The officer needs your full attention to finish the stop quickly.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Form 25-0100, revised April 2024), Chapter 7, Enforcement Stops, PDF p. 91
About 5 seconds
At 55 mph that distance is like driving the length of a football field blindfolded.
Using a navigation system
Anything that takes eyes, hands or mind off driving counts.
It takes your hands and attention away from driving
Eating or drinking can take a hand off the wheel and your eyes and mind off the road.
Source: PennDOT: Distracted Driving, Distractions Are Everywhere; Georgia Drivers' Manual, Section 5: Traffic Laws, Distracted Driving; North Carolina Driver Handbook, Distracted Driving: Distractions, PDF p. 43; New Jersey Driver Manual, Chapter 5, Distractions, PDF p. 94; Official Florida Driver License Handbook, Distracted Driving, PDF p. 42; Texas Driver Handbook, Distracted Driving, PDF p. 60; Massachusetts Driver's Manual, Chapter 5, p. 119; Indiana Driver's Manual, Chapter 7, Distracted Driving, p. 45; Maryland Driver's Manual, Section 6.C, p. 34; Section 6 sidebar, p. 36; Missouri Driver Guide, Chapter 16, Distracted Driving, PDF p. 94; Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual, Distracted Driving (p. iv); Minnesota Driver's Manual, Chapter 6, Distractions inside the vehicle, p. 78; Louisiana Class D & E Driver's Guide, Chapter 8, Driving Hazards and Emergencies, Distracted Driving, PDF pp. 115-116; Kentucky Driver Manual, Section Three, Driver Distractions, PDF p. 31; South Carolina Driver's Manual, Section 3, Be in Shape to Drive, Driver Distractions, p. 3-4 (PDF p. 35); Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337), Careless/Reckless Driving, Distracted Driving, printed p. 24 (PDF p. 27); Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 11, Car Phone Safety, p. 61; Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 3, Driving Behaviors, Driver Distractions, p. 27; Utah Driver Handbook, Section 11, Distractions and Driving Challenges, PDF p. 66; Iowa Driver's License Manual (MM1170), Chapter 3, 3.7 Eliminating Distractions, p. 36; Arkansas Driver License Study Guide (Vol. 1, Ed. 10, October 2026), Chapter 4, Safe Driving, What is Distracted Driving?, PDF p. 57; MDPS Driver's License Manual, Emotional Distractions, PDF p. 24; Kansas Driving Handbook, Section 3, Driver Distractions, PDF pp. 21-22; Idaho Driver's Handbook, Things That Can Distract Your Attention, PDF p. 91; Ways to Keep From Getting Distracted, PDF p. 92; Nebraska Driver's Manual, Section 5E-1, Distracted Driving, PDF p. 72; Hawaii Driver's Manual, Chapter X, Distracted Driving, PDF p. 58; Delaware Driver Manual (July 2026), Section Two, Distracted Driving, PDF p. 53; Montana Driver Manual (Form 25-0100, revised April 2024), Chapter 5, Don't Be a Distracted Driver, PDF p. 59; Maine Driver's License Manual (Rev 4/24), Section 3, Driver Distractions (do not eat while driving), PDF p. 25; Rhode Island Driver's Manual (April 2024), Distracted Driving, PDF p. 18; South Dakota Driver License Manual (revised 11/2024), Be in Shape to Drive, Driver Distractions, PDF p. 19; DC DMV Automobile Driver Manual (published Dec. 2023), Driver Manual, p. 5; New Hampshire Driver's Manual (DSMV 360, Rev. 11/25), Driver Distractions, PDF p. 13 (printed p. 7); Vermont Driver's Manual (VN-007, 2025 edition), Ch. 7, Distracted Driving, PDF p. 56; Alaska Driver Manual (REV. 10/2025), Distracted driving, PDF p. 29
We wrote these practice questions from the facts in the Montana Driver Manual (Montana Driver Manual, Form 25-0100 (Montana Department of Justice, Motor Vehicle Division, Driver Services Bureau). The cover says 'Revised April 2024' and the last page says 'Revised November 2023'; the file is hosted at mvdmt.gov under /uploads/2026/05/ with the name '25-0100M-Montana-Driver-Manual-English-05.26.pdf', linked from the Motor Vehicle Division's driver pages, read 2026-11-10. 