Passing signs and markings — Maine Permit Test
Passing signs and markings on the Maine permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
Maine law requires you to complete a pass before you reach the beginning of a no passing zone.
A no passing zone starts where the view ahead gets too short to pass safely.
Maine law requires that you complete a pass before you reach the beginning of a no passing zone.
You should not pass when there is a solid center line on your side of the road.
A solid line on your side marks road where you cannot see far enough to pass.
You should not pass when there is a solid center line on your side of the road.
You may pass if there is a broken center line on your side of the road, but only if there are no oncoming cars in the passing lane.
A broken line says passing is allowed, not that the lane is empty.
You may pass if there is a broken center line on your side of the road.
The yellow pennant NO PASSING ZONE sign appears on the left side of the road; the white rectangular DO NOT PASS sign appears on the right.
A driver looking only to the right misses the pennant that marks the zone.
You may not pass where a yellow pennant NO PASSING ZONE sign appears on the left of the road or a rectangular white (regulatory) DO NOT PASS sign appears on the right of the road.
On the test
By when must a pass be complete in Maine?
Before the start of a no passing zone. A no passing zone starts where the view ahead gets too short to pass safely. Maine Driver’s License Manual, p.68: “Maine law requires that you complete a pass before you reach the beginning of a no passing zone.”
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.
- 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)