High beams — Maine Permit Test
High beams on the Maine permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
High beams let you see twice as far as low beams.
On a dark road, low beams alone show a deer far too late to stop.
High beams let you see twice as far as low beams.
Use your high beams on unfamiliar roads, in construction areas, or where people may be along the side of the road.
On a strange road the curve or the walker shows up sooner in the brighter light.
Be sure to use high beams on unfamiliar roads, in construction areas, or where there may be people along the side of the road.
In Maine you must dim your high beams when an oncoming vehicle comes within 500 feet.
High beams in an oncoming driver's eyes leave that driver blind as you pass.
When a vehicle equipped with multiple beam road lights approaches an oncoming vehicle within 500 feet or follows a vehicle within 300 feet, the operator shall dim the headlights or switch to a low beam and shall turn off a fog auxiliary light.
In Maine you must dim your high beams when you follow a vehicle within 300 feet.
High beams glaring in the mirrors can dazzle the driver ahead of you.
When a vehicle equipped with multiple beam road lights approaches an oncoming vehicle within 500 feet or follows a vehicle within 300 feet, the operator shall dim the headlights or switch to a low beam and shall turn off a fog auxiliary light.
On the test
How much farther do high beams let you see than low beams?
Twice as far. On a dark road, low beams alone show a deer far too late to stop. Maine Driver’s License Manual, p.90: “High beams let you see twice as far as low beams.”
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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)