Right of way yielding rules — Maine Permit Test

Right of way yielding rules 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, a driver who has the right-of-way should use it sensibly and never insist on it.

A driver who pushes ahead because it is his turn still gets hit by the car that did not stop.

A driver who has the right of way should use it sensibly, never insist on it.

Maine Driver’s License Manual, p.48

At a four-way stop in Maine, the driver who reaches the intersection first goes first, and every vehicle must stop.

Without an order, two drivers who both stopped would both pull out and meet in the middle.

At a 4-way stop, the driver reaching the intersection first gets to go first (of course all vehicles must stop).

Maine Driver’s License Manual, p.48

If two cars reach an intersection at the same time from opposite directions and one is signaling a turn, the car going straight has the right-of-way.

A driver who turns across a car going straight cuts right into its path.

If two cars approach an intersection at the same time from opposite directions and one driver is signaling for a turn, the right-of-way belongs to the car going straight.

Maine Driver’s License Manual, p.48

At a four-way stop, if you and another driver arrive at the same time beside each other, the driver on your right has the right-of-way.

Two drivers who arrive together and both wait, then both go, collide in the middle.

The driver on your right at a four-way stop has the right-of-way if both of you arrive at the same time beside each other.

Maine Driver’s License Manual, p.48

On the test

How should a driver use the right-of-way?

Use it sensibly; never insist on it. A driver who pushes ahead because it is his turn still gets hit by the car that did not stop. Maine Driver’s License Manual, p.48: “A driver who has the right of way should use it sensibly, never insist on it.”

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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.