Police and sign authority — Maine Permit Test
Police and sign authority on the Maine permit test — 3 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
If police are directing traffic, do as they direct, even over what a signal or sign says.
A driver who goes on a green the officer is holding back drives into the cars the officer waved through.
If you see police directing traffic, do as they direct.
In Maine, you can lose your license for trying to flee or escape a police officer.
A driver who runs from a stop puts every car on the road in the chase at risk.
You can lose your license for trying to flee or escape a police officer.
In Maine, it is unlawful to remove or deface traffic signs.
A stolen stop sign leaves the next driver crossing a busy road without knowing to stop.
It is unlawful to remove or deface traffic signs.
On the test
A police officer is directing traffic at a green light and signals you to stop. What do you do?
Stop, as the officer directs. A driver who goes on a green the officer is holding back drives into the cars the officer waved through. Maine Driver’s License Manual, p.54: “If you see police directing traffic, do as they direct.”
How this works
Most practice tests hand you a bank of questions and leave the manual somewhere else. This one puts them together.
You read one law and the reason behind it, then answer a question on that law while it is still fresh. Get it right and you move on; get it wrong and you have found the gap while it is cheap to fix, not on the morning of the exam.
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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)