Maine Permit Practice Test 3
25 questions written from the Maine Driver's License Manual, with an explanation and page citation for every answer.
Under Maine's point system, at what point total is a driver's license suspended?
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About this test
These questions were written from the Maine Driver's License Manual. 14 of the 20 Maine questions in this test cover rules that are specific to Maine or differ between states. Every answer comes with an explanation and a link to the exact page it comes from, so you can check it yourself.
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Under Maine's point system, at what point total is a driver's license suspended?
- A 6 points or more
- B 10 points or more
- C 12 points or more
- D 18 points or more
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C. 12 points or more
Maine issues a warning at 6 points and suspends the license when the total reaches 12 points or more. Points come off the count once they are a year old.
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What minimum following distance does the Maine manual recommend?
- A 2 seconds
- B 3 seconds
- C 1 car length per 10 mph
- D 4 seconds
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D. 4 seconds
Keep at least 4 seconds between your car and the vehicle ahead. Count from when the car ahead passes a fixed point until you reach it, and add more time in bad conditions.
How far ahead should you signal before turning or changing lanes?
- A At least 25 feet
- B At least 100 feet
- C At least 50 feet
- D At least 500 feet
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B. At least 100 feet
Signal as early as you can, at least 100 feet before any lane change or turn. Early signals give other drivers time to react.
What happens to speeding fines in a Maine work zone?
- A They are doubled
- B They are the same as anywhere else
- C They are tripled
- D They add points, but the fine stays the same
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A. They are doubled
Fines for speeding in a work zone are doubled. Narrow lanes, rough pavement and workers near traffic make speed especially dangerous there.
You are driving with a child who weighs 40 pounds. How must the child be secured?
- A In a lap and shoulder belt only
- B In a child safety seat
- C On an adult's lap with a belt around both
- D In the front seat with the air bag turned on
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B. In a child safety seat
Maine requires a child who weighs less than 55 pounds to be secured in a child safety seat. The seat should be held in place by the vehicle's belts, and the child buckled in correctly.