Flooded roadways — Maine Permit Test
Flooded roadways on the Maine permit test — 3 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
As little as six inches of water can float some small cars.
Water that looks shallow can lift a small car off the road and carry it into deeper water.
As little as six inches of water can float some small cars.
Two feet of water will carry away most vehicles.
Nearly half of flash-flood deaths are people trapped in their vehicles.
Two feet of water will carry away most vehicles.
If your vehicle stalls in a flooded roadway, leave it immediately and seek higher ground.
A stalled car can float off the road, roll and fill with water with the people still inside.
If your vehicle stalls in a flooded roadway, leave it immediately and seek higher ground.
On the test
How deep must water be to float some small cars?
As little as 6 inches. Water that looks shallow can lift a small car off the road and carry it into deeper water. Maine Driver’s License Manual, p.118: “As little as six inches of water can float some small cars.”
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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)