99 PDF pages; page numbers cited are PDF pages, which equal the printed page number plus 10 (printed page 1 is PDF p. 11). PDF p. 10 is blank. Because the manual predates several law changes, every legal rule used in questions was checked against the Montana Code Annotated 2025 on mca.legmt.gov (read 2026-11-10); questions follow the statute and the MVD's own Drivers Under 18 and New Drivers 18+ pages (mvdmt.gov, read 2026-11-10 in the browser pane because curl gets a Cloudflare 403). Out-of-date or inconsistent manual statements and how they were handled: (1) speed limits (PDF p. 48 table: interstate 75/80, urban highways 65, two-lane 70/65, separate heavy-truck columns) differ from § 61-8-303, MCA: 80 mph on interstates outside an urbanized area of 50,000 or more at all times, 65 mph inside one, 70 day/65 night on other public highways, 25 mph in an urban district; questions use the statute and ask nothing about trucks; (2) the slow-down rule near stopped emergency vehicles (PDF p. 90: 20 mph below the limit on roads posted 50 mph or more, citing § 61-8-346) is out of date: § 61-8-346 was repealed in 2023 (Ch. 567, L. 2023) and § 61-8-388, MCA now sets the reduction (20 mph below on an interstate and 30 mph below on a state highway or county road if the driver can change lanes, one-half the limit if not, and also covers highway worker vehicles); questions use the statute; (3) DUI penalties (PDF p. 82: first conviction fine $300-$1,000, 1-60 days in jail, six-month suspension) differ from § 61-8-1007, MCA (first offense: at least 24 consecutive hours and up to six months in jail, fine $600-$1,000, higher if a passenger under 16 was aboard); test refusal is a six-month suspension for a first refusal and one year for a second within five years (§ 61-8-1032); questions use the statute; (4) minimum insurance (PDF p. 57: $10,000 property damage) differs from § 61-6-103, MCA ($25,000/$50,000/$20,000); the manual's penalty text (fine, 10 days in jail, 5 points) also differs from § 61-6-304 (first conviction fine $250-$500, no jail); questions use the statute; (5) crash reporting (PDF p. 90: report to law enforcement at $500 or more of damage and to the Highway Patrol at $1,000) differs from §§ 61-7-108 and 61-7-109, MCA ($1,000 or more for immediate notice, written report to the department within 10 days unless police reported); questions use the statute; (6) child restraints (PDF pp. 29-30: children up to age 6 and 60 pounds) differ from § 61-9-420, MCA, which sets rear-facing under 2, harness seat or booster from 4 up to 8, and an adult belt from age 9 or when the booster is outgrown; questions use the statute; (7) work zone fines (PDF pp. 37-38: 'fines double') are doubled only when a highway worker is present within 1,000 feet of the violation (§ 61-8-314(5), MCA); questions use the statute; (8) learner permit age (PDF pp. 12 and 18: 16, or 15 with a traffic education course) differs from the MVD Drivers Under 18 page and §§ 61-5-105 and 61-5-106, MCA (15 without a course, 14 1/2 in an approved course); questions use the statute and the MVD page; (9) the right-lane rule (PDF p. 37: stay in the right lane except to pass on roads with three or more lanes) differs from § 61-8-321(3), MCA (applies on roads with two or more lanes in one direction); questions use the statute; (10) the manual's 'fines are doubled in all school zones' (PDF p. 39) is narrower in § 61-8-726, MCA: the doubling applies to violations of a special school zone limit set by a local authority; questions use the statute; (11) the manual says drivers must always have a valid license in their possession (PDF p. 11) but is silent on digital licenses; since September 1, 2025 § 61-5-116 lets a digital or hard copy authorized by the department meet the carry requirement; (12) the 50 hours (10 at night) of supervised driving appear on the MVD page and match § 61-5-132(1)(c)(i), but the statute sets 75 hours (15 at night) after an alternative traffic education course; questions state the MVD figure and ask only about the standard 50/10 route; (13) PDF p. 11 says a Class D license is valid 'four to eight years', PDF pp. 8 and 13 say 12 years (8 with REAL ID) and PDF p. 18 says eight years or less (four after age 75); no question asks the license term; (14) phones: PDF p. 59 only says that most Montana cities have passed texting and talking laws; no statewide hand-held ban was found in the Montana Code Annotated or the 2025 session law index, so phone_distraction questions teach the manual's safety advice and no common phone-law question is sourced; (15) the manual says appointments are required at all stations (PDF p. 20) but also that some stations require them (PDF p. 11); no question asks it. edition) and from official sources on road signs. 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