Intersection yielding — Montana Permit Test

Drivers crossing a sidewalk, or entering or leaving a driveway, alley or parking lot, must yield to pedestrians.

People on a sidewalk do not expect a car to roll across their path from a driveway.

Drivers crossing a sidewalk, entering or exiting a driveway, alley, or parking lot must yield to pedestrians.

It is illegal to drive on a sidewalk, except to cross it.

Sidewalks are where people walk without watching for cars, so a car on one has no one looking out for it.

It is illegal to drive on a sidewalk, except to cross it.

Drivers turning left must yield to oncoming cars going straight ahead.

A left turn crosses the oncoming lane, and the car going straight has no reason to stop for it.

Drivers turning left must yield to oncoming cars going straight ahead.

At an intersection with no stop sign or traffic signal, drivers should yield to vehicles coming from the right.

Without a rule, two drivers reaching an open corner at once would each expect the other to stop.

At an intersection where there is no stop sign or traffic signal, drivers should yield to vehicles coming from the right.

At an uncontrolled intersection, be ready to yield by taking your foot off the accelerator, covering the brake, and looking left, right, and left again.

The other driver may not know the rule, and a foot already over the brake stops you sooner.

However, a driver should always be prepared to yield to avoid a crash.

You are leaving a parking lot across a sidewalk. Whom must you yield to?

Pedestrians on the sidewalk. People on a sidewalk do not expect a car to roll across their path from a driveway. Montana Driver Manual, p.40: “Drivers crossing a sidewalk, entering or exiting a driveway, alley, or parking lot must yield to pedestrians.”