Rear reflectors and projecting loads — Montana Permit Test

Every vehicle, whatever its size, must have two reflectors and a stop light on the rear.

A car with no reflectors and a dead battery disappears on a dark shoulder.

Every vehicle, whatever its size, must have on the rear: two reflectors and a stop light, in addition to the clearance lamps required;

Whenever a load extends four feet or more beyond the body of the vehicle, its end must be marked.

Drivers behind judge a truck by its body and can run into lumber hanging off the back.

Whenever any load extends four feet or more beyond the body of the vehicle,

When head lamps are required, a load that sticks out four feet or more must have a red light visible for 500 feet on its extreme rear end.

At night a pipe sticking off a truck is invisible until a headlight hits it.

Whenever any load extends four feet or more beyond the body of the vehicle,

At all other times, a load that sticks out four feet or more must carry a red flag at least 12 inches square.

In daylight a thin pole off the back of a truck is easy to miss without a flag on it.

At all other times there shall be a red flag, not less than 12 inches square.

What must every vehicle, whatever its size, have on the rear?

Two reflectors and a stop light. A car with no reflectors and a dead battery disappears on a dark shoulder. Montana Driver Manual, p.16: “Every vehicle, whatever its size, must have on the rear: two reflectors and a stop light, in addition to the clearance lamps required;”