Lisensing & Rules
When you establish move to another residency in Maine, you must notify the BMV within:
A) 10 days
B) 30 days
C) 60 days
D) 90 days
B) 30 days
Under ideal roadway and weather conditions, you should maintain a minimum following distance of at least:
A) 2 seconds
B) 3 seconds
C) 4 seconds
D) 6 seconds
C) 4 seconds
What drug is the most damaging and widely used in the USA today?
A) Alcohol
B) Marijuana
C)Opioids (oxycodone/fentanyl)
D) Tobacco/Nicotine
A) Alcohol
A yellow diamond-shaped sign with black lettering or symbols is a:
A) Regulatory sign
B) Warning sign
C) Work zone sign
D) Guide sign
B) Warning sign
When a pedestrian is crossing within a marked or unmarked crosswalk, motorists must:
A) Sound their horn
B) Yield the right-of-way
C) Swerve into the oncoming lane
D) Speed up to pass before they cross your lane
B) Yield the right-of-way
Maine law requires vehicle headlights to be turned on:
A) From sunset to sunrise
B) When windshield wipers are in continuous use
C) Whenever atmospheric conditions reduce visibility below 1,000 feet
D) All of the above
D) All of the above
When must you yield the right-of-way to school children crossing a street?
A) Only if a school crossing guard is present
B) Only during designated recess periods
C) Only if yellow warning lights are flashing
D) Always
D) Always
You are an 18-year-old licensed driver on an open public way with a handheld cell phone held to your ear having a conversation while driving. Will you get a ticket?
A) Yes
B) No
A) Yes. Maine law prohibits the use of handheld mobile phones or handheld electronic devices while driving on public ways.
How often does Maine law require all registered motor vehicles to be inspected at an official inspection station?
A) Every 6 months
B) Once a year
C) Every two years
D) Only when sold or transferred
B) Once a year
When may you legally drive at the posted speed limit on any roadway?
A) At any time
B) When all conditions are the best for safe driving
C) Only during daytime hours
D) Whenever you are on an expressway
B) When all conditions are the best for safe driving
For drivers under 21 years of age, what amount of alcohol in the system results in an automatic license suspension?
A) Any amount
B) 0.02% or higher
C) 0.05% or higher
D) 0.08% or higher
A) Any amount
Work zone and roadway construction signs are distinguished by black text on what background color:
A) Red
B) Fluorescent yellow-green
C) Orange
D) White
C) Orange
Under Maine law, bicyclists riding on public roadways are classified as:
A) Pedestrians who must ride against traffic flow
B) Vehicle drivers who possess the same rights and responsibilities as motorists
C) Operators permitted only on paved shoulders
D) Operators required to carry an endorsement on their driver's license
B) Vehicle drivers who possess the same rights and responsibilities as motorists
When you hear or see an emergency vehicle approaching with its flashing lights and siren activated, you must:
A) Slow to 10 mph and continue in your lane. They will pass when it is safe.
B) Immediately drive to the right edge of the road, clear of any intersection, and stop
C) Accelerate rapidly to clear traffic
D) Move to the left shoulder and stop
B) Immediately drive to the right edge of the road, clear of any intersection, and stop
What is the legal speed limit when passing a school during recess, or when children are arriving or leaving during opening or closing hours?
A) 10 mph
B) 15 mph
C) 20 mph
D) 25 mph
B) 15 mph (Note: Fines are doubled for exceeding the speed limit in a school zone).
You are driving on a rural road and catch up to a bicyclist traveling in your lane. You slow down, wait until oncoming traffic clears, signal, and pass the cyclist while leaving four feet of clear space between the right side of your vehicle and the bicycle. Will you get a ticket?
A) Yes
B) No
B) No. Motorists are legally permitted to pass bicycles as long as they reduce speed and provide at least three feet of clearance between the right side of the vehicle and the cyclist.
For newly licensed drivers under 18 years of age, passenger and nighttime restrictions remain in effect for how many days after passing the road test?
A) 90 days
B) 180 days
C) 270 days
D) 365 days
C) 270 days
When may you legally drive at the posted speed limit on any roadway?
A) At any time
B) When all conditions are the best for safe driving
C) Only during daytime hours
D) Whenever you are on an expressway
B) When all conditions are the best for safe driving
Which of the following methods will actually sober up an individual who has been drinking?
A) Drinking black coffee
B) Taking a cold shower
C) Time
D) Exercising vigorously
C) Time
When approaching an intersection controlled by a flashing yellow traffic light, you must:
A) Come to a complete stop before proceeding
B) Slow down and proceed with caution
C) Maintain your speed because you have the right-of-way
D) Sound your horn to alert cross traffic
B) Slow down and proceed with caution
At a traffic circle or rotary, which driver possesses the right-of-way?
A) The driver approaching the circle from the right
B) The driver already traveling within the circle
C) The driver traveling at the higher rate of speed
D) The vehicle on the larger multi-lane street
B) The driver already traveling within the circle
When performing an emergency stop in a vehicle equipped with Anti-lock Brakes (ABS), you should:
A) Rapidly pump the pedal up and down
B) Apply firm, hard, continuous pressure to the brake pedal
C) Shift into neutral and coast
D) Lightly tap the pedal until wheels unlock
B) Apply firm, hard, continuous pressure to the brake pedal
What is the distinctive shape of a standard advance school zone warning sign?
