Cell phone use — Maine Permit Test
Cell phone use on the Maine permit test — 3 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
Maine's manual says to pull off the road before dialing a phone.
Dialing while moving puts your eyes and a hand on the phone just when the road needs both.
Pull off the road before dialing.
When calling about an emergency, tell the operator whether it is a medical or police emergency, your exact location, and whether there appear to be injuries.
Help that does not know where you are cannot reach you, however fast it drives.
For emergencies, tell the operator whether you are reporting a medical or police emergency, your exact location, and whether there appear to be injuries.
Put portable phones in their cradles so they do not become projectiles in a crash.
A loose phone in a crash flies forward hard enough to hit someone in the head.
Put portable phones in their cradles so they do not become projectiles in a crash.
On the test
What should you do before dialing a phone call while out driving?
Pull off the road. Dialing while moving puts your eyes and a hand on the phone just when the road needs both. Maine Driver’s License Manual, p.27: “Pull off the road before dialing.”
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Where these come from
Every rule here is checked against Maine Driver’s License Manual, published by the Maine Secretary of State, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-05.
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/ME.pdf (Maine Driver’s License Manual, Rev 4/24, Maine Secretary of State, Bureau of Motor Vehicles, retrieved 2026-10-04; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/ME.pages.txt (scripts/me-text.sh: plain pdftotext except physical 82, which is -layout; the fixture every citation here was cut from and verified against; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/ME-exam.html (Maine BMV, Drivers License Exam page, https://www.maine.gov/sos/bmv/driver-licenses-and-ids/car-license/drivers-license-exam, read 2026-10-04; states both exam figures; sha256 pinned under examSource)
- https://www.maine.gov/sos/bmv/driver-licenses-and-ids/car-license/driver-license-manual-and-Maine-motorist-handbook-and-study-guide (read 2026-10-04; links the manual)