Bad Weather & Night Driving — Maine

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Rain, snow, ice, fog and night driving: visibility, traction and headlight use.

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TopicBad Weather & Night Driving
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Questions (97)

1. At dusk or on overcast days, you should:
  1. Drive using your four-way flashers.
  2. Drive using your parking lights.
  3. Not turn on any vehicle lights.
  4. Turn on your headlights. ✓

Answer: D. Turn on your headlights.

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2. Roads are slippery after it first starts to rain. When the road is slippery, you should:
  1. Avoid making turns and stops while driving at high speeds. ✓
  2. Test your tires' traction while going uphill.
  3. Decrease the distance you look ahead of your vehicle.

Answer: A. Avoid making turns and stops while driving at high speeds.

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3. When driving in fog, rain, or snow, use:
  1. Low beams. ✓
  2. High beams.
  3. Fog lights only.

Answer: A. Low beams.

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4. When driving in fog, you should:
  1. Use your high beam headlights.
  2. Use your parking lights.
  3. Use your low beam headlights. ✓

Answer: C. Use your low beam headlights.

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5. The fatal accident rate for night driving is nearly three times greater than it is for daytime driving.
  1. True ✓
  2. False

Answer: A. True

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6. Streets and highways are most slippery:
  1. When it has been raining hard for several hours.
  2. When they are clean and dry.
  3. Just after it starts to rain. ✓

Answer: C. Just after it starts to rain.

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7. It is very foggy. You should slow down and:
  1. Turn on your emergency flashers.
  2. Turn your lights to their high beam setting.
  3. Turn your lights to their low beam setting. ✓

Answer: C. Turn your lights to their low beam setting.

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8. The best way to avoid hydroplaning is to:
  1. Keep your tires properly maintained.
  2. Slow down when roads are wet or slushy.
  3. Watch out for standing water or puddles.
  4. All of the above. ✓

Answer: D. All of the above.

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9. If you are driving and the rear end of your car starts skidding to the left, you should:
  1. Steer to the right.
  2. Steer to the left. ✓
  3. Tap your brakes lightly and shift into neutral.

Answer: B. Steer to the left.

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10. When driving under snowy or icy conditions:
  1. It is safe to use your cruise control.
  2. Make speed and directional changes more gradually than you would otherwise. ✓
  3. Drive as you would under normal conditions.

Answer: B. Make speed and directional changes more gradually than you would otherwise.

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Last checked: 2026-10-17 · Verified from official source

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