Maine BMV Permit Practice Test 2
Test 2 of 10. Pick an answer for each question to see if it is right and why; your score appears at the end. You need 24 correct answers to pass, the same ratio as the real Maine test.
- Questions30
- Correct to pass24
- Passing score80%
- Minimum age15 years
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1. Your light is green but the traffic beyond the intersection is stopped and there is no room on the far side. What should you do?
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Answer A: Wait behind the line until you can clear the far side
Entering an intersection you cannot clear blocks the cross traffic when their signal turns green, so you wait behind the line.
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2. Traffic is heavy and a truck is stopped in the lane on your right. How do you keep an out?
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Answer B: Keep space open ahead of you and avoid being boxed in on both sides at once
Being hemmed in on both sides with no gap ahead removes every option, so keep at least one direction open.
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3. Who may establish a posted minimum speed limit on a Maine way?
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Answer C: The Department of Transportation, after an engineering and traffic investigation
Maine allows minimum speed limits to be established after an engineering and traffic investigation, and a driver must observe them except when a lower speed is needed for safe operation.
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4. You reach a stretch of road covered by moving flood water of unknown depth. What is the correct decision?
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Answer D: Turn around and take another route
About a foot of moving water is enough to carry away most cars, and the roadbed under the water may already be washed out, so the only safe choice is to turn around.
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5. How long does a habitual offender revocation last in Maine?
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Answer D: It is indefinite
Maine revokes a habitual offender's license indefinitely and without a preliminary hearing, and no new license may issue until the statutory waiting period for relief has passed.
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6. Cannabis is legal for adults in some states. What does that mean for driving?
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Answer C: Driving while impaired by it is still an offense
Legal possession has nothing to do with driving law, and every state treats driving while impaired by cannabis as an offense.
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7. The vehicle in front of you has stopped and is waiting to turn left, and there is a paved shoulder to the right. May you use it to get by?
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Answer D: No, in most states a pass may not be made by leaving the paved travel lanes
Passing on the right is normally lawful only inside the marked travel lanes, and most states prohibit driving onto the shoulder to get around a turning vehicle; the few states that allow it attach strict conditions.
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8. A freeway sign reads BUSES ONLY ON SHOULDER 6 AM TO 9 AM. Who may drive on the shoulder then?
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Answer A: Only the vehicles named on the sign, during the hours shown
Shoulder running is granted by the sign to the class of vehicle and the hours the sign names, and it does not turn the shoulder into a general travel lane.
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9. What are Maine's minimum liability limits for a registered vehicle?
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Answer A: 50,000 dollars per person, 100,000 dollars per accident and 25,000 dollars for property
Maine requires at least 50,000 dollars for injury to or death of one person, 100,000 dollars for one accident and 25,000 dollars for property damage, for each vehicle registered.
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10. Where do Maine's statutory rates of speed not apply?
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Answer C: At an authorized racing event and on private land used with the owner's authorization
Maine's rates of speed do not apply to an authorized racing event or to operation on private land with the authorization of the owner.
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11. A line of short dashes set closer together than an ordinary lane line runs beside your lane where a ramp leaves the highway. What does a dotted line of that kind convey?
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Answer A: A warning that the lane is about to change function
Dotted lines give guidance or warning about a downstream change, such as a lane that becomes an exit only lane or a lane line carried across an intersection.
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12. When are demerit points removed from a Maine driving record?
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Answer A: When they become one year old
Maine erases points from the record once they reach one year of age, which is shorter than the look-back period used in many other states.
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13. You have turned right into the nearest lane but you need the left lane soon. When should you move over?
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Answer A: After the turn is finished, once you have checked mirrors and blind spot
Complete the turn in the proper lane first, then make a normal lane change with mirror and blind spot checks once you are established on the new street.
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14. You are waiting to turn left at a solid green light with no green arrow. Oncoming traffic is approaching. What should you do?
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Answer A: Yield to the oncoming traffic and turn only when there is a safe gap
A solid green light permits the left turn but does not protect it, so you must yield to oncoming vehicles and to pedestrians before turning.
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15. About how much alcohol can the body eliminate per hour?
