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. ↗
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. ↗
At a STOP sign there is no crosswalk, but there is a clearly marked stop line. Where should you make your stop?
Correct answer: At the clearly marked stop line
When no crosswalk exists, the stop-sign rule uses the clearly marked stop line. Stopping farther into the intersecting road is not a substitute.
Source: Michigan Judicial Institute Traffic Benchbook, Section 4.12 > A(5), quoting complete MCL 257.649(8). HTML read 2026-09-12; statutory effective date not independently retrieved. ↗
A car ahead is turning left. To pass it on the right, you would have to drive off the pavement. Is that permitted?
Correct answer: No; passing cannot take you off the pavement
A left-turning vehicle can create a permitted right-side passing situation, but passing must still be safe and must not take you off the pavement or main-traveled roadway.
Source: Michigan Judicial Institute Traffic Benchbook, Section 4.9 > A(1), quoting complete MCL 257.637(1)–(2). HTML read 2026-09-12; statutory effective date not independently retrieved. ↗
The posted limit is 55 mph, but heavy rain makes that speed unsafe. What does Michigan's basic speed law require?
Correct answer: Choose a reasonable speed for the conditions
The basic speed law requires a careful, prudent speed suited to traffic, road surface, road width and other existing conditions. A posted limit does not make an unsafe speed lawful.
Source: Michigan Judicial Institute Traffic Benchbook, Section 4.13 > Opening complete MCL 257.627(1) quotation. HTML read 2026-09-12; statutory effective date not independently retrieved. ↗
A median crossover is wide enough for two cars side by side, but it has no lane markings. How should drivers treat it?
Correct answer: As a single-lane crossover
MDOT explains that extra width may accommodate a large vehicle's turn. An unmarked crossover is treated as one lane; markings identify a two-lane crossover.
Source: MDOT Michigan lefts > Frequently asked questions > Are Michigan Lefts one lane or two?. HTML read 2026-09-12; statutory effective date not independently retrieved. ↗
Your gasoline car is safely stopped outdoors in snow. Before running the engine briefly for warmth, what should you check?
Correct answer: That snow is not blocking the exhaust pipe
A blocked exhaust can expose occupants to carbon monoxide; run the engine only intermittently, not continuously.
Source: NHTSA, Winter Weather Driving Tips > Driving in Winter Weather > What to Do in an Emergency (HTML practical guidance; reviewed September 12, 2026) ↗
Where should you find the recommended cold tire pressure for your particular car?
Correct answer: The vehicle's tire-information label or owner's manual
Use the vehicle manufacturer's specification, which may differ from the tire's maximum marking.
Source: NHTSA, TireWise > Maintenance > Tire Pressure; Maintaining Proper Tire Pressure, step 1 (HTML practical guidance; reviewed September 12, 2026) ↗
Your car has different-size front and rear tires. How should you decide whether and how to rotate them?
Correct answer: Follow the vehicle manufacturer's instructions
Some vehicles cannot use ordinary rotation patterns; the owner's manual controls the recommendation.
Source: NHTSA, TireWise > Maintenance > Tire Rotation (HTML practical guidance; reviewed September 12, 2026) ↗
A car's Level 2 driver-assistance system is controlling speed and helping steer. What remains the driver's job?
Correct answer: Stay engaged, attentive and responsible for driving
Level 2 assistance does not remove the driver's continuous monitoring and responsibility.
Source: NHTSA, Driver Assistance Technologies > Tech Overview > Level 2 Additional Assistance > You Drive, You Monitor (HTML practical guidance; reviewed September 12, 2026) ↗
You are driving past wooded field edges near water. Where should your observation include?
Correct answer: The road edges where deer could enter your path
Deer can emerge from cover beside the road. Scanning likely entry areas can reveal a hazard before it enters your lane.
Source: Michigan State Police, Deer-Vehicle Crashes > Avoiding Deer (HTML safety guidance; reviewed September 12, 2026) ↗
A sign faces you at a paved road opening. What restriction does it communicate?
