Yellow signals — Montana Permit Test
Yellow signals on the Montana permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
Do not enter an intersection against a steady yellow light unless you are too close to stop safely.
Speeding up to beat the yellow is how drivers end up in the intersection on red.
Do not enter an intersection against a steady yellow light unless you are too close to stop safely.
A steady yellow arrow means the protected turn is about to end; vehicles making the turn should clear the intersection.
A driver who starts the turn late can be left in the path of cars that just got a green.
A steady yellow arrow means that the time to make a “protected” turn is about to end or stop.
A flashing yellow arrow means left turns are allowed, but you must first yield to oncoming traffic and pedestrians, who have a green light.
Turning as if the arrow were green puts you in front of oncoming cars that also have a go.
A flashing yellow arrow means left turns are allowed, but you must first yield to oncoming traffic and pedestrians.
A flashing yellow signal means proceed with caution; it usually means you need to slow down.
A flashing yellow often guards a busy crossing, and a driver at full speed has no time to react.
A flashing yellow signal means “PROCEED WITH CAUTION.”
On the test
When may you enter an intersection on a steady yellow light?
When you are too close to stop safely. Speeding up to beat the yellow is how drivers end up in the intersection on red. Montana Driver Manual, p.30: “Do not enter an intersection against a steady yellow light unless you are too close to stop safely.”
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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)