Maine road signs practice test
Road signs are part of the Maine BMV knowledge test. Practise the 11 sign questions we wrote from the Maine handbook, then drill every common sign.
Maine handbook sign questions
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Question 1What shape and color are most warning signs?
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D: Diamond-shaped, yellow with black lettering or symbols. Warning signs are usually diamond-shaped and yellow with black lettering or symbols. Maine Driver's License Manual (Motorist Handbook and Study Guide): Section 6: Traffic Signs — Warning Signs, page 51.
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Question 2What does a round yellow sign with an X and RR mean?
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D: Slow down, look and listen for a train; be prepared to stop. The round yellow RR sign cautions you to slow down, look and listen for a train, and be prepared to stop. Maine Driver's License Manual (Motorist Handbook and Study Guide): Section 6: Traffic Signs — Railroad Crossings, page 52.
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Question 3What color are work zone signs?
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A: Orange with black letters or symbols. Work zone signs are orange diamond or rectangular signs with black letters or symbols. Maine Driver's License Manual (Motorist Handbook and Study Guide): Section 6: Traffic Signs — Work Zone Signs, page 52.
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Question 4What happens to speeding fines in Maine work zones?
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D: They are doubled. Fines for speeding in a work zone are doubled. Maine Driver's License Manual (Motorist Handbook and Study Guide): Section 6: Traffic Signs — Work Zone Signs, page 53.
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Question 5What do regulatory signs look like?
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A: Square, rectangular or special shapes; white with black, red or green letters. Regulatory signs are square, rectangular or special shapes, white with black, red or green letters or symbols. Maine Driver's License Manual (Motorist Handbook and Study Guide): Section 6: Traffic Signs — Regulatory Signs, page 53.
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Question 6What does a black-and-white speed limit sign indicate?
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A: The legal speed if conditions are ideal. Speed limit signs indicate the legal speed if conditions are ideal. Maine Driver's License Manual (Motorist Handbook and Study Guide): Section 6: Traffic Signs — Regulatory Signs, page 53.
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Question 7At a stop sign with no crosswalk or stop line, where should you stop?
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A: At the point nearest the intersection where you can see approaching traffic, before entering it. Stop at the point nearest the intersection that lets you see approaching traffic, before any part of the vehicle enters it. Maine Driver's License Manual (Motorist Handbook and Study Guide): Section 6: Traffic Signs — Regulatory Signs, page 53.
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Question 8What does a yield sign mean?
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D: Slow down and yield to traffic or pedestrians with the right-of-way. A yield sign means slow down, wait for traffic to clear, and yield to traffic or pedestrians with the right-of-way. Maine Driver's License Manual (Motorist Handbook and Study Guide): Section 6: Traffic Signs — Regulatory Signs, page 53.
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Question 9What is a Shared Center Lane – Left Turn Only used for?
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A: Left turns by traffic from either direction. It is only for left-turning vehicles from either direction, not for through traffic or passing. Maine Driver's License Manual (Motorist Handbook and Study Guide): Section 6: Traffic Signs — Regulatory Signs, page 54.
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Question 10What colors are guide signs?
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A: Green, brown or blue. Guide signs are square or rectangular and green, brown, or blue. Maine Driver's License Manual (Motorist Handbook and Study Guide): Section 6: Traffic Signs — Guide Signs, page 54.
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Question 11When do work zone signs stop applying?
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D: When you see an "End Road Work" sign. Obey the posted work zone signs until you see an End Road Work sign. Maine Driver's License Manual (Motorist Handbook and Study Guide): Section 11: Work Zones, page 114.
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