ME DMV Special Driving Conditions

Question 1

When driving on icy roads in Maine, you should increase your following distance to at least:

Accepted Answer

8 to 10 seconds or more

Answer

2 seconds

Answer

4 seconds

Answer

6 seconds

Question 2

When driving in heavy fog, you should use:

Accepted Answer

Low beam headlights

Answer

High beam headlights

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Hazard lights only

Answer

No lights unless it is nighttime

Question 3

If your vehicle begins to skid sideways, what should you do first?

Accepted Answer

Steer in the direction you want the front of the vehicle to go

Answer

Apply the brakes firmly

Answer

Accelerate to regain traction

Answer

Steer sharply in the opposite direction of the skid

Question 4

In Maine, you are required to use your headlights:

Accepted Answer

From one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise, and when visibility is 500 feet or less

Answer

Only between midnight and 5 a.m.

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From one hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise

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Anytime you are on a highway

Question 5

When driving through a construction zone in Maine, you must:

Accepted Answer

Slow down and obey all posted construction zone speed limits

Answer

Maintain your normal highway speed

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Speed up to clear the work zone quickly

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Turn on your hazard lights and maintain speed

Question 6

Hydroplaning occurs when:

Accepted Answer

A thin layer of water causes your tires to lose contact with the road surface

Answer

Your engine overheats from driving in heavy rain

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You drive too fast on gravel roads

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Your brakes lock up on a wet road

Question 7

Maine law requires you to dim your high beam headlights when an oncoming vehicle is within:

Accepted Answer

500 feet

Answer

100 feet

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300 feet

Answer

1,000 feet