Duties after an accident — Maine Permit Test
Duties after an accident on the Maine permit test — 6 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
If you are involved in an accident, stop your car at once, give all possible aid to anyone injured, and send for an ambulance if needed.
A driver who keeps going can leave a hurt person on the road with no help coming.
Stop your car at once and render all possible aid to any injured people and send for an ambulance if needed.
After an accident, do not move an injured person unless another danger requires moving them to safety.
Moving someone with a hurt neck or back can turn an injury into paralysis.
Do not move an injured person unless there is another danger that would require them to be moved to safety.
After an accident, stay at the scene until the police arrive and have questioned everyone involved.
If drivers leave early, the police are left with one side of the story and no witnesses.
Stay at the scene until the police arrive and have questioned everyone involved.
After an accident, move your car off the road if you can, so it does not block traffic.
Two wrecked cars left in a travel lane can be hit again by traffic coming over a hill.
If you can, move your car off the road so that you do not block traffic.
After an accident, get the names and addresses of everyone involved and of any witnesses.
A witness who drives away unnamed cannot later tell anyone what happened.
Get the names and addresses of all people involved in the accident and any witnesses.
If you damage a parked car and cannot find the owner, leave a note where the owner can find it, with your name, address, license and plate numbers, the date and time, and the damage.
An owner who comes back to a dented car with no note has no one to ask about it.
If the owner can’t be found leave a note in a place where the owner can find it.
On the test
What is the first thing you must do if you are involved in an accident?
Stop at once and aid the injured. A driver who keeps going can leave a hurt person on the road with no help coming. Maine Driver’s License Manual, p.96: “Stop your car at once and render all possible aid to any injured people and send for an ambulance if needed.”
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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)