Special Driving Challenges — Maine Driver's License Practice Test
100 questions in this topic · 30 drawn at random this round
Why should you always slow down in a work zone even if no workers are visible?
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This Maine Driver's License Special Driving Challenges practice set has 100 practice questions based on the official exam materials, each with an instant explanation. You need 80% on the real Maine Driver's License knowledge test to pass.
Sample questions
Three questions from the Special Driving Challenges bank with the correct answer and an explanation. The practice quiz above draws 30 questions at random from the same bank.
Why is driving at night harder and more dangerous than driving in daylight?
- The distance you can see is limited — Correct answer
- Speed limits are higher at night
- Your tires lose traction in the dark
- Brakes work less effectively after sunset
Explanation: Driving at night is harder and more dangerous because the distance you can see is limited.
Handbook: Special Conditions — Night Driving
At night with no oncoming vehicles, how much farther do high beams let you see compared with low beams?
- Twice as far — Correct answer
- The same distance
- Four times as far
- Half as far
Explanation: Use your high beams if there are no oncoming vehicles; high beams let you see twice as far as low beams.
Handbook: Special Conditions — Night Driving
If an oncoming vehicle does not dim its high beams, where should you look to avoid being temporarily blinded?
- Toward the right side of the roadway — Correct answer
- Directly at the oncoming headlights
- Toward the center line
- Down at your dashboard
Explanation: Dim your high beams for oncoming traffic; if an oncoming vehicle does not dim their headlights, look toward the right side of the roadway to avoid being temporarily blinded.
Handbook: Special Conditions — Night Driving