You are preparing for a normal right turn from a single turn lane. Which path is appropriate?
Correct answer: Approach from the rightmost portion of your lane without swinging left, then enter the closest lawful receiving lane.
The handbook directs drivers to turn from the proper edge of their lane and enter the closest lane. A wide swing can mislead or endanger nearby traffic.
Source: Maine Driver License Manual, Rev 4/24, printed 7-1, physical PDF page 61: Right turns ↗
Two adjacent lanes are permitted to turn left. You start in the outer turn lane. What should you do through the turn?
Correct answer: Stay in the corresponding receiving lane until the turn is complete.
When multiple lanes turn, maintain your lane through the intersection. Any later lane change requires its own safe gap and checks.
Source: Maine Driver License Manual, Rev 4/24, printed 7-1, physical PDF page 61: Multiple turn lanes ↗
You plan an ordinary turn on a Maine road. For at least what distance before turning should the appropriate signal be given continuously?
Correct answer: The last 100 feet before the turn.
Maine's ordinary turn-signal requirement is at least the last 100 feet. Signaling does not replace the requirement to make the movement safely.
Source: Maine Revised Statutes, Title 29-A, section 2071, 1 and 2: safe movement and continuous signal; current official text reviewed September 29, 2026 ↗
Your mirror shows no vehicle in the lane you want. What should you do before moving over?
Correct answer: Signal, check the blind spot in that direction, and recheck that the gap remains safe.
Mirrors do not cover every nearby area. A brief shoulder check and another assessment of the gap help detect a vehicle entering the same space.
Source: Maine Driver License Manual, Rev 4/24, printed 7-3, physical PDF page 63: Changing lanes ↗
An entrance ramp has an adequate acceleration lane. How should you join expressway traffic?
Correct answer: Use the lane to approach traffic speed, find a safe gap, check and signal, and yield while merging.
The acceleration lane provides space to prepare for a compatible-speed merge. Through traffic is not required to yield its lane to an entering vehicle.
Source: Maine Driver License Manual, Rev 4/24, printed 7-4, physical PDF page 64: Entering a multi-lane highway ↗
You are approaching your expressway exit and have moved into the appropriate lane. Where should ordinary exit slowing begin?
Correct answer: In the deceleration lane, then continue reducing speed for the ramp.
Plan the exit early and signal. Using the deceleration lane for slowing reduces interference with through traffic while allowing a safe ramp speed.
Source: Maine Driver License Manual, Rev 4/24, printed 7-5, physical PDF page 65: Exiting a multi-lane highway ↗
You pass your intended expressway exit. What is the safe response?
Correct answer: Continue to a later lawful exit and adjust the route.
The handbook prohibits backing on the expressway and stopping there except for an emergency. A missed exit is a routing problem, not permission for those maneuvers.
Source: Maine Driver License Manual, Rev 4/24, printed 7-5, physical PDF page 65: Stopping on an expressway ↗
You follow a slower car near a hillcrest that hides oncoming traffic. May you begin passing to the left?
Correct answer: No; wait until there is an adequate clear view and the pass can be completed safely.
A hidden oncoming vehicle can enter the passing path. A lawful pass requires sufficient clear view and room; slow traffic ahead does not supply them.
Source: Maine Revised Statutes, Title 29-A, section 2070, 3 and 5(A): clear view and hills or curves; current official text reviewed September 29, 2026 ↗
You have passed another car on a two-lane road. Before returning to the right, what should you verify?
Correct answer: That you can see the entire passed vehicle in the rearview mirror and have a safe gap, then signal and check.
Returning too early can cut off the passed driver. The handbook's mirror guidance helps establish separation but does not replace checking the actual traffic space.
Source: Maine Driver License Manual, Rev 4/24, printed 7-6, physical PDF page 66: Space to pass and return ↗
A car starts a lawful pass of your vehicle. What should you avoid doing?
Correct answer: Increasing your speed while the other vehicle is overtaking you.
Maine prohibits increasing speed while being overtaken. Cooperation helps the other driver finish without an unnecessarily prolonged conflict.
Source: Maine Revised Statutes, Title 29-A, section 2070, 2: conduct of the vehicle being passed; current official text reviewed September 29, 2026 ↗
The car ahead is waiting to turn left. The only available path on its right is an unpaved shoulder outside the main traveled way. What should you do?
Correct answer: Wait; do not use that shoulder to pass.
Maine permits right-side passing only under specified safe conditions and not by driving off the pavement or main traveled portion. A waiting left turn does not authorize shoulder passing.
Source: Maine Revised Statutes, Title 29-A, section 2070, 6: passing on the right; current official text reviewed September 29, 2026 ↗
A two-way lane is available under Maine's two-part left-turn provision. You are leaving a driveway to turn left, and the near half of the road is clear but the far travel lane is not. What may you do if it is safe and controls permit?
Correct answer: Enter the two-way lane as the first part of the turn, then wait for a safe opening into the travel lane.
The statute allows this two-part entry from a driveway or entrance. It does not turn the center lane into a through lane or remove the need to yield before merging.
Source: Maine Revised Statutes, Title 29-A, section 2051, 2(D): two-part left turn from driveway or entrance; current official text reviewed September 29, 2026 ↗
You park facing uphill beside a curb. How should you position the front wheels and secure the car?
Correct answer: Turn the front wheels left, away from the curb, and use the parking brake and the appropriate gear or Park.
With an uphill curb, wheels turned away from it help the curb arrest backward movement. Wheel position supplements, rather than replaces, securing the vehicle.
Source: Maine Driver License Manual, Rev 4/24, printed 7-10, physical PDF page 70: Parking on hills ↗
You park on the right side of a hill where there is no curb. Which wheel position helps keep a rolling car out of traffic?
Correct answer: Turn the wheels right, toward the roadside, whether facing uphill or downhill.
Without a curb, the objective is to direct any movement away from the traveled road. Also set the parking brake and select the appropriate gear or Park.
Source: Maine Driver License Manual, Rev 4/24, printed 7-10, physical PDF page 70: Parking on hills without a curb ↗
All ordinary parking spaces are full, but a striped access aisle beside a disability space is empty. May you park in the aisle briefly?
Correct answer: No; keep it clear for people entering or leaving vehicles, including those using mobility equipment.
An access aisle is not an additional parking space. Parking there can prevent use of the accessible space even when the driver has a placard.
Source: Maine Driver License Manual, Rev 4/24, printed 7-10, physical PDF page 70: Disability parking access aisles ↗
You are pulling away from the right curb into traffic. What should you do?
Correct answer: Check traffic and the left blind spot, signal, and enter only when the lane is clear for a safe distance.
Reentering from the curb is a lane-entry maneuver. Check beyond the mirror, including for cyclists, and yield until a safe opening exists.
Source: Maine Driver License Manual, Rev 4/24, printed 7-12, physical PDF page 72: Starting from a parking place ↗
You miss a destination on a narrow road with limited visibility. A normal trip around the block is available. Which choice is preferable?
Correct answer: Use the block to turn around instead of attempting a multi-point maneuver in the limited-view location.
The handbook prefers going around the block when possible. A turnaround requires a suitable location, visibility and repeated traffic checks, not merely enough steering room.
Source: Maine Driver License Manual, Rev 4/24, printed 7-13, physical PDF page 73: Turning around ↗
A driver turns through a corner parking lot solely to avoid stopping at the intersection's red light. Is that an acceptable shortcut?
Correct answer: No; Maine prohibits using an off-road area to avoid a traffic-control device.
Using a parking area to evade a traffic control is prohibited. A lawful route to a real destination is different from this deliberate signal-avoidance shortcut.
Source: Maine Revised Statutes, Title 29-A, section 2057, 11: avoiding traffic-control devices; current official text reviewed September 29, 2026 ↗
