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Maine: Emergency vehicles and work zones — Part 2 Practice Test

Questions in this part include: “Why does road work often go on while traffic passes through the work site or in nearby lanes?” · “What do flaggers normally wear?”

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Questions are original and based on the official manual "Maine Driver’s License Manual" (Rev 4/24), Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles.

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  1. When an officer asks for your license, insurance card or vehicle registration, what should you do?

    A police car with flashing lights parked behind a white car on the shoulder, an officer at the driver's window and a red car passing
    • Tell the officer where they are and reach slowly with one hand on the wheel
    • Reach for them quickly using both hands, then tell the officer
    • Get out and take them from the trunk without telling the officer
    • Pass them out through the rear window before the officer asks
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    Correct answer: Tell the officer where they are and reach slowly with one hand on the wheel

    Tell the officer where the documents are located and reach for them slowly with one hand on the wheel.

    Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 10-10 · Open this page in the manual

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  2. Why should you never try to run from the police?

    A police car with its red and blue lights flashing, driving behind a blue car in the same lane
    • Police cars are always faster
    • The officer will be unable to find you
    • Many fatal crashes result from police chases
    • A chase ends your license test
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    Correct answer: Many fatal crashes result from police chases

    Never try to run from the law, because many fatal crashes result from police chases.

    Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 10-10 · Open this page in the manual

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  3. What must you do when you encounter an emergency vehicle that is stopped on the roadside?

    A police car with flashing red and blue lights stopped on the shoulder of a two-lane road, an officer beside it, as a blue car approaches in its lane and a white car comes the other way.
    • Stop beside it and wait
    • Slow and yield the right-of-way
    • Speed up and pass quickly
    • Sound your horn as you pass
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    Correct answer: Slow and yield the right-of-way

    When you encounter an emergency vehicle that is stopped on the roadside you must slow and yield the right-of-way.

    Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 10-10 · Open this page in the manual

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  4. Under the move-over law, what should you do if a lane change is not safe?

    A police car with flashing lights stopped on the right shoulder behind a grey car, as a blue car approaches in the right lane beside a steady line of cars in the left lane.
    • Stop until the emergency vehicle leaves
    • Keep your speed and pass quickly
    • Move onto the shoulder
    • Slow down and use caution as you drive by
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    Correct answer: Slow down and use caution as you drive by

    If possible, move over to the next lane; if a lane change is not safe, slow down and use caution as you drive by the emergency vehicle.

    Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 10-10 · Open this page in the manual

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  5. Why does road work often go on while traffic passes through the work site or in nearby lanes?

    • Detours are forbidden on state roads while work is under way
    • Workers cannot work without moving traffic
    • Closing a road and detouring traffic adds expense and travel time
    • Traffic is lightest while work is in progress
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    Correct answer: Closing a road and detouring traffic adds expense and travel time

    Closing a road and detouring traffic adds expense and travel time, so the work must go on while traffic passes.

    Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 11-1 · Open this page in the manual

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  6. Why should you slow down in a work zone even when no workers are visible?

    A work-zone arrow board showing only its four corner lights, next to a work truck and cones on the road shoulder
    • Workers may be hidden inside the vehicles
    • Narrow lanes and rough pavement can be a hazard
    • Detours always begin where no workers are visible
    • Flaggers cannot see traffic at that time
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    Correct answer: Narrow lanes and rough pavement can be a hazard

    Narrow lanes and rough pavement can be a hazard even when no workers are visible.

    Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 11-2 · Open this page in the manual

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  7. Large flashing or sequencing arrow panels may be used in a work zone if:

    • A flagger is not available
    • The road ahead is a dirt road
    • Workers are on the shoulder
    • A lane ahead is closed
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    Correct answer: A lane ahead is closed

    Arrow panels may be used if a lane ahead is closed.

    Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 11-2 · Open this page in the manual

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  8. What should you do when you see a large flashing arrow panel ahead?

    A black trailer-mounted arrow board with lit amber lamps forming a left arrow, beside a line of cones closing the right lane
    • Prepare to slow down and move into the lane indicated
    • Stop and wait for a flagger to wave you through
    • Speed up and pass before the lane ends
    • Stay in your lane and sound your horn
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    Correct answer: Prepare to slow down and move into the lane indicated

    The manual says to prepare to slow down and move into the lane indicated.

    Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 11-2 · Open this page in the manual

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  9. Where should you keep your vehicle when driving near channeling devices such as barrels, drums and cones?

    An orange and white striped three-rail barricade with two amber lamps, a striped drum and three orange cones standing on bare dark pavement.
    • Close to the devices on your right
    • In the middle of the lane
    • Along the left edge of your lane
    • Straddling the lane line
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    Correct answer: In the middle of the lane

    The manual says to keep your vehicle in the middle of the lane and maintain a responsible speed.

    Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 11-2 · Open this page in the manual

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  10. As you leave a work zone, when may you change lanes?

    Top view of a road with two lanes going the same way: a line of orange-and-white drums in the right lane ends beside a blue car in the left lane, a grey car is far ahead in the left lane, and an orange END ROAD WORK sign stands on the right side.
    • As soon as you see the first open lane ahead of you
    • As soon as you pass the last worker
    • Once the last cone is beside your vehicle
    • Not until you are completely clear of the work zone
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    Correct answer: Not until you are completely clear of the work zone

    You should stay in your lane and not change lanes until you are completely clear of the work zone.

    Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 11-2 · Open this page in the manual

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  11. What do flaggers use to control traffic through a work zone?

    • A stop/slow paddle and hand signals
    • Flashing arrow panels and a horn
    • A whistle and traffic cones only
    • A portable traffic light
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    Correct answer: A stop/slow paddle and hand signals

    Flaggers use a stop/slow paddle and hand signals.

    Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 11-3 · Open this page in the manual

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  12. Where is a flagger usually stationed?

    • In the middle of the work zone
    • Only at the start of the work zone
    • On each end of the work zone
    • Beside the nearest intersection
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    Correct answer: On each end of the work zone

    Usually a flagger is stationed on each end of the work zone so the two directions of traffic can alternately travel through.

    Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 11-3 · Open this page in the manual

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  13. What do flaggers normally wear?

    • White uniforms with black stripes
    • Orange vests, shirts or jackets
    • Blue vests with reflective bands
    • Red helmets and gloves
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    Correct answer: Orange vests, shirts or jackets

    Flaggers normally wear orange vests, shirts or jackets and use red flags or paddles.

    Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 11-3 · Open this page in the manual

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  14. What should you do about a flagger's signals?

    A flag person in a work zone wearing orange and holding a STOP paddle beside traffic cones
    • Obey them only when no signs are posted
    • Obey them only when workers are present
    • Follow other traffic instead
    • Be patient and always obey them
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    Correct answer: Be patient and always obey them

    The manual says to be patient and always obey the signals of a flagger.

    Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 11-3 · Open this page in the manual

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  15. In a work zone, you should slow down, be prepared to stop, and:

    Top view of a dark two-lane road at night: a blue car's headlights light a line of orange cones along the right edge, with a work pickup with its lights off and a few orange-and-white drums on the shoulder beyond them; no people are there.
    • Increase your following distance
    • Stay close behind the vehicle ahead
    • Switch to your high beams
    • Move to the left lane
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    Correct answer: Increase your following distance

    In a work zone you should slow down, increase your following distance and be prepared to stop.

    Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 11-3 · Open this page in the manual

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  16. How should you drive through a work zone at night when no workers are there?

    Top view of a dark two-lane road at night: a blue car's headlights light a line of orange cones along the right edge, with a work pickup with its lights off and a few orange-and-white drums on the shoulder beyond them; no people are there.
    • At your usual speed
    • Without regard to posted signs
    • Very carefully
    • Faster, to clear the zone sooner
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    Correct answer: Very carefully

    The manual says to be very careful when driving through a work zone at night even if no workers are there.

    Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 11-3 · Open this page in the manual

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  17. How close should you stay to workers and construction vehicles?

    Top view of a two-lane road where cones close the right lane for a work zone, with a work truck and two workers; your blue car approaches.
    • Pass as close as possible to show you see them
    • Stay well away from them
    • Within one lane width
    • Close enough to hear the workers
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    Correct answer: Stay well away from them

    The manual says to stay well away from workers and construction vehicles.

    Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 11-3 · Open this page in the manual

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  18. Until when should you obey the posted work zone signs?

    Top view of a one-way road with two lanes where a row of orange cones closes the right lane ahead, with an orange ROAD WORK AHEAD sign; a blue car approaches in the left lane.
    • Until you see the last cone beside the road
    • Until you pass the last worker
    • Until the next intersection
    • Until you see an "End Road Work" sign
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    Correct answer: Until you see an "End Road Work" sign

    You should obey the posted work zone signs until you see an "End Road Work" sign.

    Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 11-3 · Open this page in the manual

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  19. What does the manual advise about delays in a work zone?

    • Expect delays, plan for them, and leave early
    • Leave at the usual time and drive faster
    • Wait for the workers to finish
    • Stay in the left lane to avoid delays
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    Correct answer: Expect delays, plan for them, and leave early

    You should expect delays, plan for them, and leave early so you can finish your trip on time.

    Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 11-3 · Open this page in the manual

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  20. How can you avoid a work zone, if possible?

    • Drive through at night
    • Follow a large truck
    • Use a different route
    • Use the shoulder
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    Correct answer: Use a different route

    The manual says to use a different route to avoid work zones if possible.

    Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 11-3 · Open this page in the manual

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