Free Maine Permit Practice Test 2 (2026)
Real questions from the official Maine driver handbook, each with a plain-English explanation. Free, unlimited retakes, no signup.
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What this test covers
This draw of 20 questions breaks down like this:
- Licensing & Permits — 6
- Alcohol, Drugs & the Law — 5
- Sharing the Road — 4
- Speed Limits & Speed Management — 2
- Vehicle Equipment — 2
- Points & Penalties — 1
Heaviest on Licensing & Permits (6 of 20) — that is the section to revise first if you miss several here.
20 are Maine-specific questions, drawn from the state handbook rather than general road rules.
Each test on this site draws a different set, so Test 1, 2 and 3 never repeat a question.
Questions on this test
1. A Maine learner's permit must be held for a minimum of:
- 1 year
- 30 days
- 3 months
- 6 months
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Answer: 6 months
You must hold the learner's permit at least 6 months.
2. For the first 270 days, a Maine provisional driver may not carry passengers except:
- Coworkers
- Immediate family members (unless accompanied by a licensed driver)
- Anyone
- Two friends
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Answer: Immediate family members (unless accompanied by a licensed driver)
For 270 days, only immediate family — unless accompanied by a qualifying licensed driver.
3. Maine law requires that a passenger in a vehicle equipped with seat belts be:
- Restrained only at night
- Unrestrained
- Properly secured in a seat belt
- In the back only
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Answer: Properly secured in a seat belt
Occupants must be properly secured in seat belts (with limited exceptions).
4. Maine law requires every vehicle owner and operator to maintain:
- A bond only
- Nothing
- Motor vehicle liability insurance
- Full coverage only
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Answer: Motor vehicle liability insurance
You must maintain liability insurance and show proof on request.
5. During the Maine permit phase, the accompanying driver must be at least:
- 25
- 21 and licensed 3 years
- 20 and licensed 2 years
- 18 and licensed 1 year
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Answer: 20 and licensed 2 years
The supervising driver must be at least 20 and have held a valid license 2 years.
6. When an emergency vehicle approaches with lights and siren, you should:
- Speed up
- Pull to the right and stop
- Turn left
- Stop in your lane
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Answer: Pull to the right and stop
Pull to the right edge and stop until it passes.
7. If you cause accident damage in Maine without liability insurance, your license and registration will be:
- Unaffected
- Upgraded
- Suspended until proof of insurance is filed
- Renewed free
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Answer: Suspended until proof of insurance is filed
They are suspended until you file proof of insurance with the Secretary of State.
8. Maine speed limits are based on:
- Driver age
- Road condition, sight distance, and typical traffic
- Vehicle color
- Fuel prices
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Answer: Road condition, sight distance, and typical traffic
Limits reflect road conditions, how far you can see, and typical traffic.
9. Alcohol begins to impair your vision at a BAC as low as:
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Answer: .02
Vision is impacted at .02 BAC for all drivers.
10. A first Maine OUI conviction includes a mandatory fine and:
- Nothing
- At least 150-day license loss
- A discount
- A reward
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Answer: At least 150-day license loss
You lose your license for at least 150 days plus a mandatory fine.
11. Unless otherwise posted, the Maine speed limit in a business or residential district is:
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Answer: 25 MPH
25 MPH applies in a business, residential, or built-up district.
12. After headlight glare, your eyes take about 7 seconds to recover, which at 55 mph is nearly:
- The length of two football fields
- One block
- 10 feet
- A mile
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Answer: The length of two football fields
Seven seconds at 55 mph is almost the length of two football fields.
13. Approaching a stopped emergency vehicle on the roadside in Maine, you must:
- Slow, yield, and move over a lane if safe
- Stop in your lane
- Honk
- Speed up
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Answer: Slow, yield, and move over a lane if safe
Slow down, yield, and move to the next lane when safe.
14. When following a motorcycle in Maine, you should:
- Allow extra following distance
- Tailgate
- Share its lane
- Pass at once
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Answer: Allow extra following distance
Give motorcycles extra following distance.
15. Because minors' licenses are provisional, Maine applies to under-21 drivers a limit of:
- .10%
- .02% (zero tolerance)
- .08%
- .05%
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Answer: .02% (zero tolerance)
Under-21 drivers are subject to zero tolerance (.02%).
16. In Maine, an adult is operating under the influence (OUI) at a blood alcohol level of:
- .08% or over
- .02% or over
- .05% or over
- .10% or over
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Answer: .08% or over
A BAC of 0.08% or over is OUI for adult drivers.
17. If your turn signals fail in Maine, you should:
- Use hand signals
- Use the horn
- Turn without warning
- Not signal
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Answer: Use hand signals
Use hand signals if your turn signals fail.
18. Maine requires how many hours of supervised practice driving before a license?
- 70 hours (10 at night)
- 40 hours
- 50 hours
- 100 hours
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Answer: 70 hours (10 at night)
You must complete at least 70 hours of driving, including 10 at night.
19. If you are being followed too closely in Maine and there is a lane to your right, you should:
- Move over to let them pass
- Stop
- Speed up
- Brake hard
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Answer: Move over to let them pass
Move to the right lane to let a tailgater pass.
20. A moving violation while on a Maine provisional license suspends it for:
- 1 year
- 10 days
- 30 days
- 90 days
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Answer: 30 days
A first moving-violation conviction suspends a provisional license for 30 days.
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