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Maine Car / Permit: 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. You are approaching a traffic circle. Who must yield?
Correct answer: Approaching drivers must yield to vehicles already in the circle
Drivers coming up to a traffic circle or roundabout have to give way to the vehicles that are already circulating inside it.
Source: Maine Driver's License Manual — Section 7, Traffic Circles and Roundabouts
2. An ambulance approaches with its siren sounding and lights flashing. What does Maine require of you?
Correct answer: Move right, clear of any intersection, and stop until it passes
You have to yield no matter which direction it comes from, move at once to the right edge of the road, keeping well clear of any intersection, and remain stopped until it has gone by; ignoring this is a Class E crime.
Source: Maine Driver's License Manual — Section 6, Yielding Right-Of-Way
3. You are on the entrance ramp of an interstate highway. Who has the right-of-way?
Correct answer: The drivers already on the highway
Drivers already traveling on the interstate hold the right-of-way over anyone coming up an entrance ramp.
Source: Maine Driver's License Manual — Section 6, Yielding Right-Of-Way
4. Four drivers reach a four-way stop at different moments. Who moves first?
Correct answer: Whoever got to the intersection ahead of the rest
Every driver has to stop, and the one who arrived at the intersection ahead of the others is entitled to move off first.
Source: Maine Driver's License Manual — Section 6, Yielding Right-Of-Way
5. You are driving across a sidewalk to reach the street. Who has priority?
Correct answer: Pedestrians and bicyclists using the sidewalk have priority
When your path crosses a sidewalk you must give way to any pedestrian or bicyclist using it, and vehicles leaving a driveway or alley have to stop before the sidewalk.
Source: Maine Driver's License Manual — Section 10, Pedestrians
6. You want to turn left and a bicyclist is coming toward you in the opposite lane. What does Maine law require?
Correct answer: Yield to the approaching rider and turn only when it is safe
A driver turning left must give way to oncoming bicycle and roller ski operators and may complete the turn only when it can be done safely without disrupting them.
Source: Maine Driver's License Manual — Section 6, Yielding Right-Of-Way
7. A person carrying a white cane is stepping into the roadway ahead of you. What must you do?
Correct answer: Halt no closer than 10 feet and hold there until that individual reaches safety
Someone using a white cane or working with a guide dog always has the right-of-way; the manual directs drivers to halt no closer than ten feet and hold there until that individual has reached safety.
Source: Maine Driver's License Manual — Section 6, Crosswalks and Stop Lines
8. Two vehicles enter an intersection that has no signs or signals at about the same moment. Who must yield?
Correct answer: The driver whose vehicle is on the left must yield to the one on the right
At an uncontrolled intersection the driver is required to give way to the vehicle approaching from the right.
Source: Maine Driver's License Manual — Section 6, Yielding Right-Of-Way
9. You are pulling out of a private driveway onto a public street. What is required?
Correct answer: You must yield to all traffic and pedestrians already on the public way
A driver leaving a private drive or road must give way to every vehicle and pedestrian already using the public way and must enter without disrupting other traffic.
Source: Maine Driver's License Manual — Section 6, Yielding Right-Of-Way
10. The car ahead of you in the next lane has stopped for people walking in a crosswalk. What may you not do?
Correct answer: Drive past the stopped vehicle
The manual prohibits passing any vehicle that has stopped to let pedestrians cross, and it repeats that you may not overtake vehicles stopped or slowing for people in a crosswalk.
Source: Maine Driver's License Manual — Section 6, Yielding Right-Of-Way
11. Two vehicles reach a four-way stop at the same instant, side by side. Who has the right-of-way?
Correct answer: The driver positioned on the right
When two drivers arrive together at a four-way stop, the one positioned on the right is given the right-of-way.
Source: Maine Driver's License Manual — Section 6, Yielding Right-Of-Way
12. You and an oncoming driver both reach a single-lane rural bridge. Who crosses first?
Correct answer: The driver who reached the bridge first
On a single-lane bridge the driver who gets there first is given the right-of-way, and drivers should take turns crossing.
Source: Maine Driver's License Manual — Section 11, Rural Roads
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