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Card 1 · Left on red from a two-way street
You stop at a red light on a two-way street. The one-way road to your left carries traffic leftward. No device prohibits the turn. What may you do?
Turn left after yielding as required
Turn left without yielding after the stop
Turn left only if your street is one-way
Turn left only after a vehicle behind honks
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Correct answer: Turn left after yielding as required
Michigan permits a stopped left turn from a one-way or two-way street into a one-way road carrying traffic in the turn's direction, unless a traffic-control device prohibits it. Required yielding still applies.
All lights at an intersection are out. No officer, temporary sign or other device directs traffic. What should you do?
Proceed as though your light were green
Yield only if your road is the narrower road
Stop, yield to hazards, and proceed with care
Wait without moving until electrical power returns
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Correct answer: Stop, yield to hazards, and proceed with care
With no other direction, stop at the marked line, or before the near crosswalk if no line exists, or before the intersection if neither exists. Yield to immediate hazards and use ordinary care.
You are stopped behind a school bus whose alternating red lights are on. Which event ends this particular requirement to remain stopped?
You have waited for a full minute
All visible students have reached the sidewalk
The bus resumes moving or its visual signal stops
Another driver waves you around the bus
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Correct answer: The bus resumes moving or its visual signal stops
The bus stop requirement continues until the bus resumes motion or its visual signals are no longer actuated. A guessed time or a wave from another driver does not end it.
A car develops persistent tire vibration and repeatedly loses pressure. What is the appropriate next step?
Have a tire-service professional inspect it
Hide the warning by adding air far above the specification
Keep driving until the tire becomes visibly flat
Assume it is harmless because the tread looks deep
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Correct answer: Have a tire-service professional inspect it
Repeated air loss and steady vibration point to damage such as a puncture, bent rim or broken belt. Have a tire shop inspect it before the problem turns into a blowout.
Card 12 · Vehicle condition after an animal collision
Your car still starts after hitting a deer. What should you conclude about continuing the trip?
A running engine proves the whole vehicle is safe
Check for damage before continuing
Only visible paint scratches could matter
Normal dashboard lighting rules out steering damage
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Correct answer: Check for damage before continuing
A deer strike can crack lights, puncture the radiator or bend steering parts even when the engine runs. Walk around the car, look for leaks and broken lights, and call a tow if anything is unsafe.
Your route calls for a left turn at an intersection displaying this sign. What does the sign tell you?
FHWA MUTCD / Standard Highway Signs — source and adaptations in /signs/LICENSES.md
Make the turn after a complete stop
Make the turn from the right lane
Do not make the planned left turn
Make the turn after yielding first
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Correct answer: Do not make the planned left turn
NO LEFT TURN prohibits the left-turn movement. Stopping, yielding, or choosing a different lane does not remove the displayed restriction.
Source: FHWA MUTCD, 11th Edition with Revision 1 (December 2025), Section 2B.26, paragraphs 01–03, R3-2; p. 89 · Original question review: 2026-09-12
Card 14 · Warning signs
How should you interpret the two arrows pointing in opposite directions?
FHWA MUTCD / Standard Highway Signs — source and adaptations in /signs/LICENSES.md
Traffic must select one of two exits
Traffic travels in both directions
Both lanes travel in your direction
Each lane is reserved for turning
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Correct answer: Traffic travels in both directions
TWO-WAY TRAFFIC warns that vehicles travel in opposite directions. It is not an added-lane sign or an instruction to choose an exit.
Source: FHWA MUTCD, 11th Edition with Revision 1 (December 2025), Section 2C.51, paragraphs 01–03, W6-3; p. 189 · Original question review: 2026-09-12
Card 15 · Warning signs
Which road alignment best matches the repeated bends in this arrow?
FHWA MUTCD / Standard Highway Signs — source and adaptations in /signs/LICENSES.md
One sharp turn followed by a straight road
A traffic circle with several exits
A lane bending around a fixed island
A series of closely spaced curves
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Correct answer: A series of closely spaced curves
WINDING ROAD warns of a series of changes in roadway direction. It conveys neither an exact speed nor a distance unless a separate plaque supplies that information.
Source: FHWA MUTCD, 11th Edition with Revision 1 (December 2025), Section 2C.07, paragraphs 05–06, W1-5; p. 155 · Original question review: 2026-09-12
Card 16 · Holding a phone with a shoulder
A fully licensed adult wedges a phone between the shoulder and ear during a routine call while driving. Both hands remain on the wheel. Does this satisfy Michigan's hands-free rule?
No. Supporting the phone with a shoulder still counts.
Yes. Keeping both hands on the wheel is sufficient.
Yes. The rule covers texting rather than voice calls.
Yes, if the conversation concerns work rather than personal matters.
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Correct answer: No. Supporting the phone with a shoulder still counts.
The rule includes supporting a phone with a hand, arm, or shoulder. A routine call does not become hands-free just because neither hand is holding the device.
A person is injured in a crash involving your car and needs medical help. Beyond exchanging the required information, what responsibility does Michigan impose?
Leave medical arrangements entirely to the other driver.
Provide help only after someone proves you caused the crash.
Wait for an insurance adjuster before arranging medical help.
Give reasonable help in securing medical aid or transport.
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Correct answer: Give reasonable help in securing medical aid or transport.
Michigan requires reasonable assistance to an injured person in obtaining medical aid or arranging or providing transportation. Calling emergency services can help secure aid; this is not an instruction to perform untrained treatment or move an injured person regardless of the circumstances.
Card 18 · Impaired driving in a public parking lot
After drinking, a person's ability to drive is visibly impaired. The person plans to move a car across a shopping-center lot open to the public without entering a street. Does Michigan's impaired-driving rule apply?
Yes. The rule also covers public-access parking areas.
No. It starts only when the car enters a public street.
Only if the driver collides with a vehicle in the lot.
Only if a government agency owns the parking lot.
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Correct answer: Yes. The rule also covers public-access parking areas.
Michigan's visibly impaired driving prohibition is not limited to streets and highways. It also covers places open to the public or generally accessible to motor vehicles, expressly including parking areas.
Who administers the ordinary Michigan driving skills test?
Any licensed friend chosen by the applicant
Only the school that taught the applicant to drive
An authorized independent driver testing business
Any repair shop that inspects the test vehicle
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Correct answer: An authorized independent driver testing business
Michigan uses independent testing organizations with state-authorized examiners. Teaching or repairing vehicles alone does not confer testing authority.
These are selected learning examples, not state examination questions or complete handbook coverage. Read the original source when a condition or exception is unclear.
