Slow moving traffic — Montana Permit Test

Watch for large trucks and small, underpowered cars on steep grades or entering traffic; they lose speed on long or steep hills and take longer to speed up.

Coming over a rise behind a truck crawling up the grade, a fast driver has seconds to slow.

They can lose speed on long or steep hills, and it takes longer for these vehicles to speed up when they enter traffic.

When four or more vehicles are slowed up behind it, a slow-moving vehicle must turn off the roadway wherever there is room for a safe turnout.

A long line stuck behind a tractor tempts drivers to pass on a blind hill.

When four or more vehicles are slowed up, slow-moving vehicles must turn off the roadway whenever there is sufficient room for a safe turnout.

Slow-moving vehicles must drive in the extreme right lane of the roadway.

A tractor in the left lane blocks the very lane faster traffic needs to get around it.

Slow-moving vehicles must drive in the extreme right lane of the roadway.

Where are large trucks and small, underpowered cars likely to lose speed?

On long or steep hills. Coming over a rise behind a truck crawling up the grade, a fast driver has seconds to slow. Montana Driver Manual, p.62: “They can lose speed on long or steep hills, and it takes longer for these vehicles to speed up when they enter traffic.”