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?
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.
Source: Michigan Judicial Institute Traffic Benchbook, Section 4.14 > B(3), quoting MCL 257.612(1)(c)(i)–(ii). HTML read 2026-09-12; statutory effective date not independently retrieved. ↗
You want to turn left from a one-way street into a two-way street at a steady red light. Does Michigan's left-on-red permission cover this turn?
Correct answer: No; the destination must be one-way
The left-on-red exception requires a one-way destination carrying traffic in the direction of the turn. A two-way destination does not qualify.
Source: Michigan Judicial Institute Traffic Benchbook, Section 4.14 > B(3), quoting MCL 257.612(1)(c). HTML read 2026-09-12; statutory effective date not independently retrieved. ↗
You have stopped and may legally turn right on red. A pedestrian is lawfully crossing the crosswalk your turn would enter. What must you do?
Correct answer: Yield to the pedestrian before turning
A permitted turn on red does not override a pedestrian's lawful use of the adjacent crosswalk. Yield before making the turn.
Source: Michigan Judicial Institute Traffic Benchbook, Section 4.14 > B(3), quoting MCL 257.612(1)(c)(ii), final sentence. HTML read 2026-09-12; statutory effective date not independently retrieved. ↗
A green light changes to steady yellow as you approach. You can stop safely before the marked limit line. What should you do?
Correct answer: Stop before the marked limit line
Michigan requires a stop for steady yellow when it can be made safely. Cautious passage is allowed when a safe stop cannot be made.
Source: Michigan Judicial Institute Traffic Benchbook, Section 4.14 > B(2), quoting MCL 257.612(1)(b). HTML read 2026-09-12; statutory effective date not independently retrieved. ↗
Your signal turns green while another vehicle is still lawfully clearing the intersection. What is required before you enter its path?
Correct answer: Yield until the lawful conflicting movement clears
Traffic facing green must yield to vehicles, pedestrians and bicyclists lawfully within the intersection or adjacent crosswalk when the indication appears.
Source: Michigan Judicial Institute Traffic Benchbook, Section 4.14 > B(1), quoting MCL 257.612(1)(a). HTML read 2026-09-12; statutory effective date not independently retrieved. ↗
You approach an intersection controlled by a flashing red light. How must you treat it?
Correct answer: Stop, then proceed under stop-sign yielding rules
A flashing red requires a stop. Your right to proceed afterward follows the rules that apply after stopping at a stop sign.
Source: Michigan Judicial Institute Traffic Benchbook, Section 4.14 > B(6), quoting MCL 257.614(1)(a). HTML read 2026-09-12; statutory effective date not independently retrieved. ↗
A normally operating traffic signal flashes yellow toward you. What does that indication require?
Correct answer: Proceed only with caution
Flashing yellow permits passage only with caution. It is not the same as a dark or malfunctioning signal requiring a stop.
Source: Michigan Judicial Institute Traffic Benchbook, Section 4.14 > B(7), quoting MCL 257.614(1)(b); MJI 4.12(A)(2), MCL 257.649(5). HTML read 2026-09-12; statutory effective date not independently retrieved. ↗
All lights at an intersection are out. No officer, temporary sign or other device directs traffic. What should you do?
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.
Source: Michigan Judicial Institute Traffic Benchbook, Section 4.12 > A(2), quoting complete MCL 257.649(4)–(5); corroborated by MSP dark-signal FAQ. HTML read 2026-09-12; statutory effective date not independently retrieved. ↗
No lane markings or signs direct a different path. How should you position your car for an ordinary right turn?
Correct answer: As close as practicable to the right curb or edge
Both the approach and the right turn are made close to the right-hand curb or roadway edge as practicable, unless authorized devices direct a different course.
Source: Michigan Judicial Institute Traffic Benchbook, Section 4.16 > A(1), quoting MCL 257.647(1)(a) and (e). HTML read 2026-09-12; statutory effective date not independently retrieved. ↗
On a two-way street with no special turn markings, where should you approach an ordinary left turn?
Correct answer: In your half of the road nearest the center line
Approach a left turn in the part of the right half of the roadway nearest its center line. Do not begin from the oncoming half.
Source: Michigan Judicial Institute Traffic Benchbook, Section 4.16 > A(2), quoting MCL 257.647(1)(b). HTML read 2026-09-12; statutory effective date not independently retrieved. ↗
You are turning left between two one-way streets. No sign or marking gives a different route. Where should the approach and turn be made?
Correct answer: Near the left curb or edge, as practicable
When both roads are one-way, the ordinary approach and left turn follow the left-hand curb or edge as closely as practicable.
Source: Michigan Judicial Institute Traffic Benchbook, Section 4.16 > A(2), quoting MCL 257.647(1)(d) and (e). HTML read 2026-09-12; statutory effective date not independently retrieved. ↗
Official lane markings authorize a turning path different from the ordinary curb-side turn. Which path must you follow?
Correct answer: The path directed by the official markings
Authorized pavement markings, signs or signals directing a different turning course control the maneuver.
Source: Michigan Judicial Institute Traffic Benchbook, Section 4.16 > A(1)–(2), quoting MCL 257.647(1)(e). HTML read 2026-09-12; statutory effective date not independently retrieved. ↗
