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Smart Driver™ Course State-Specific Information AARP Driver Safety Page 3 of 4 MONTANA D20702 – June 2026 Sharing the Road with Emergency Vehicles – Participant Guidebook Page 82 • On any undivided highway on which an emergency vehicle approaches with its lights and siren on, all traffic shall yield to the right, clear of any intersection, and shall stop. • If an emergency vehicle is stopped on the shoulder of a freeway with its flashing lights on, the driver must reduce the vehicle's speed and move to a lane that is not adjacent to the emergency vehicle. If the speed limit is 50 miles per hour or greater, the driver must reduce their speed to 20 miles per hour below the limit. If it is not possible to change lanes, the driver must reduce their speed to one- half of the posted speed limit. Sharing the Road with School Buses – Participant Guidebook Page 82 • Drivers must stop 30 feet behind a school bus stopped with its lights flashing. • Drivers are required to stop for a school bus that has its red lights flashing and is stopped in the far right lane on a five-lane undivided highway. • Drivers are not required to stop for a school bus if they are on a different roadway, such as being on the opposite side of a divided highway. Sharing the Road with Motorcycles – Participant Guidebook Page 83 • Drivers must not deprive a motorcycle of full use of a traffic lane or drive alongside a motorcycle within the same lane. However, a motorcyclist may pass a vehicle within the same lane if the lane is wide enough to do so safely, the vehicle is stopped or traveling at a speed of 10 miles per hour or less, and the motorcyclist does not exceed 20 miles per hour when passing. Sharing the Road with Bicycles – Participant Guidebook Page 84 • Drivers may not intentionally interfere with the movement of a cyclist or overtake and pass a cyclist unless the operator of the motor vehicle can do so safely without endangering the cyclist. • If a driver makes a right turn while a cyclist is on their right, they must yield the right-of-way to the cyclist. • If a cyclist reaches an intersection before the driver, the driver must yield the right-of-way and let them cross. Sharing the Road with Pedestrians – Participant Guidebook Page 85 • If a pedestrian is entering a marked or unmarked crosswalk at an intersection, the driver must yield by stopping or slowing down. • If a driver is making a right turn while a pedestrian is in the crosswalk, they must yield to the pedestrian. • When pulling out on to the road, a driver must stop before they cross a sidewalk, even if there are no pedestrians. • Drivers must yield right-of-way to blind person who is using a white cane or accompanied by a guide dog. Crashes (Crash Reporting) – Participant Guidebook Page 86 • Crashes resulting in injury, death, or property damage of $1,000 or more must be reported to the police immediately.