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Answer A: About one standard drink
The liver removes alcohol at a nearly fixed rate of roughly one standard drink per hour. Drinking faster than that raises the blood alcohol level, and nothing speeds the process.
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16. Which passengers may a newly licensed Maine driver under 18 carry without a qualified adult in the vehicle?
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Answer D: Only immediate family members
During the restricted period a Maine driver under 18 may carry only immediate family members unless accompanied by a licensed driver at least 20 years old who has held a license 2 years.
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17. Does using a hands free device remove the risk of distraction?
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Answer A: No, the conversation still takes attention away from driving
Hands free equipment removes the manual part of the distraction but not the mental part, and a driver deep in conversation can look straight at a hazard without registering it.
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18. Why would a restriction like this one be applied to a stretch of road?
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Answer A: Because there is not enough visible road ahead to complete a pass safely
Limits on overtaking are set where a hill, a curve or an obstruction leaves too little sight distance for a driver to pull out, pass and return before meeting oncoming traffic.
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19. On a narrow two-lane road a line of vehicles has built up behind you. What is the safe and courteous action?
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Answer D: Pull into a turnout or a safe wide spot and let them go by
A slow vehicle holding up a queue invites risky passing; using a turnout clears the road without anyone having to take a chance.
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20. Unless a sign says otherwise, what is the maximum speed in Maine outside any business, residential or built-up area?
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Answer D: 45 mph
Maine's statutory maximums are 45 mph outside business, residential and built-up areas, 25 mph inside them and 15 mph when passing a school during arrival, recess or dismissal.
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21. How does going a long time without sleep compare with drinking?
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Answer A: It can impair a driver in much the same way
Long periods awake produce slow reactions, poor judgment and lapses of attention that resemble the effects of alcohol, which is why fatigue counts as impairment.
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22. What is the driver expected to do after passing this sign?
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Answer A: Begin slowing so that a complete stop can be made at the intersection ahead
It is used where the control at the intersection stays hidden until late, so braking should begin here rather than at the stop line.
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23. Where among these is parking specifically prohibited?
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Answer A: On a bridge, in a tunnel or on railroad tracks
Bridges and tunnels have no safe refuge and cannot be widened, and a vehicle left on railroad tracks cannot be avoided by an approaching train.
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24. What is the purpose of carrying a first aid kit in your vehicle?
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Answer D: It lets you treat cuts and bleeding while the help is on its way
A kit is for simple first aid such as controlling bleeding until trained help arrives, not a substitute for calling for that help.
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25. How does Maine enforce its ban on smoking in a vehicle when a minor is present?
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Answer B: A 50 dollar fine applies, and the violation alone is no ground to search the vehicle
Maine sets a 50 dollar fine for smoking in a vehicle when a minor is present and forbids inspecting or searching the vehicle or its occupants solely because of that violation.
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26. What does Maine accept as evidence of a vehicle's speed in an enforcement proceeding?
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Answer D: Radar and electronic devices, and calculations of distance against time
Maine's speed statute makes radar, other electronic speed measuring devices, and calculations based on distance and elapsed time acceptable evidence of speed.
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27. A rectangular red sign with the white words WRONG WAY means that
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Answer C: the driver is already traveling against the legal flow and must not continue
The wrong way sign uses a white legend and border on red and addresses a driver who has entered a ramp or one-way roadway in the wrong direction, who should stop and turn around safely.
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28. A police officer is directing traffic at an intersection and waves you through a red light. What should you do?
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Answer C: Follow the officer, whose directions come before signs and signals
Directions given by a police officer or an authorized flagger override signs, signals and pavement markings.
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29. In Maine, what may a person do with the certificate issued at the end of an approved driver education course?
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Answer C: Use it as a temporary learner's permit for 60 days
Maine treats the driver education completion certificate as a temporary learner's permit for 60 days, and the usual supervision rules apply during that time.
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30. How long does Maine suspend a license for a first refusal of a chemical test?
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Answer D: 275 days
Maine's implied consent schedule starts at 275 days for a first refusal and rises to 18 months, 4 years and 6 years for later refusals.