Maine BMV Permit Practice Test 6
Test 6 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. How much of the suspension must a Maine driver with one OUI offense serve before reinstatement with an ignition interlock device?
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Answer A: 30 days
Maine allows reinstatement with an approved ignition interlock device once 30 days of the suspension period have been served for a single OUI offense.
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2. Does Maine's handheld device ban apply to a driver stopped at a red light?
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Answer D: Yes, the ban covers a vehicle temporarily stopped in traffic
Maine's ban reaches a driver who is temporarily stationary because of traffic, a traffic light or a stop sign; the driver must pull off the way and stop to use the device lawfully.
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3. A pedestrian has stepped into a crosswalk at an intersection ahead of you. What is your obligation?
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Answer C: Yield and let the pedestrian finish crossing before you proceed
Drivers must yield to pedestrians in a crosswalk, and an intersection has a legal crosswalk whether or not lines are painted on the pavement.
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4. What is the shortest license suspension a Maine court may impose for a conviction of driving to endanger?
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Answer B: 30 days
Driving to endanger carries a suspension of not less than 30 days and not more than 180 days, and the minimum may not be waived by the court.
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5. At what demerit point totals does the Maine Secretary of State send a warning and then suspend a license?
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Answer C: A warning at 6 points and a suspension at 12 points
Maine issues a warning once a driver reaches 6 points and suspends the license when the total reaches 12 points or more.
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6. You are descending a long steep grade with a loaded truck close behind you. What should you do?
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Answer A: Hold a steady speed and let it pass when it can
Gravity pushes a loaded truck downhill and it cannot slow quickly, so give it a predictable speed and room to get by rather than braking in front of it.
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7. You are approaching a sharp curve. When should you reduce your speed?
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Answer D: Before you enter the curve, so you can accelerate gently through it
Braking hard inside a curve uses up the traction that is already being demanded for cornering, so the slowing must be finished before you enter.
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8. A signal on an entrance ramp changes from red to green and lets one vehicle at a time onto the highway. What should you do?
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Answer A: Stop on the red and go on the green, one vehicle for each green
A ramp meter spaces vehicles out so they join the highway one at a time instead of arriving as a group, and it is a traffic signal like any other.
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9. You find that your shoulder belt has some slack in it. Why does that matter?
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Answer D: You travel further before the belt restrains you, so injuries are worse
Slack lets your body build up speed before the belt takes hold, which increases the forces on you and the risk of hitting the interior.
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10. What alcohol level makes a Maine driver guilty of operating under the influence?
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Answer B: 0.08 grams per 100 milliliters of blood or per 210 liters of breath
Maine sets the criminal threshold at 0.08 grams per 100 milliliters of blood or per 210 liters of breath, and the Secretary of State suspends the license immediately on that result.
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11. How is the Maine written knowledge examination scored?
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Answer B: 30 questions with at least 24 correct answers required
The Maine BMV states that the written test has 30 questions and that a minimum of 24 correct answers is needed, which allows 6 mistakes.
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12. What fine applies to speeding where a Maine way is under construction or maintenance and a reduced limit has been set?
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Answer D: Twice the ordinary fine
Maine sets a fine equal to twice the ordinary amount for exceeding a speed restriction imposed on a way under construction or maintenance.
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13. Where is a three-point turn most clearly a bad idea?
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Answer A: On a busy street near a curve, where approaching drivers cannot see you
The maneuver leaves you blocking the road for several seconds, so it needs light traffic and a long clear view; a blind curve gives neither.
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14. A Maine driver cannot safely move out of the lane next to a stopped emergency vehicle. What does the law then require?
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Answer C: Passing at a careful and prudent speed reasonable for passing
Maine tells the driver to pass in a lane that is not adjacent where that is possible, and otherwise to pass at a careful and prudent speed reasonable for the passing.
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15. You are already inside an intersection when you realize you should be in the lane beside you. What should you do?
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Answer C: Stay in your lane through the intersection and change lanes afterwards
Drivers in an intersection are watching for cross traffic and turning vehicles, so an unexpected sideways move there is easily missed.
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16. You are following a tractor-trailer so closely that its rear doors fill your windshield. What is the main problem?
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Answer D: You cannot see the road ahead and the truck driver cannot see you
A truck has a deep blind spot directly behind it, and tailgating also hides everything in front of the truck from you. Drop back so you can see and be seen.
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17. The crossbuck, formed by two rectangular arms crossed in an X, is placed
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Answer D: on each highway approach to a railroad grade crossing
The crossbuck marks the location of a highway-rail grade crossing and is required on each highway approach to that crossing.
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18. On which approach is this sign normally installed?
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Answer C: On the road that ends, far enough ahead for the driver to slow down
The warning belongs on the approach that terminates, placed early enough that the driver can lose speed and choose a direction before reaching the junction.
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19. Why is it dangerous to make a left turn from the second lane from the center?
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Answer C: Because a driver in the lane beside you is turning into the same space
Drivers in the proper turn lane are entitled to that space, and turning across them puts two vehicles into one path through the intersection.
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20. Where should you be looking as you back into a parallel parking space?
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Answer B: Over your shoulder through the rear window, glancing all around
Mirrors and cameras leave blind areas, so turn and look through the rear window while checking the front of your car and both sides as it swings.
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21. How long is a Maine noncommercial driver's license valid for a holder under 65?
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Answer A: Six years
A Maine noncommercial license expires at midnight on the holder's sixth birthday following the date of issue, while a commercial license runs five years.
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22. Another driver has pulled out to pass you. What should you do?
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Answer A: Stay in your lane, keep your speed steady or ease off, and let the pass finish
Accelerating while being passed forces the other driver to stay in the opposing lane longer, so the safe response is to hold or slightly reduce speed and stay right.
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23. You reach a one-lane bridge and a vehicle is already partway across it coming toward you. What should you do?
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Answer D: Stop before the bridge and let it come through
A vehicle already on a one-lane bridge has the right of way, and the driver who has not yet entered waits at the approach.
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24. What suspension does Maine impose on a conditional license holder who refuses a chemical test?
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Answer D: Not less than 2 years
A conditional license holder found to have operated with any alcohol faces a suspension of at least one year, and refusing the test raises that to not less than 2 years.
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25. Two solid yellow lines are painted down the center of a two-way road. What do they mean?
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Answer B: Traffic in neither direction may cross them to pass
A double solid yellow line marks a no-passing zone that applies to traffic traveling in either direction.
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26. Red pavement markings are used on a roadway to show that
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Answer A: it must not be entered from that direction
Red markings identify a roadway that is not to be entered or used, and they also mark the pavement of truck escape ramps.
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27. A pedestrian signal changes to a flashing upraised hand. What does that indication mean?
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Answer C: Do not start crossing, but finish a crossing already begun
The flashing upraised hand is the pedestrian change interval: nobody may start to cross, but a pedestrian already in the crosswalk may continue to the far side or to a median.
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28. You have a green light and are turning right while people are crossing the street you want to enter. Who goes first?
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Answer B: The pedestrians, and you wait until they are clear of your path
A green light permits the turn but does not remove the duty to yield to pedestrians already crossing the street you are turning into.
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29. A sign at the approach to a bridge reads WEIGHT LIMIT 10 TONS. What does the figure set?
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Answer B: The heaviest vehicle the bridge may legally carry
A weight limit sign is a regulation based on what the structure can bear, and it applies to the loaded weight of the whole vehicle.
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30. What does Maine say about where a child under 12 should ride?
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Answer C: The child must be secured in the rear seat if possible
Maine requires a child under 12 to be properly secured in the rear seat of the vehicle where that is possible, on top of the applicable restraint requirement.