The no zone — Maine Permit Test
The no zone on the Maine permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
A truck's largest blind spot is on its right side; it starts behind the cab and runs the length of the truck.
A car riding beside the trailer on the right can be hit when the truck moves over.
A trucks largest blind spot is on the right side.
Do not drive alongside a large vehicle any longer than you must, because if its driver swerves or changes lanes suddenly you could collide.
A car lingering in the side No-Zone is right where the trailer goes if the driver dodges.
Do not drive alongside a large vehicle any longer than you must.
A loaded truck at 55 mph takes at least 335 feet to stop, more than 1 1/2 times what a car needs.
A car cutting in close in front of a truck leaves it far less room than it needs to stop.
A loaded truck at 55 mph takes at least 335 feet to stop.
A large vehicle's rear blind spot can reach up to 200 feet behind it.
A car tailgating a truck is invisible to its driver and cannot see the road ahead.
Large vehicles have huge blind spots-up to 200 feet behind them.
On the test
Where is a truck's largest blind spot?
Along its right side. A car riding beside the trailer on the right can be hit when the truck moves over. Maine Driver’s License Manual, p.107: “A trucks largest blind spot is on the right side.”
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)