Maine Permit Test: Turning Practice Questions

Correct answer: Pointed straight ahead

Wait with your wheels straight; if you are hit from behind with wheels turned, you could be pushed into oncoming traffic.

Source: Section 6: Rules of the Road – Lanes for Turning

Correct answer: Close to the left curb

When turning left from a one-way street, set up close to the left curb or edge; change lanes only after the turn when clear.

Source: Section 6: Rules of the Road – Lanes for Turning

Correct answer: Finish it; go around

If you've started a turn, follow through; last-second changes cause crashes. Go on and work your way back.

Source: Section 6: Rules of the Road – Lanes for Turning

Correct answer: Stay in your lane

With multiple turn lanes, enter the same lane you turn from and stay in it until the turn is finished.

Source: Section 7: General Driving – Turning

Correct answer: Counterclockwise

Enter by going to the right around the raised center island, counterclockwise, and exit with a right turn.

Source: Section 7: General Driving – Traffic Circles and Roundabouts

Correct answer: The right-most lane

If you will turn off within two exits, the right-most lane is suggested unless markings or signs say otherwise.

Source: Section 7: General Driving – Traffic Circles and Roundabouts

Correct answer: When a U-turn won't fit

Use a three-point turn only if the road is too narrow for a U-turn, only on a two-lane road; going around the block is better.

Source: Section 7: General Driving – Turning Around