Correct answer: Do not drive into this opening
DO NOT ENTER prohibits entry from the direction facing the sign. An empty roadway or a local destination does not change that message.
Source: FHWA MUTCD, 11th Edition with Revision 1 (December 2025), Section 2B.46, paragraphs 01–02 and 06–08, R5-1; printed page 109 / physical PDF page 150 ↗
Two roads come together beyond this sign. How will the entering traffic be accommodated at that point?
Correct answer: In an added lane alongside your lane
ADDED LANE means a separate lane is provided where the roads converge. The two streams do not have to merge at that point.
Source: FHWA MUTCD, 11th Edition with Revision 1 (December 2025), Section 2C.46, paragraphs 01–04, W4-3; printed page 183 / physical PDF page 224 ↗
Which condition is the skidding-car symbol intended to warn about?
Correct answer: Unexpectedly slippery pavement
The sign warns of unexpected slippery conditions. A plaque can identify a cause such as wet pavement or ice; the pictured sign does not specify one cause.
Source: FHWA MUTCD, 11th Edition with Revision 1 (December 2025), Section 2C.30, paragraphs 01, 07, W8-5; printed page 175 / physical PDF page 216 ↗
A three-year-old has outgrown the rear-facing seat's manufacturer limits but fits a suitable forward-facing child seat. Which option follows Michigan's restraint stages, with no applicable exception?
Correct answer: The properly used forward-facing child seat.
After the rear-facing stage, a child in this situation uses a forward-facing child seat within its manufacturer's limits. Being three does not by itself make a booster or an adult belt appropriate.
Source: What Are Michigan’s Child Passenger Safety Laws? — manufacturer-size requirement and “Two to five years” bullet; changes effective April 2, 2025. ↗
A fully licensed adult wants to set a destination on an ordinary mounted phone while driving. Which method fits Michigan's hands-free guidance?
Correct answer: Give the destination by voice without holding the phone.
Use voice-activated commands without holding the phone. A navigation purpose does not excuse manually typing the address while operating the vehicle, including traffic stops.
Source: Go Hands-Free. Just Drive. It's the Law. — manual GPS-entry bullet; Frequently Asked Questions & Tips — mounted-phone voice-command guidance and stopped-in-traffic FAQ. ↗
A Michigan resident is about to drive an ordinarily insured passenger car. Which preparation follows the Secretary of State's proof-of-insurance guidance?
Correct answer: Carry the current certificate or keep it in the car.
Keep evidence of current Michigan no-fault coverage available when driving. A registration plate, renewal reminder, or expired certificate is not a substitute for current proof.
Source: Frequently asked questions — “What are the insurance requirements for registering and renewing my vehicle?”; bullet directing drivers to keep the Michigan No-Fault certificate in the vehicle or carry it. ↗
According to Michigan SOS, which portions must an adult pass in its online driver-knowledge test?
Correct answer: Both the Operator and Signs portions
The online service requires both portions. This does not establish their question counts or numerical passing scores.
Source: Michigan SOS, New drivers (18 and older) > Driver's license knowledge test online (optional), two portions (current HTML service instructions read September 12, 2026) ↗
An adult Michigan TIP holder is ready to practice on a public road. What does the ordinary TIP require?
Correct answer: Supervision by a validly licensed adult driver
The TIP permits supervised learning; it does not authorize unsupervised public-road driving.
Source: Michigan SOS, New drivers (18 and older) > Temporary Instruction Permit; Supervised driving (current HTML service instructions read September 12, 2026) ↗
For the ordinary Michigan GDL skills-test pathway, what supervised-driving total must the signed log document?
Correct answer: At least 50 hours, including 10 at night
The skills-test practice requirement is higher than the Segment 2 entry requirement. Other test-eligibility conditions also apply.
Source: Michigan SOS, New drivers (under 18) > Driving skills test > What must be presented to the driving skills examiner (current HTML service instructions read September 12, 2026) ↗
