Intersection entry — Montana Permit Test
Intersection entry on the Montana permit test — 3 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
At a four-way stop, the driver who reaches the intersection first goes first, after coming to a complete stop.
With no order, two drivers who both stopped would pull out together and meet in the middle.
At a four-way stop, the driver reaching the intersection first gets to go first (after coming to a complete stop).
Drivers entering a road from a driveway, alley or roadside must stop and yield to vehicles already on the main roadway.
Cars on the main road are moving at speed and are not expecting anyone to pull out in front of them.
Drivers entering a road from a driveway, alley, or roadside must stop and yield to vehicles already on the main roadway.
Drivers may not enter an intersection unless they can get through it without having to stop; wait until traffic ahead clears.
A car stuck in the middle when the light changes blocks the cross traffic that now has the green.
Drivers may not enter an intersection unless they can get through it without having to stop.
On the test
At a four-way stop, which driver goes first?
The one who reached the intersection first. With no order, two drivers who both stopped would pull out together and meet in the middle. Montana Driver Manual, p.40: “At a four-way stop, the driver reaching the intersection first gets to go first (after coming to a complete stop).”
How this works
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Where these come from
Every rule here is checked against Montana Driver Manual, published by the Montana Department of Justice, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-04.
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/MT.pdf (Montana Driver Manual, Revised April 2024, Montana Department of Justice, Motor Vehicle Division, retrieved 2026-09-14 and re-checked 2026-10-04; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/MT.pages.txt (scripts/mt-text.sh: pdftotext -layout except printed pp.24-26, which are plain; the fixture every citation here was cut from and verified against; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/MT-exam.html (Administrative Rules of Montana 23.3.121, Road Signs and Road Rules, as reproduced by the Legal Information Institute, read 2026-10-04; states the seven-miss pass mark; sha256 pinned under examSource)
- https://mvdmt.gov/forms-driver-license/ (read 2026-10-04; links the manual)