Changing lanes checks — Montana Permit Test

Changing lanes includes moving from one lane to another, merging onto a roadway from an entrance ramp, and entering the roadway from the curb or shoulder.

A driver who skips the checks when pulling off the shoulder cuts into traffic just as surely as one swerving lanes.

Changing lanes includes: changing from one lane to another, merging onto a roadway from an entrance ramp, and entering the roadway from the curb or shoulder.

The areas near the rear corners of your vehicle are blind spots, which you cannot see in your mirrors; turn your head and look before you move.

A car sitting just off your back bumper does not show in any mirror, so drivers who trust mirrors merge into it.

These areas are called “blind spots” because you cannot see them through your mirrors.

When checking traffic for a lane change, check quickly: do not take your eyes off the road ahead for more than an instant.

Traffic ahead can stop while you stare over your shoulder, and you rear-end it.

Do not take your eyes off the road ahead for more than an instant.

Check the far lane, if there is one, because a driver there may be planning to move into the same lane you want.

Two drivers from opposite sides can each move into the empty middle lane and meet in it.

Be sure to check the far lane, if there is one, as someone in that lane may be planning to move into the same lane you want to enter.

Be cautious when passing a bicycle, because the cyclist may have to swerve into traffic to avoid an object on the road.

A rider who hits a pothole or glass may swing out right into the space you are driving through.

You should always be cautious when passing a bicycle because the cyclist may have to swerve into traffic to avoid an object on the road.

Which of these counts as changing lanes under the Montana manual?

Entering the road from the shoulder. A driver who skips the checks when pulling off the shoulder cuts into traffic just as surely as one swerving lanes. Montana Driver Manual, p.54: “Changing lanes includes: changing from one lane to another, merging onto a roadway from an entrance ramp, and entering the roadway from the curb or shoulder.”