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Montana driving lessons

Montana driving lessons.

Read 53 lessons across 8 course units, from licensing basics to the driving rules in Montana’s handbook. Every public lesson includes its full study text, examples, and source page references.

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Your course, in order

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Unit 1 · 6 lessons

Your License

Permits, GDL, documents, renewal and fees

  1. License types and learner permits 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Who can apply, new residents and military 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. Proving identity, presence and residency 4 min · 4 checkpoint questions
  4. Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  5. Expiration, fees and renewal 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  6. Replacements, address and name changes 3 min · 4 checkpoint questions

Unit 2 · 6 lessons

Vehicle Equipment

Checks, required lights and gear, seatbelts

  1. Trip planning and vehicle checks 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Lights and required equipment 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. Trucks, trailers and long loads 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  4. Disabled vehicles and slow-moving emblems 3 min · 5 checkpoint questions
  5. Clear view: windows, seat and mirrors 3 min · 3 checkpoint questions
  6. Seatbelts and child restraints 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 3 · 7 lessons

Signs, Signals & Markings

Recognize and obey every road control device

  1. Sign colors, shapes and regulatory signs 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Warning signs 3 min · 5 checkpoint questions
  3. Work zones and school zones 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  4. Traffic and pedestrian signals 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  5. Roundabouts 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  6. Railroad crossings 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  7. Pavement markings and special lanes 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 4 · 8 lessons

Driving Rules

Speed, turns, right-of-way, bikes, parking, insurance

  1. Basic rules, speed limits and passing 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Turning and turning around 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. Right-of-way: pedestrians and intersections 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  4. School buses and funeral processions 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  5. Sharing the road with bicycles 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  6. Bicycle riding rules and equipment 3 min · 5 checkpoint questions
  7. Parking rules 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  8. Liability insurance 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 5 · 8 lessons

How to Drive Safely

Attention, vision, communication and following distance

  1. Distracted driving 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Starting, steering and stopping 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. Seeing well and scanning ahead 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  4. Checking behind, changing lanes and backing 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  5. Night driving 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  6. Being seen: headlights, horn and breakdowns 3 min · 4 checkpoint questions
  7. Signaling your plans 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  8. Following distance and space behind 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 6 · 7 lessons

Speed, Space & Road Conditions

Adjusting to the road, traffic, sight distance and passing

  1. Road conditions: gravel, curves and ice 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Hydroplaning, skids and wildlife 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. Keeping pace, merging and slow traffic 3 min · 4 checkpoint questions
  4. Seeing far enough to stop 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  5. Space to the side, to merge and to cross 3 min · 5 checkpoint questions
  6. Passing safely 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  7. Animals, riders and drivers who need room 3 min · 4 checkpoint questions

Unit 7 · 6 lessons

Fitness to Drive

Vision, fatigue, alcohol, drugs and health

  1. Vision and hearing 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Fatigue and drowsy driving 3 min · 4 checkpoint questions
  3. How alcohol affects you 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  4. Alcohol laws, open containers and reporting 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  5. Drugs, health and emotions 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  6. Senior drivers and giving up driving 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 8 · 5 lessons

Emergencies, Crashes & Penalties

Handling the unexpected and protecting your license

  1. Vehicle failures on the road 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Avoiding and surviving collisions 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. At a crash scene and reporting it 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  4. Emergency vehicles and traffic stops 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  5. Losing your license and your driving record 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions