Free Maine DMV Driving Test Practice 2026 / ME

Question 1

When you approach a traffic circle or roundabout in Maine, who has the right of way?

Accepted Answer

Vehicles already traveling in the circle

Answer

Vehicles waiting to enter the circle

Answer

Whichever vehicle is traveling fastest

Answer

Whoever arrives at the entrance first

Question 2

How do you enter and leave a Maine roundabout?

Accepted Answer

Enter by turning right and exit by making a right turn

Answer

Enter by turning left and exit by turning left

Answer

Enter straight across the circle and exit to the left

Answer

Enter from the left lane and cut across the circle to exit

Question 3

A sign with an octagonal (eight-sided) shape and a red background always means:

Accepted Answer

Come to a complete stop

Answer

Yield to traffic on the through road

Answer

Slow down and proceed with caution

Answer

The road ahead is closed to through traffic

Question 4

You reach a stop sign, but the intersection has no stop line and no crosswalk. Where must you stop?

Accepted Answer

At the point nearest the intersection where you can see approaching traffic

Answer

In the middle of the intersection

Answer

At least 100 feet before the intersection

Answer

Anywhere within 15 feet of the corner

Question 5

A five-sided sign shaped like home plate tells you that:

Accepted Answer

You are in a school zone or approaching a school crossing

Answer

A hospital is located ahead

Answer

Two roadways merge just ahead

Answer

A railroad crossing is ahead

Question 6

A steady yellow traffic light tells you that:

Accepted Answer

The light is about to turn red, so begin to slow down

Answer

You may speed up to clear the intersection

Answer

The signal is about to turn green

Answer

Traffic on the cross street already has a green light

Question 7

In Maine you may turn right at a red light after coming to a complete stop, unless a sign prohibits the turn.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 8

Before completing a legal right turn on a red light, a driver must yield to:

Accepted Answer

Pedestrians and all vehicle traffic

Answer

Only vehicles approaching from the left

Answer

Only pedestrians standing in the crosswalk

Answer

No one, because the turn is already permitted

Question 9

A flashing yellow traffic signal means you should:

Accepted Answer

Slow down and proceed with caution, prepared to stop

Answer

Stop completely, then proceed when clear

Answer

Treat the intersection as a four-way stop

Answer

Stop only if another vehicle is present

Question 10

What must a driver do at a flashing red traffic signal?

Accepted Answer

Stop and look both ways before entering the intersection

Answer

Speed up in order to clear the intersection

Answer

Yield only to traffic coming from the right

Answer

Continue through without stopping if the way looks clear

Question 11

At a railroad crossing with flashing red lights and lowered gates, you may drive around the gates once you can see that no train is coming.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 12

A round yellow sign bearing a large black X and the letters RR warns that:

Accepted Answer

A railroad crossing is ahead

Answer

A crossroad is ahead

Answer

A road maintenance crew is working ahead

Answer

You are approaching a school crossing

Question 13

The white X-shaped sign posted at the tracks themselves carries which wording?

Accepted Answer

Railroad Crossing

Answer

Do Not Enter

Answer

Stop Ahead

Answer

No Passing Zone

Question 14

Why should you keep watching the tracks after one train has passed a Maine crossing?

Accepted Answer

There may be more than one track and a second train coming

Answer

Warning signals stay red for five minutes afterward

Answer

The pavement near tracks is always slippery

Answer

The gates automatically re-close behind each vehicle

Question 15

Signs used in a Maine work zone are which color?

Accepted Answer

Orange with black letters or symbols

Answer

Yellow with red letters

Answer

Blue with white letters

Answer

Green with white letters

Question 16

A flagger is directing traffic through a highway work zone. You must:

Accepted Answer

Obey the flagger's directions

Answer

Follow the posted signs rather than the flagger

Answer

Stop only if a police officer is also present

Answer

Pass the flagger at the posted speed limit

Question 17

Speed limit signs posted along Maine roads are classified as:

Accepted Answer

Black-and-white regulatory signs

Answer

Yellow diamond warning signs

Answer

Orange temporary construction signs

Answer

Green guide signs

Question 18

Guide signs, such as route markers and mileage signs, are posted in order to:

Accepted Answer

Give drivers direction, route and distance information

Answer

Warn drivers of a hazard on the road ahead

Answer

Enforce the posted speed limit

Answer

Mark the outer edge of the pavement

Question 19

A reflective orange triangle with a red border mounted on the back of a vehicle tells you that vehicle:

Accepted Answer

Travels at less than 25 mph

Answer

Is carrying hazardous material

Answer

Is a farm vehicle exempt from traffic laws

Answer

Has broken down and is waiting to be towed

Question 20

Most signs that warn you about a condition on the road ahead are:

Accepted Answer

Yellow diamonds with black symbols or lettering

Answer

Red octagons

Answer

White vertical rectangles

Answer

Blue squares

Question 21

What does the yellow warning sign shown here tell you?

Accepted Answer

Traffic from another roadway will merge with yours

Answer

The road you are on ends just ahead

Answer

Two lanes are closing to one for construction

Answer

A sharp curve is coming up

Question 22

The yellow warning sign shown here tells you that:

Accepted Answer

An intersection (crossroad) is ahead

Answer

A railroad crossing is ahead

Answer

The road ahead turns sharply to the right

Answer

A rest area is located ahead

Question 23

In Maine it is illegal to pass a vehicle that has stopped to let pedestrians cross in a crosswalk.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 24

A pedestrian is walking in a marked crosswalk where no signal or police officer controls traffic. You must:

Accepted Answer

Yield the right of way to the pedestrian

Answer

Sound your horn and continue through

Answer

Proceed as long as you can pass behind the pedestrian

Answer

Stop only when the pedestrian reaches your own lane

Question 25

Where crosswalks are not marked on the pavement, a driver required to stop must stop:

Accepted Answer

Before entering the intersection

Answer

At least 15 feet back from the corner

Answer

In the middle of the crosswalk area

Answer

Only after the front wheels enter the intersection

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