Parking & Stopping Rules — Montana
Montana CDL practice test: 435 free practice questions (Based on the official driver handbook). The official format is not yet verified; check the official site before your test. Parking & Stopping Rules: 9 questions.
Where you may park, distances from hydrants and crossings, hill parking and disabled permits.
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| Topic / Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Topic | Parking & Stopping Rules |
| License test | Montana CDL permit (CLP) knowledge tests |
| Topic questions | 9 (2% of 435 total) |
| Review status | This topic page is still being reviewed against the official handbook. Until review is finished it is hidden from search engines. |
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Questions (9)
1. If your brakes fail when traveling downhill, decide what to do as quickly as possible because:
- The longer you wait, the faster your vehicle will go. ✓
- The longer you wait, the more vehicles will get out of your way.
- The longer you wait, the slower your vehicle will go.
Answer: A. The longer you wait, the faster your vehicle will go.
You should decide quickly because the longer you wait, the faster your vehicle will go. The handbook says to make your move as soon as you know your brakes do not work. It gives a direct reason: delay lets your speed keep rising on the downgrade, which makes stopping harder. That is why you should choose an escape route early rather than waiting. The passage does not say other drivers will clear a path for you, and it does not say waiting will slow you down.
2. When asked to complete a conventional parallel parking maneuver, you should:
- Pass the parking space while backing, then pull forward into it.
- Pull forward past the parking space, then back into it. ✓
- Pull forward into the parking space without passing it first.
- Back into the parking space without passing it first.
Answer: B. Pull forward past the parking space, then back into it.
3. Before driving a bus that has been parked for a few days, a driver:
- Can assume the interior is in good working condition.
- Should call the local police department to inspect the bus.
- Should do a walkthrough inspection to make sure no damage has occurred since the last trip. ✓
- Should ask passengers to check the interior of the bus.
Answer: C. Should do a walkthrough inspection to make sure no damage has occurred since the last trip.
You should walk through and inspect the bus before driving it, to check that nothing has been damaged since the last trip. The handbook points out that unattended buses are sometimes damaged by people. That is why it says to check the inside of the bus every time before you drive it, to keep riders safe. A bus that has sat parked for a few days is exactly the kind of vehicle that may have picked up damage nobody reported, so you look it over yourself instead of trusting that it is still in shape.
4. A trolley valve:
- Should be used while driving.
- Should only be used to test trailer brakes. ✓
- Should be used when parking uphill.
Answer: B. Should only be used to test trailer brakes.
5. When parked on the side of the road, you should:
- Use only the rear flashing lights.
- Use one set of turn signals.
- Use your high beam headlights.
- Use your four-way flashers. ✓
Answer: D. Use your four-way flashers.
When parked on the side of the road, you should use your four-way flashers. The handbook instructs you to switch on the four-way emergency flashers after pulling off the road and stopping. It says this matters especially at night, because taillights alone are not a dependable warning. Drivers have hit parked vehicles from behind because they assumed the vehicle was moving normally. Another passage adds that four-way flashers help approaching drivers notice your vehicle sooner. Together, these passages point to the four-way flashers as the right warning light for a vehicle parked at the roadside.
6. During a basic vehicle control skills test, you may be asked to:
- Swerve to avoid a hazard.
- Parallel park. ✓
- Drive straight into a parking space.
Answer: B. Parallel park.
You may be asked to parallel park during the basic vehicle control skills test. You may be asked to parallel park during the basic vehicle control skills test. The handbook's basic control skills section includes diagrams labeled Parallel Park (Driver Side) and Parallel Park (Conventional), which places parallel parking among the maneuvers in that test. The test is about slow-speed control and judging the vehicle's position, and the listed exercises are forward stopping, straight-line backing, and offset tracking and backing. Nothing in the passages says the examiner will ask you to swerve around a hazard or drive straight into a parking space.
7. Sometimes, when checking the automatic transmission fluid level:
- Your vehicle should be parked uphill.
- Your vehicle should be parked downhill.
- Your vehicle should be washed.
- Your vehicle may have to be left running. ✓
Answer: D. Your vehicle may have to be left running.
Sometimes your vehicle may have to be left running while you check the automatic transmission fluid level. The handbook's engine-compartment checklist includes the automatic transmission fluid level and notes that this check may need the engine to be running. So the correct choice is the one saying the vehicle may have to be left running. The passages do not connect this check to parking on a slope or washing the vehicle.
8. When asked to complete an offset back/right parking maneuver, you should:
- Pull straight forward, then back to the right. ✓
- Pull straight forward, then back to the left.
- Pull forward to the right, then back in a straight line.
- Pull forward to the left, then back in a straight line.
Answer: A. Pull straight forward, then back to the right.
9. When traveling with Division 1.1 explosives, you must park at least ____ from any building.
- 25 feet
- 50 feet
- 300 feet ✓
Answer: C. 300 feet
You must park at least 300 feet from any building when traveling with Division 1.1 explosives. The handbook's parking rule for Division 1.1, 1.2, and 1.3 explosives says not to park within 300 feet of a bridge, tunnel, building, a place where people gather, or an open fire, except for short periods needed for vehicle operation. That distance is the minimum the rule gives for a building, so 300 feet matches the bank answer.
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Last checked: 2026-10-17 · Not yet verified
Updated: · Based on the official driver handbook