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Page 1 of 4 AARP Driver Safety Smart Driver™ Course State-Specific Information D20695 – October 2025 MAINE SMART DRIVER™ COURSE STATE-SPECIFIC INFORMATION: MAINE UNIT 2 – How Do We Navigate Changes? Driving While Impaired - Participant Guidebook Page 14 • Drivers will be automatically considered under the influence if they have a BAC of .08 or more. However, drivers can still be convicted of a DUI if their BAC is below this level, if there is sufficient evidence that their driving was impaired. • Drivers shall not operate a motor vehicle while under the influence of any intoxicating drug. • Drivers consent to chemical tests of their blood, breath, or urine if reasonably suspected of driving under the influence when they operate a motor vehicle. Refusal to do so will result in a license suspension • Drivers convicted of a DUI will be required to install an ignition interlock device. UNIT 3 – Are We Ready to Drive? Child Safety Seats - Participant Guidebook Page 37 • Children under the age of 2 must be properly secured in a rear-facing child restraint system. • Children above the age of 2 but less than 55 pounds must be secured in a child restraint system. • Children less than 80 pounds, shorter than 57 inches, and less than 8 years of age must be secured in a booster seat. • Children under the age of 12 must be in the back seat of the vehicle. Construction Signs and Construction Zones - Participant Guidebook Page 49 • Drivers must follow a flagger's directions. • Drivers must yield the right-of-way to construction workers engaged in work. • Fines for speeding are doubled in construction zones. Railroad Grade Crossings - Participant Guidebook Page 56 • It is illegal to drive around a railroad crossing gate, even if there is no train. • Drivers must stop at least 15 feet from the tracks, but no more than 50 feet away. • When stop signs are erected, and the railroad gate is not lowered, the driver of any vehicle shall stop within 50 feet but not less than 10 feet from the nearest rail of such railroad and shall proceed only upon exercising due care. • Drivers should reduce speed within 100 feet of a railroad crossing, according to the signs posted. • The number posted beneath a railroad crossing sign indicates the number of tracks to cross.