Right of way entering traffic — Maine Permit Test

In Maine, a car entering from a private drive or road must yield to any vehicle or pedestrian on the public way.

A car that backs out of a driveway into moving traffic is hit by a driver who never expected it.

Cars entering from a private drive or road must yield to any vehicle or pedestrian on a public way.

When you are on an entrance ramp, drivers already on the interstate highway have the right-of-way.

A driver who forces his way off the ramp makes cars at highway speed brake hard or swerve.

Drivers already on an interstate highway, if you are on the entrance ramp, have the right-of-way.

When starting from a parked position, wait for all moving traffic to pass.

A car that pulls away from the curb into a gap that is not there is struck from behind.

Wait for all moving traffic to pass when starting from a parked position.

In Maine, you may not pass any vehicle that has stopped for pedestrians in a crosswalk.

A walker hidden by the stopped car steps right into the lane of the car that goes around it.

Do not pass any vehicle that has stopped for pedestrians in a crosswalk.

You are pulling out of a private driveway onto a public street. Who must yield?

You, to any vehicle or walker. A car that backs out of a driveway into moving traffic is hit by a driver who never expected it. Maine Driver’s License Manual, p.49: “Cars entering from a private drive or road must yield to any vehicle or pedestrian on a public way.”