Regulatory sign pictures — Maine Permit Test
Regulatory sign pictures on the Maine permit test — 7 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
This sign means left turns are not allowed.
A driver who turns left here crosses traffic that has no reason to expect him.
No Left Turn Straight No Right Turn Left Turn Only
This sign means right turns are not allowed.
A car that turns right here can drive into a walkway or against the flow of a one-way street.
No Right Turn Left Turn Only No U-Turn
This sign means U-turns are not allowed.
A car swinging around across all lanes here is hit by traffic coming both ways.
No U-Turn Straight or Turn Right
A speed limit sign shows the legal speed if conditions are ideal.
A driver who holds the posted speed in snow or fog is going too fast to stop.
Speed Limit Signs - These black and white signs indicate the legal speed if conditions are ideal.
At this sign you must stop behind the stop line or crosswalk if there is one.
A car that stops in the crosswalk leaves walkers stepping out around its bumper.
You must stop behind the stop line or crosswalk if there is one.
This sign means slow down, wait for traffic to clear on the road you are entering or crossing, and yield to traffic or pedestrians with the right-of-way.
A driver who pulls out without slowing puts his car in front of a car already on the road.
You must slow and yield to traffic or pedestrians that have the right-of-way before proceeding.
On a one-way street traffic moves only in the direction of the arrow; do not turn the other way.
A car that turns against the arrow meets every car on the street head-on.
One-Way Street -Traffic moves only in the direction of the arrow.
On the test
What does this sign mean?
No left turn. A driver who turns left here crosses traffic that has no reason to expect him. Maine Driver’s License Manual, p.53: “No Left Turn Straight No Right Turn Left Turn Only”
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)