Maine DMV Knowledge Practice Test | DMV Permit Car Test 2

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1.When driving in fog:

Use your parking lights.

Use your low beams.

Use your high beams.

It makes no difference which lights you use.

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2.When driving on slick roads, you should:

Take turns more slowly than usual.

Change lanes quickly.

Accelerate quickly.

Brake hard.

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3.The effect that lack of sleep has on your safe driving ability is the same as:

The effect that alcohol has.

The effect that amphetamines have.

The effect that anger has.

The effect that driving with teenagers has.

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4.You are driving behind a motorcycle and want to pass. You must:

Stay in the right lane as much as possible because the motorcycle is small and doesn't use all of the lane.

Blow your horn to make the motorcycle move onto the shoulder so that you can pass.

Have your vehicle entirely in the left lane before and during the pass.

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5.If you are stopped by a police officer, you should:

Unbuckle your seat belt and lower your window.

Get your paperwork ready before the officer reaches your car.

Stay in your vehicle with your hands on the steering wheel and wait for the officer to approach you.

Get out of your car and walk toward the patrol car.

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6.Always signal when:

Changing lanes.

Pulling into or out of a parking space.

Pulling into traffic from a parking area or alley.

All of the above.

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7.If involved in an accident, a driver should:

Stop their vehicle at or near the scene.

Not stand or walk in traffic lanes.

Turn off the ignitions of wrecked vehicles.

All of the above.

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8.What is the first thing you should adjust, if needed, when you get into a car to drive?

Your seat belt

The steering wheel

Your rearview mirror

Your seat

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9.This sign means:

No U-turn.

Two-way left turn.

Minimum speed limit.

No parking.

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10.At an intersection with stop signs on all corners, yield the right-of-way to any driver:

On your left.

Who arrived before you.

Across from your vehicle.

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11.Pennant-shaped signs indicate:

School zones.

No passing zones.

Speed limits.

Railroad crossings.

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12.You must obey instructions from school crossing guards:

At all times.

Only during school hours.

Unless you do not see any children present.

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13.Which of the following about winter driving is not true?

Winter is the most difficult driving season.

Checking your vehicle's antifreeze and windshield washer fluid levels is especially important during the winter.

Using cruise control in winter weather is a safe thing to do.

It is best to use snow tires on your vehicle.

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14.A driver can legally pass on the right side of another vehicle:

If the vehicle is waiting to turn left and there is an available passing lane.

Even if it means driving off the pavement.

On a narrow bridge.

At any time.

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15.The amount of space you need to cross traffic depends on the:

Road conditions, weather conditions, and oncoming traffic.

Presence of a stop sign.

Use of your turn signals.

Cars behind you.

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16.When approaching a roundabout, you should:

Increase your speed.

Maintain your speed.

Decrease your speed.

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17.If you become stranded in a snowstorm, the best thing to do is to:

Get out of the car and go for help.

Lay down in your car and go to sleep.

Walk into the road and get the attention of other drivers.

Stay in the car, as you are most likely to be found when you stay in your vehicle.

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18.Which of the following driving skills is/are affected by the use of alcohol and/or drugs?

Coordination.

Alertness.

Both of the above.

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19.It is important to be alert to motorcycles because:

They are more difficult to see than cars.

They rarely use their headlights.

Motorcyclists are less skilled drivers than other motorists.

All of the above.

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20.Airbags give you full protection during a crash.

True

False

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21.When two vehicles arrive to an intersection at the same time, which one has the right-of-way when no signs or signals indicate rules?

The car that is traveling the fastest has the right-of-way.

The car approaching from the right has the right-of-way.

The car in which the driver sounds his horn first has the right-of-way.

The car approaching from the left has the right-of-way.

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22.You are required to stop your vehicle:

At any intersection where a police officer orders you to stop.

Where there is a red traffic light.

Both of the above.

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23.This sign means:

Upcoming downgrade or hill.

Road construction area.

Upcoming narrowing of roadway.

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24.When a school bus is stopped on the road ahead to load or unload children, you must:

Come to a complete stop until all the children have left the bus.

