Maine Permit Test Sample Questions
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Licensing Provisional Rules
1. How many questions are on Maine's permit test, and what score is needed to pass?
Maine's permit test has 30 questions, and an applicant needs at least 24 correct (80%) to pass.
Source: Maine Driver's Manual
2. What is the minimum age to apply for a Maine learner's permit?
A Maine applicant can apply for a learner's permit starting at 15.
Source: Maine Driver's Manual
3. How long must a Maine applicant under 21 hold a learner's permit before taking the road test?
A Maine applicant under 21 must hold the learner's permit for 6 months before taking the road test; an applicant 21 or older faces no such wait.
Source: Maine Driver's Manual
4. How many hours of supervised driving must a Maine permit holder complete, and how many at night?
A Maine permit holder must complete 70 hours of supervised driving, including at least 10 hours at night.
Source: Maine Driver's Manual
5. What must a Maine permit holder's supervisor meet?
A Maine permit holder's supervisor must sit in the front seat, be at least 20 years old, and have held a license for at least 2 years.
Source: Maine Driver's Manual
6. What documentation must verify a Maine permit holder's supervised driving hours?
A driving log form, signed by a parent or guardian, must verify a Maine permit holder's completed supervised driving hours.
Source: Maine Driver's Manual
7. At what age can a Maine teen move from a permit to an intermediate license?
A Maine teen can move to an intermediate license at 16, after completing the 6-month permit hold, required supervised hours, and driver's ed.
Source: Maine Driver's Manual
8. How long do a Maine intermediate license's restrictions last?
A Maine intermediate license's restrictions last for 270 days from issuance.
Source: Maine Driver's Manual
9. What curfew applies to a Maine intermediate license holder?
A Maine intermediate license holder is subject to a curfew of midnight to 5 a.m.
Source: Maine Driver's Manual
10. What passenger restriction applies to a Maine intermediate license holder?
A Maine intermediate license holder can't carry passengers besides immediate family members, unless a qualifying licensed operator is also present.
Source: Maine Driver's Manual
11. What documentation must a Maine applicant younger than 18 provide when applying for a permit?
A Maine applicant younger than 18 must provide a birth certificate or equivalent document along with a parent or legal guardian's signature.
Source: Maine Driver's Manual
More Questions
12. Can a Maine permit holder use a cell phone hands-free while driving?
A Maine permit holder may not use a cell phone at all while driving, even hands-free.
Source: Maine Driver's Manual
13. How long does Maine's complete cell phone ban (even hands-free) apply to a young driver?
Maine's complete cell phone ban, even hands-free, runs through the permit stage and the first 270 days of licensure.
Source: Maine Driver's Manual
14. What cell phone rule applies to a Maine driver 18 or older, past the intermediate stage?
A Maine driver 18 or older, past the intermediate stage, may not hold a phone while driving, but a hands-free device is allowed.
Source: Maine Driver's Manual
15. What BAC threshold triggers Maine's zero-tolerance law for a driver under 21?
Maine's zero-tolerance law treats any measurable amount of alcohol, 0.00%, as a violation for a driver under 21, resulting in a one-year license loss.
Source: Maine Driver's Manual
16. What is the standard BAC threshold for a Maine driver 21 or older?
The standard BAC threshold for a Maine driver 21 or older is 0.08%.
Source: Maine Driver's Manual
17. What following distance should a Maine driver keep in good conditions?
A 3-second following gap in good conditions gives a Maine driver enough time to react if the vehicle ahead brakes suddenly.
Source: Maine Driver's Manual
18. Which agency issues Maine driver's licenses?
Maine driver's licenses are issued by the Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles, within the Department of the Secretary of State.
Source: Maine Driver's Manual
19. What is Maine's official knowledge-test study resource called?
Maine's official study resource is the Maine Driver's Manual.
Source: Maine Driver's Manual
20. When are headlights generally required in Maine?
Maine generally requires headlights starting a half hour after sunset through a half hour before sunrise, along with any time visibility is poor.
Source: Maine Driver's Manual
21. What does a double solid yellow line mean for passing in Maine?
A double solid yellow line prohibits passing for vehicles traveling in either direction.
Source: Maine Driver's Manual
22. What should a Maine driver do at a railroad crossing with no gates or lights?
Even without gates or warning lights, a driver should slow down, look both directions, and listen for an approaching train before crossing.
Source: Maine Driver's Manual
23. Without signs or signals, who has the right-of-way at a Maine intersection?
At an uncontrolled intersection, a Maine driver yields to the vehicle approaching from the right.
Source: Maine Driver's Manual
24. What must Maine drivers do when approaching a stopped school bus with flashing red lights on an undivided road?
Maine requires traffic in both directions on an undivided road to stop for a school bus with flashing red lights, and to remain stopped until the lights stop flashing.
Source: Maine Driver's Manual
25. What does Maine's basic speed law require regardless of the posted limit?
Maine's basic speed law requires a safe speed for current conditions, which can mean driving below the posted limit even when it's technically legal to go faster.
Source: Maine Driver's Manual