Intersections what to search — Maine Permit Test

Intersections what to search on the Maine permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

In Maine's manual, an intersection is any place where one line of traffic meets or crosses another, including driveway and shopping center entrances.

A driver who treats a mall entrance as open road is not ready when a car pulls out of it.

An intersection is any place where roads meet, so that one line of traffic meets or crosses another.

Maine Driver’s License Manual, p.61

Look both ways at an intersection even when crossing a one-way street, because someone might be going the wrong way.

A car going the wrong way on a one-way street comes from the side no one checks.

Make sure you look both ways, even when you cross a one-way street (Someone might be going the wrong way).

Maine Driver’s License Manual, p.62

At an intersection, look left and right even if other traffic has a red light or stop sign, because someone may run it.

A driver who trusts the other side's red light is the one hit when someone runs it.

At an intersection, look left and right, even if other traffic has a red light or stop sign because someone may run either one.

Maine Driver’s License Manual, p.62

Before moving after a stop, look left, then right, then left again before entering the intersection.

Cars from the left reach you first, so a car that was not there on the first look may be there now.

Look left, then right, then left again before you enter the intersection.

Maine Driver’s License Manual, p.62

On the test

Which of these counts as an intersection?

A shopping center entrance. A driver who treats a mall entrance as open road is not ready when a car pulls out of it. Maine Driver’s License Manual, p.61: “An intersection is any place where roads meet, so that one line of traffic meets or crosses another.”

How this works

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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.