2024 Maine Permit Test 11
The following questions are from real DMV written tests. These are some of the actual permit questions you will face in Maine. Each permit practice test question has three answer choices. Select one answer for each question and select "grade this section." You can find this button at the bottom of the drivers license quiz. For a complete list of questions and answers for Maine please visit https://cheat-sheets.dmv-written-test.com/en/maine/car.
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51. When getting ready to change lanes, you should:
Explanation
Before changing lanes, check your side and rearview mirrors for traffic approaching you from behind. Just before you begin moving into the other lane, quickly glance over your shoulder and check for any vehicles that may be in your blind spot.
52. In a vehicle equipped with airbags, the safest place for children age 12 and under to ride is in:
Explanation
While airbags provide supplemental protection for adults in the event of a crash, they pose a severe safety risk for children. Anyone age 12 or under should sit in the back seat of a vehicle with airbags.
53. Lanes of traffic moving in opposite directions are divided by ____ lines.
Explanation
Yellow lines are used to divide traffic moving in opposite directions.
54. Which of the following is a safe way to drive through a curve?
Explanation
You should slow down as you enter a curve and increase your speed gradually as you exit. Increasing your speed as you enter a curve will make it more difficult to control your vehicle.
55. Posters, signs, and window decals on the windshield and windows:
Explanation
Obstructions on windows are prohibited. No sign, poster, or sticker may be placed on any window of a vehicle, unless it is specifically required by law to be on a vehicle's window.
56. Yellow pavement markings indicate that lanes of traffic are moving in opposite directions.
Explanation
White lines are used to separate traffic moving in the same direction. Yellow lines are used to separate traffic moving in opposite directions.
57. On which side(s) of a vehicle should drivers maintain a space cushion?
Explanation
The only way you can be sure you will have enough time to react to the movements of other drivers is by leaving plenty of space between your car and the cars around you. In general, you should try to keep a cushion of space on all sides of your motor vehicle.
58. You should drive on the shoulder to pass a car:
Explanation
Passing on the right is permissible only if it is possible to do so without driving off the roadway. Never pass another vehicle on the shoulder because the other driver will not expect you to be there and may pull off the road.
59. Solid or dashed white pavement markings indicate that traffic is moving in opposite directions.
Explanation
White lines are used to separate lanes of traffic moving in the same direction. Yellow lines are used to separate lanes of traffic moving in opposite directions.
60. When approaching a railroad crossing, you should:
Explanation
