Required reflectors mirror horn brakes — Montana Permit Test

Rear red reflectors must be visible at night in high beams at all distances between 50 and 300 feet.

A parked car with dead lights shows nothing in the dark unless its reflectors catch your beams.

Must be visible at night when in front of high beam headlights for all distances between 50 and 300 feet.

A muffler must prevent excessive or unusual noise.

A roaring engine drowns out sirens and horns for everyone nearby.

Must prevent excessive or unusual noise.

A vehicle's mirror must give 200 feet of view to the rear.

A mirror that shows only a few car lengths hides a fast car coming up behind.

Vehicles manufactured after January 1, 1956, must provide 200-foot visibility to rear of the vehicle.

Brakes and parking brakes must control, stop and hold the vehicle under every load and on any grade it uses.

A parking brake that slips on a hill lets an empty car roll into the street.

Must control the movement, stop, and hold of the vehicle under all conditions of loading and on any grade incident to its operation.

A horn must give a warning that can be heard for 200 feet.

A weak horn is useless if the person you are warning cannot hear it.

Must provide warning audible for 200 feet.

Rear red reflectors must be visible in high beams at what range of distances?

Between 50 and 300 feet. A parked car with dead lights shows nothing in the dark unless its reflectors catch your beams. Montana Driver Manual, p.15: “Must be visible at night when in front of high beam headlights for all distances between 50 and 300 feet.”