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Maine: Pavement markings Practice Test

Yellow and white lines, passing and no-passing lines, crosswalks and stop lines.

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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. What does a single broken yellow line down the center of a two-direction roadway tell drivers?

    Two-lane rural road with a broken yellow center line and a single red car in the right lane.
    • Passing is permitted
    • Passing is prohibited in both directions
    • Passing is permitted only for trucks
    • Passing is allowed only at night
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    Correct answer: Passing is permitted

    On a two-direction roadway with a broken yellow center line, passing is permitted.

    Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 6-8 · Open this page in the manual

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  2. On a two-direction roadway, the center has a solid yellow line next to a broken yellow line. When is passing permitted?

    A two-lane road with a center line of one solid yellow line beside a broken yellow line, a white line along each edge, and a red car in the lane next to the solid line.
    • When the solid line is on your side
    • Only when there is no oncoming traffic in sight
    • When the dashed line is on your side
    • Never, in either direction
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    Correct answer: When the dashed line is on your side

    Passing is permitted on a two-direction roadway only when the dashed line is on your side of the center markings.

    Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 6-8 · Open this page in the manual

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  3. What does a center marking of two solid yellow lines side by side mean on a two-direction roadway?

    Two-lane road with a double solid yellow center line and white edge lines, grass and trees on both sides, and a red car in the lower right-hand lane.
    • Passing is permitted from either side
    • Passing is prohibited in both directions
    • Passing is permitted on the right only
    • Passing is permitted when the road is clear
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    Correct answer: Passing is prohibited in both directions

    Two solid yellow lines on a two-direction roadway mean passing is prohibited in both directions.

    Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 6-8 · Open this page in the manual

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  4. On a one-direction roadway, a broken white line separates the lanes. What does it show about passing?

    Straight three-lane road from above, empty of vehicles: solid yellow line on the left, two broken white lines between the lanes, solid white line on the right, roadside trees.
    • Passing is prohibited
    • Passing is permitted only on the shoulder
    • Passing is permitted only for slow vehicles
    • Passing is permitted
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    Correct answer: Passing is permitted

    A one-direction roadway marked with a broken white line is one where passing is permitted.

    Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 6-8 · Open this page in the manual

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  5. Which of these is something pavement markings show?

    • Which drivers have the right of way at all times
    • Where to stop for signs or traffic signals
    • How many passengers a vehicle may carry
    • The legal speed for each lane
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    Correct answer: Where to stop for signs or traffic signals

    Pavement markings show where to stop for signs or traffic signals, as well as turn lanes and crosswalks.

    Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 6-8 · Open this page in the manual

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  6. Which of these do pavement markings help drivers find?

    A four-lane road with two lanes each way, broken white lines between lanes going the same way, a double yellow line in the middle and cars in every lane
    • Where the nearest gas station or rest area is
    • Which roads are closed for the winter season
    • How far it is to the next town on the road
    • Where they may pass other vehicles or change lanes
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    Correct answer: Where they may pass other vehicles or change lanes

    Marks on the road divide lanes and show where you may pass other vehicles or change lanes.

    Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 6-8 · Open this page in the manual

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  7. What do solid white lines painted on the roadway do?

    A blue car and a red car in two lanes separated by a single solid white line, with white arrows on the pavement.
    • Separate lanes going in the same direction that have different uses
    • Separate traffic going in opposite directions on the road
    • Show where passing is always permitted
    • Mark the place where parking is allowed
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    Correct answer: Separate lanes going in the same direction that have different uses

    Solid white lines separate lanes going in the same direction that have different uses, and they discourage changing lanes.

    Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 6-11 · Open this page in the manual

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  8. How do solid white lines affect lane changes?

    A blue car and a red car in two lanes separated by a single solid white line, with white arrows on the pavement.
    • They require you to change lanes
    • They discourage changing lanes
    • They allow safe lane changes
    • They mean a lane change is prohibited at night only
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    Correct answer: They discourage changing lanes

    Solid white lines discourage changing lanes.

    Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 6-11 · Open this page in the manual

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  9. What do broken white lines indicate?

    Straight three-lane road from above, empty of vehicles: solid yellow line on the left, two broken white lines between the lanes, solid white line on the right, roadside trees.
    • The edge of the roadway
    • Lanes for traffic going in opposite directions on a road
    • Multiple lanes going the same way, with safe lane changes allowed
    • A lane where lane changes are discouraged
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    Correct answer: Multiple lanes going the same way, with safe lane changes allowed

    Broken white lines simply indicate multiple lanes going in the same direction and they allow safe lane changes.

    Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 6-11 · Open this page in the manual

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  10. What type of lines may a reversible lane have to either side?

    • Solid white lines
    • Double dashed yellow lines
    • A single solid yellow line
    • Double solid yellow lines
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    Correct answer: Double dashed yellow lines

    A reversible lane may have double dashed yellow lines to either side.

    Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 6-12 · Open this page in the manual

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  11. What do yellow road markings divide?

    Two-lane road with a double solid yellow center line and white edge lines, grass and trees on both sides, and a red car in the lower right-hand lane.
    • Lanes of traffic going in opposite directions
    • Lanes of traffic going in the same direction
    • The roadway from the sidewalk
    • Parking spaces from the driving lanes
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    Correct answer: Lanes of traffic going in opposite directions

    Yellow road markings divide lanes of traffic going in opposite directions.

    Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 7-8 · Open this page in the manual

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  12. What does Maine law require about a pass and the beginning of a no passing zone?

    Top view of a two-lane road whose broken yellow center line changes ahead into two solid yellow lines, with a yellow pennant-shaped sign reading NO PASSING ZONE on the left side; a blue car follows a white box truck and a red car comes the other way.
    • Start the pass only after you enter the zone
    • Finish the pass within 100 feet after the zone begins
    • Complete the pass before you reach the zone
    • Slow to half speed before the zone begins
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    Correct answer: Complete the pass before you reach the zone

    Maine law requires that you complete a pass before you reach the beginning of a no passing zone.

    Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 7-8 · Open this page in the manual

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  13. What does a solid center line on your side of the road mean for passing?

    A two-lane road with a center line of one solid yellow line beside a broken yellow line, a white line along each edge, and a red car in the lane next to the solid line.
    • You may pass when there are no oncoming cars
    • You should not pass
    • You may pass only if you signal first
    • You may pass if the other driver slows down
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    Correct answer: You should not pass

    You should not pass when there is a solid center line on your side of the road.

    Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 7-8 · Open this page in the manual

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  14. If there is a broken center line on your side of the road, what must be true before you pass?

    A double yellow center line, broken on your side and solid on the far side, with a white van ahead of a red car
    • You have sounded your horn first
    • The vehicle ahead is slower than 30 mph
    • You are at least one mile past the last curve
    • There are no oncoming cars in the passing lanes
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    Correct answer: There are no oncoming cars in the passing lanes

    You may pass if there is a broken center line on your side of the road, but only if there are no oncoming cars in the passing lanes.

    Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 7-8 · Open this page in the manual

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  15. According to the manual, what can tell you when it is safe to pass?

    • Only you, the driver
    • The signs along the road
    • The driver of the vehicle ahead
    • The vehicles behind you
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    Correct answer: Only you, the driver

    Lane markings and signs can tell you when it is unsafe to pass, but only you can tell when it is safe.

    Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 7-8 · Open this page in the manual

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