Come to a complete stop until the red lights stop flashing and the stop arm is withdrawn.

Change lanes, drive slowly, and pass the bus cautiously.

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25.There are oncoming vehicles to your left and a row of parked vehicles to your right. You should steer:

Closer to the oncoming vehicles than the parked vehicles.

Closer to the parked vehicles than the oncoming vehicles.

A middle course between the oncoming and parked vehicles.

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26.When meeting a car with blinding headlights, you should:

Use your bright lights until the other vehicle dims theirs.

Flash your lights on and off to warn the other driver.

Dim your lights and then speed up to pass quickly.

Look toward the right side of the road.

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27.Various traffic control devices in construction and maintenance work areas are the color:

Red.

Orange.

Yellow.

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28.Every motor vehicle in the state of Maine is required to be covered by liability insurance.

True

False

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29.When completing an emergency roadside stop, it is not necessary to put on your parking brake.

True

False

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30.This sign means:

Slow down; curving road ahead.

Slow down and do not use your brakes.

Slow down; slippery when wet.

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31.Which is the most common cause of traffic crashes?

New drivers

Human error

Bad weather

Bad roads

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32.Before entering a roundabout, you must slow down and yield to:

Vehicles in the roundabout.

Bicyclists in the roundabout.

Pedestrians in the roundabout.

All of the above.

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33.This road sign means:

No left turn.

No U-turns.

No exit.

No right turn.

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34.To drive safely at night, you should:

Make sure your headlights are working properly.

Increase your following distance.

Not drive if you are tired.

All of the above.

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35.What is a "No zone?"

A designated no passing zone

A one-way traffic area

The blind spot of a large vehicle

An area designated for motor vehicles

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36.When approaching a traffic signal displaying a steady green arrow, drivers:

Should merge into a lane in the direction of the arrow.

Should slow to a stop, if it is safe to do so.

May turn in the direction of the arrow after yielding to traffic and pedestrians already in the intersection.

May drive straight through the intersection.

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37.What are the colors of signs that tell you the distance to the next exit on a highway?

Yellow with black letters

Black with white letters

Red with white letters

Green with white letters

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38.The “No zone” is:

A term used to describe blind spots around a truck or bus.

A special speed zone.

A roadway with restrictions on vehicle stereo volume.

The television show that replaced The Twilight Zone.

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39.A solid yellow line next to a broken yellow line means that vehicles:

Driving in both directions may pass.

Next to the broken line may pass.

Next to the solid line may pass.

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40.How many alcoholic drinks does it take to affect your driving ability?

Three

Two

One

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41.What does alcohol do to your driving skills and judgement?

It helps driving skills but harms your judgement.

It harms both driving skills and judgement.

It has no effect on either driving skills or judgement.

It has no effect on judgement but it harms driving skills.

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42.Which of these statements is true about drinking alcohol and driving?

If you can walk in a straight line after drinking, it is safe to drive.

If you are under the legal blood alcohol concentration limit, your driving isn't impaired.

Alcohol affects judgement, which is needed to drive safely.

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43.When driving in thick fog with very bad visibility, the safest option is to:

Drive at a speed under 10 miles per hour.

Use your high beam headlights.

Pull off the road and stop, using your emergency flashers.

Honk periodically.

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44.Highways and roads freeze before ramps and bridges.

True

False

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45.Only vehicles displaying special plates or parking placards for persons with disabilities may park in spaces reserved for them by an official sign.

True

False

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1.When driving in fog:

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3.The effect that lack of sleep has on your safe driving ability is the same as:

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4.You are driving behind a motorcycle and want to pass. You must:

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5.If you are stopped by a police officer, you should:

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6.Always signal when:

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7.If involved in an accident, a driver should:

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8.What is the first thing you should adjust, if needed, when you get into a car to drive?

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9.This sign means:

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10.At an intersection with stop signs on all corners, yield the right-of-way to any driver:

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12.You must obey instructions from school crossing guards:

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13.Which of the following about winter driving is not true?

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14.A driver can legally pass on the right side of another vehicle:

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