Emergency signals — Maine Permit Test
Emergency signals on the Maine permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
If you have car trouble and your car has no emergency flashers, use the proper turn signal.
A dark car stopped at the roadside looks like it is moving until it is too late.
If your car doesn't have flashers, use the proper turn signal.
If you cannot get completely off the road, stop where people have a clear view of you, and try not to stop just over a hill or around a curve.
A driver cresting the hill finds your stopped car with no room to brake.
If you cannot get completely off the roadway, try to stop where people have a clear view of you.
If you have no emergency flares, stand by the side of the road and wave traffic around, using a cloth or flag if you have one.
Without some warning, drivers come upon the stopped car too late to change lanes.
If you don't have emergency flares, stand by the side of the road, and wave traffic around.
Stay off the roadway: do not even change a tire if it means you must stand in a traffic lane.
A person kneeling in the lane is nearly invisible to a driver coming at speed.
Stay off the roadway. Don't even change a tire if it means you must stand in a traffic lane.
On the test
If your car has no emergency flashers, what should you use after a breakdown?
The proper turn signal. A dark car stopped at the roadside looks like it is moving until it is too late. Maine Driver’s License Manual, p.92: “If your car doesn't have flashers, use the proper turn signal.”
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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)