Following Too Closely
29-A M.R.S. § 2066 — no closer than is reasonable and prudent, and 500 feet behind a fire truck
- No driver follows another vehicle more closely than is reasonable and prudent, given the speed, the traffic and the road.
- Outside a business or residential district, a truck may not follow within 150 feet of another truck.
- No driver follows within 500 feet of fire apparatus answering an alarm.
Who handles this in Maine: legal aid programs and the state offices, listed in the Maine directory.
Sources for this section (1)
- 29-A M.R.S. § 2066 — Following too closely
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Maine attorney.