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Maine Permit Test (Motorist Handbook)

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Alcohol, Drugs & Graduated Licensing

For a driver 21 or older, Maine's illegal blood alcohol concentration (BAC) is:

  1. A0.02 or higher
  2. B0.05 or higher
  3. C0.12 or higher
  4. D0.08 or higherCorrect

Why: A driver 21 or older commits OUI at a BAC of 0.08 or higher in Maine. (Maine OUI law, Title 29-A)

Rules of the Road & Right of Way

At an intersection where you face a stop sign, you must yield to:

  1. ACross traffic and pedestrians before enteringCorrect
  2. BOnly large trucks
  3. COnly vehicles turning left
  4. DNo one if you stop first

Why: After stopping at a stop sign, you must yield to cross traffic and pedestrians and enter only when there is a safe gap. (Maine Motorist Handbook, right of way)

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Maine Permit Test (Motorist Handbook), by the numbers.

SectionsSigns & Signals · Rules of the Road & Right of Way · Sharing the Road Safely · Speed & Road Conditions · Alcohol, Drugs & Graduated Licensing
Passing score80%
Our bank22 questions · updated August 2026Written from Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV)
LanguagesEnglish
SourceMaine Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV)

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