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Maine Motorcycle: Right-of-Way practice test
Who goes first at intersections, four-way stops, roundabouts, and crosswalks, and how to yield to pedestrians and emergency vehicles.
Content reviewed against official driver handbooks · August 12, 2026
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1. In Maine, when may a motor vehicle operator make a right turn near a person riding a bicycle?
Correct answer: Only when the turn is reasonably safe and won't interfere with the bicyclist
Maine law bars a right turn near a bicyclist unless it can be made safely without interfering with the bicycle's legal operation.
Source: Maine Driver's License Manual — Section 10, Bicycles
2. While you edge forward to look around a blind intersection, where must your front wheel stay?
Correct answer: Out of the cross lane of travel
After stopping at the line and edging up, lean your body forward to see past obstructions, but keep the front wheel out of cross traffic's lane.
Source: Maine Motorcycle Operator Manual — Blind Intersections
3. Inside a large rotary, which vehicle must you yield to?
Correct answer: A vehicle on your left
In Maine's large traffic circles, called rotaries, drivers travel counterclockwise at slow speed and must yield to a vehicle on the operator's left.
Source: Maine Driver's License Manual — Section 7, Traffic Circles and Roundabouts
4. What does Maine's driver manual tell a driver who wants to turn left while a motorcyclist is approaching from the opposite direction?
Correct answer: Wait for the motorcyclist to pass before turning
Drivers turning left in front of oncoming motorcycles cause many crashes, often because they miss the rider or misjudge the motorcycle's speed. The manual says to let the rider pass first.
Source: Maine Driver's License Manual — Section 10, Motorcycles or Mopeds
5. What attitude toward the right-of-way does Maine's driver manual recommend?
Correct answer: Use it sensibly, never insist on it, and never assume you have it
Right-of-way rules carry the force of law, but a good driver never depends only on them. Use the right-of-way sensibly and think about your own safety.
Source: Maine Driver's License Manual — Section 6, Yielding Right-Of-Way
6. Under Maine law, what is failing to yield to an emergency vehicle that is sounding a siren and flashing its light?
Correct answer: A Class E crime
You must pull to the right side, away from any intersection, and stay stopped until the emergency vehicle goes by. Maine treats a failure to yield here as a Class E crime.
Source: Maine Driver's License Manual — Section 6, Yielding Right-Of-Way
7. A driver enters an intersection on a yellow light just turning red. Your light turns green and you pull out without checking, and you collide. Who does the motorcycle manual say is at fault?
Correct answer: Both of you
The manual uses this example to show shared responsibility: the driver should have stopped, and you should have looked before going. Both are at fault.
Source: Maine Motorcycle Operator Manual — Know Your Responsibilities
8. What fine can a Maine operator face for failing to yield to a visually impaired pedestrian?
Correct answer: At least $50 and up to $1,000
A person using a white cane or guide dog always has the right-of-way. Failing to yield is a traffic infraction with a fine of $50 to $1,000.
Source: Maine Driver's License Manual — Section 6, Crosswalks and Stop Lines
9. An emergency vehicle is stopped on the roadside ahead. What does Maine's move-over law require?
Correct answer: Slow down, yield and move to the next lane if you safely can; if not, pass slowly and carefully
When an emergency vehicle is stopped at the roadside, slow down and yield. Move over a lane when possible; when a lane change isn't safe, slow down and use caution passing it.
Source: Maine Driver's License Manual — Section 10, Move-Over Laws
10. Besides at intersections, when does the manual say to use the same strategy of slowing, choosing a visible lane position and being ready to brake?
Correct answer: Whenever a vehicle in the oncoming lane is signaling a left turn
The manual applies its intersection strategy to any oncoming vehicle signaling a left turn, whether or not it is at an intersection.
Source: Maine Motorcycle Operator Manual — Intersections
11. A driver on an entrance ramp is merging, and you can't change lanes to make room. What does the manual advise?
Correct answer: Change your speed to create a gap for the merging driver
Merging drivers may not see you. Give them room by changing lanes if one is open; if not, change speed to create a gap.
Source: Maine Motorcycle Operator Manual — Merging Cars
12. You're turning at a corner on a green light while pedestrians cross with the light. What must you do?
Correct answer: Yield to the pedestrians
Maine requires drivers to yield to waiting and crossing pedestrians when turning a corner while those pedestrians are crossing with the light.
Source: Maine Driver's License Manual — Section 6, Yielding Right-Of-Way
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