Required windshield and seatbelts — Montana Permit Test

Motor vehicles made after January 1, 1956 must have a front windshield of safety glass.

Ordinary glass breaks into knife-like pieces that fly into the car in a crash.

A front windshield with safety glass (if manufactured after January 1, 1956) is required in motor vehicles.

Materials that restrict the driver's view may not be attached to any window.

A sunshade or sign stuck to the glass can hide a child stepping off the curb.

Materials that restrict the driver's view may not be attached to any window.

Windshield wipers are required and must be in good working order to clear rain, snow or other moisture.

In a sudden downpour, a car with broken wipers is being driven blind.

Windshield wipers are required and must be in good working order to clear rain, snow, or other moisture from the windshield.

Vehicles made between January 1, 1965 and January 1, 1968 must have seatbelts for the left and right front seats.

Without front belts, the two riders most likely to hit the windshield have nothing holding them.

Vehicles manufactured between January 1, 1965, and January 1, 1968, must have seatbelts for the left and right front seats.

Vehicles made after January 1, 1968 must have seatbelts for every designated seat.

A passenger in a seat with no belt has nothing to hold them when the car stops hard.

Vehicles manufactured after January 1, 1968 must have seatbelts for every designated seat.

What kind of glass must a front windshield have on vehicles made after January 1, 1956?

Safety glass. Ordinary glass breaks into knife-like pieces that fly into the car in a crash. Montana Driver Manual, p.15: “A front windshield with safety glass (if manufactured after January 1, 1956) is required in motor vehicles.”