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Maine permit test: road signs

Warning, construction, regulatory and route signs and their shapes and colors. 31 questions, 10 at a time, starting with ones you haven't seen.

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  1. Warning signs alert you to danger ahead. (p. 51, Maine Driver License Manual (unknown) (opens the handbook))
  2. At a railroad crossing sign, if a train is coming you must stop behind the stop line or before the tracks. (p. 52, Maine Driver License Manual (unknown) (opens the handbook))
  3. Look both ways and cross the tracks quickly. (p. 52, Maine Driver License Manual (unknown) (opens the handbook))
  4. Not every multi-track crossing is signed, so always look for more than one track and train. (p. 52, Maine Driver License Manual (unknown) (opens the handbook))
  5. A flagger may direct traffic in a work zone, and you must do as the flagger directs. (p. 52, Maine Driver License Manual (unknown) (opens the handbook))
  6. Stop at the stop line or crosswalk if there is one. (p. 53, Maine Driver License Manual (unknown) (opens the handbook))
  7. A yield sign is a red and white down-pointing triangle. (p. 53, Maine Driver License Manual (unknown) (opens the handbook))
  8. A stop sign has eight sides and is red with white letters. (p. 53, Maine Driver License Manual (unknown) (opens the handbook))
  9. On a one-way street, traffic moves only in the direction of the arrow. (p. 54, Maine Driver License Manual (unknown) (opens the handbook))
  10. Guide signs are square or rectangular and green, brown or blue. (p. 54, Maine Driver License Manual (unknown) (opens the handbook))

Taken from the explanations to checked practice questions; page numbers link to the official handbook.

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Sample road signs questions

  1. 1.Traffic is backed up just past a railroad crossing. Where should you wait?

    • AOn the tracks, close to the car ahead
    • BAt the stop line before the tracks
    • CHalfway across the tracks
    • DOn the shoulder beside the tracks
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    ✓ B. At the stop line before the tracks

    If you must stop for traffic near a railroad crossing, wait at the stop line before the tracks, never on them.

    Source: Maine Driver License Manual (unknown), page 52

  2. 2.What colors are guide signs that point you to towns, services and points of interest?

    • AYellow, orange or red
    • BRed, white or black
    • COrange or yellow only
    • DGreen, brown or blue
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    ✓ D. Green, brown or blue

    Guide signs are square or rectangular and green, brown or blue. They show towns, roads, services and points of interest.

    Source: Maine Driver License Manual (unknown), page 54

  3. 3.What does this sign mean?

    • ANo U-turns
    • BThe road curves sharply
    • CTwo-way traffic ahead
    • DU-turns are allowed ahead
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    ✓ A. No U-turns

    A U-turn arrow inside a red circle with a slash means U-turns are not allowed.

    Source: Maine Driver License Manual (unknown), page 53

  4. 4.What color are signs that warn you of road work and workers ahead?

    • AOrange
    • BBrown
    • CYellow
    • DGreen
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    ✓ A. Orange

    Work zone signs are orange, diamond or rectangular, with black letters or symbols.

    Source: Maine Driver License Manual (unknown), page 52