Dangers on both sides — Maine Permit Test

Dangers on both sides on the Maine permit test — 2 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

With dangers on both sides, such as parked cars on the right and oncoming cars on the left, steer a middle course between them.

Hugging either side puts you a foot from an opening door or an oncoming bumper.

In this case, steer a middle course between the oncoming cars and the parked cars.

Maine Driver’s License Manual, p.88

When two dangers meet you at once, such as an oncoming car and a bicyclist, take them one at a time: slow down, let the car pass, then move left to pass the cyclist.

Squeezing between the car and the bike leaves no room for either one to wobble.

Instead of driving between the car and the bike, take them one at a time.

Maine Driver’s License Manual, p.88

On the test

There are parked cars on your right and oncoming cars on your left. Where should you steer?

A middle course between them. Hugging either side puts you a foot from an opening door or an oncoming bumper. Maine Driver’s License Manual, p.88: “In this case, steer a middle course between the oncoming cars and the parked cars.”

How this works

Most practice tests hand you a bank of questions and leave the manual somewhere else. This one puts them together.

You read one law and the reason behind it, then answer a question on that law while it is still fresh. Get it right and you move on; get it wrong and you have found the gap while it is cheap to fix, not on the morning of the exam.

Learning one rule at a time, and proving it immediately, is what turns a manual you skimmed into something you actually know — and it makes studying feel like getting somewhere rather than like waiting to find out.

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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.