A) Octagon (8 sides)
B) Pentagon (5 sides)
C) Diamond (4 sides)
D) Inverted triangle (3 sides)
B) Pentagon (5 sides)
You approach an intersection with a steady red traffic light. There is no "No Turn on Red" sign posted. You come to a complete stop behind the stop line, yield the right-of-way to all crossing pedestrians and oncoming traffic, and cautiously make a right turn. Will you get a ticket?
A) Yes
B) No
B) No. Under Maine law, making a right turn on red is legal after coming to a full stop and yielding to all pedestrian and vehicular traffic, unless a sign specifically prohibits it.
Under Maine's demerit point system, at what point total will a driver's license be suspended?
A) 6 points
B) 8 points
C) 10 points
D) 12 points
D) 12 points
When parallel parked along a curb, your vehicle must finish no more than what maximum distance away from the curb?
A) 6 inches
B) 12 inches
C) 18 inches
D) 24 inches
C) 18 inches
Operating a motor vehicle in Maine constitutes automatic agreement to take a chemical alcohol test at any time, a principle called:
A) Mandatory Driver Consent
B) The Voluntary Testing Clause
C) Implied Consent
D) Express Submission
C) Implied Consent
Solid white lines painted between lanes of traffic moving in the same direction serve to:
A) Encourage quick lane changes
B) Discourage lane changes at high-risk locations
C) Show that lanes are reversible during peak hours
D) Indicate that both lanes must turn at the next street
B) Discourage lane changes at high-risk locations
Drivers must dim their high-beam headlights to low beams when approaching an oncoming vehicle within what distance:
A) 300 feet
B) 500 feet
C) 700 feet
D) 1,000 feet
B) 500 feet (Note: High beams must also be dimmed when following within 300 feet of a vehicle).
If you are stranded in a blizzard or extreme cold and must wait for help in your car, you should:
A) Leave the vehicle immediately and walk down the roadway toward town
B) Keep the engine running continuously with all windows sealed airtight
C) Stay with the vehicle, crack a window for fresh air, ensure the exhaust pipe is clear of snow, and do not let anyone sleep
D) Shut the car off completely and sleep until daylight
C) Stay with the vehicle, crack a window for fresh air, ensure the exhaust pipe is clear of snow, and do not let anyone sleep
Conviction for passing a stopped school bus with its red lights flashing results in an automatic license suspension of how many days under Maine law?
A) 15 days
B) 30 days
C) 60 days
D) 90 days
B) 30 days
You stop behind another car at a red light. To avoid waiting for the light to turn green, you cut through a gas station corner parking lot to bypass the intersection. Will you get a ticket?
A) Yes
B) No
A) Yes. Operating a motor vehicle through a driveway or parking area to avoid obeying a traffic control device or traffic light is illegal under Maine law.
Traffic accidents resulting in bodily injury, death, or apparent property damage of at least what amount must be reported immediately to police:
A) $500
B) $1,000
C) $1,500
D) $2,500
B) $1,000
Doubling your driving speed multiplies your vehicle's braking distance by:
A) 2 times
B) 3 times
C) 4 times
D) 6 times
C) 4 times
Refusing to submit to a chemical sobriety test can result in an administrative license suspension of up to:
A) 1 year
B) 3 years
C) 6 years
D) 10 years
C) 6 years
If an intersection with a stop sign has no painted stop line or crosswalk, you must stop:
A) In line with the stop sign post
B) You don't have to stop. This is not a legal stop sign.
C) At the point nearest the intersection without entering that gives you a view of oncoming traffic
D) Wherever you feel comfortable
C) At the point nearest the intersection without entering that gives you a view of oncoming traffic
What is the space in front, left, right, and behind a large truck where they cannot see you?
A) Fast Lanes
B) Dead Zones
C) No Zones
D) No Lanes
C) No Zones
In Maine, collisions between motor vehicles and moose peak dramatically during which two consecutive calendar months:
A) March and April
B) May and June
C) July and August
D) September and October
B) May and June
When approaching a stopped school bus with red lights flashing on an undivided road, traffic must:
A) Stop only when following directly behind the bus
B) Stop from either direction and remain stopped until the red lights turn off and the bus moves
C) Slow down to 10 mph and pass cautiously while honking
D) Stop only if you are in the adjacent lane
B) Stop from either direction and remain stopped until the red lights turn off and the bus moves
You are stuck behind a vehicle going 45 mph in a 50 mph zone on a two-lane highway. You pull out to pass in a legal passing zone and accelerate to 62 mph to complete the pass quickly before returning to your lane. Will you get a ticket?
A) Yes
B) No
A) Yes. It is illegal to exceed the posted speed limit at any time, even when passing another vehicle. Maine law explicitly prohibits passing if you must speed in order to complete the maneuver.