Protect in collisions — Montana Permit Test
Protect in collisions on the Montana permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
If your vehicle is hit from the rear, press yourself against the back of your seat and put your head against the head restraint.
A head held away from the restraint snaps back hard and the neck takes the blow.
Press yourself against the back of your seat and put your head against the head restraint.
When hit from the rear, be ready to brake so you are not pushed into another vehicle.
A car shoved forward with no brakes on can turn one crash into two.
Be ready to apply your brakes so that you will not be pushed into another vehicle.
If your vehicle is hit from the side, your body is thrown toward the side that is hit; your lap and shoulder belts help keep you behind the wheel.
A driver thrown sideways off the wheel cannot steer or brake to stop the car hitting something else.
If your vehicle is hit from the side, your body will be thrown toward the side that is hit.
If you are about to be hit from the front, try to turn your vehicle so you avoid a direct, head-on collision.
Even a glancing hit does far less harm than meeting another car square on.
If your vehicle is going to be hit from the front, try to turn your vehicle in such a way to avoid a direct, head-on collision.
On the test
Your car is about to be hit from the rear. What should you do with your head?
Press it against the head restraint. A head held away from the restraint snaps back hard and the neck takes the blow. Montana Driver Manual, p.79: “Press yourself against the back of your seat and put your head against the head restraint.”
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)