Michigan DMV driver's license practice test 4
25 original questions from the What Every Driver Must Know make up this free Michigan driver's license practice test. Expect questions from Chapter 4: Traffic Laws (8), Chapter 5: Signs, Pavement Markings and Signals (5), and Chapter 7: Emergencies and Special Situations (4). The first one asks: "What do flashing yellow overhead lights on a school bus mean?" Each answer is explained, and there's nothing to sign up for.
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Practice questions
Question 1 of 250 of 25 answered
What do flashing yellow overhead lights on a school bus mean?
What this test covers
Every question comes from one of these sections of the What Every Driver Must Know.
- Chapter 1: Your Driver's License3 questions
- Chapter 2: Your Driving Record2 questions
- Chapter 4: Traffic Laws8 questions
- Chapter 5: Signs, Pavement Markings and Signals5 questions
- Chapter 6: Sharing the Road3 questions
- Chapter 7: Emergencies and Special Situations4 questions
All 25 questions on this test
Every question on this test is listed here with its answer options. Take the test above to see which answers are correct and why.
Question 1: What do flashing yellow overhead lights on a school bus mean?
- A. Stop at least 20 feet away
- B. Pass carefully on the left
- C. Be prepared to stop
- D. The bus is broken down
Question 2: How close to a fire or crash scene may you park?
- A. No closer than 1,000 feet
- B. No closer than 100 feet
- C. No closer than 50 feet
- D. No closer than 500 feet
Question 3: How many points for speeding more than 15 mph over the limit in a work zone?
- A. Three
- B. Five
- C. Four
- D. Six
Question 4: How long must you practice on a TIP before taking the driving skills test?
- A. At least 6 months
- B. At least 90 days
- C. At least 30 days
- D. At least 180 days
Source:What Every Driver Must Know, Chapter 1: Your Driver's License
Question 5: What does a fluorescent pink sign mean?
- A. An incident, emergency, or unplanned event
- B. Caution for construction or maintenance work
- C. Recreation or cultural interest
- D. School, pedestrian, or bicycle caution
Source:What Every Driver Must Know, Chapter 5: Signs, Pavement Markings and Signals
Question 6: Why might a motorcycle slow down without its brake light coming on?
- A. Their brake lights are optional equipment
- B. Their lights are only on at night
- C. They coast with the clutch pulled
- D. Riders often use engine braking
Source:What Every Driver Must Know, Chapter 6: Sharing the Road
Question 7: May you cut through a store parking lot to avoid a traffic light?
- A. No, it's illegal
- B. Yes, if you drive slowly
- C. Yes, if the light is broken
- D. Yes, if the store is open
Source:What Every Driver Must Know, Chapter 5: Signs, Pavement Markings and Signals
Question 8: May you use a bicycle lane to make a right turn?
- A. Yes, at intersections only
- B. Yes, if you signal
- C. No, it's illegal
- D. Yes, if no bicycles are in it
Source:What Every Driver Must Know, Chapter 5: Signs, Pavement Markings and Signals
Question 9: What is the minimum age for the driving skills test for a teen?
- A. 16
- B. 15
- C. 17
- D. 14
Source:What Every Driver Must Know, Chapter 1: Your Driver's License
Question 10: What is the fine for a first offense of using a hand-held phone while driving?
- A. $250
- B. $50
- C. $500
- D. $100
Question 11: The signal at the intersection ahead is flashing red. What must you do?
- A. Stop fully, then go when the road is clear
- B. Stop, then turn right only
- C. Treat it like a yield sign and keep rolling
- D. Stop only if cross traffic is coming
Source:What Every Driver Must Know, Chapter 5: Signs, Pavement Markings and Signals
Question 12: How long do points stay on your driving record?
- A. One year from the date of the ticket
- B. Seven years from the date of conviction
- C. Two years from the date of conviction
- D. Until you complete a driving course
Source:What Every Driver Must Know, Chapter 2: Your Driving Record
Question 13: What does a red sign mean?
- A. Directions or guidance
- B. Stop or prohibited
- C. Service or hospitality
- D. Caution or a general warning
Source:What Every Driver Must Know, Chapter 5: Signs, Pavement Markings and Signals
Question 14: A bus is stopped and a car in the next lane stops for a pedestrian. What should you do?
- A. Don't pass the stopped car
- B. Pass it slowly on the left
- C. Honk and go around
- D. Pass if your light is green
Source:What Every Driver Must Know, Chapter 6: Sharing the Road
Question 15: How far can a train take to stop?
- A. About the length of a football field
- B. About 500 feet
- C. A mile or more
- D. About a quarter mile
Question 16: Your car is stuck on the tracks and no train is in sight. What should you do?
- A. Stay in the car with everyone buckled and call a tow truck
- B. Push the car off the tracks alone
- C. Get everyone out and call the ENS sign number
- D. Keep trying to start the engine
Question 17: Why never turn the ignition to lock while moving?
- A. The brakes will fail
- B. The steering will lock
- C. The doors will lock
- D. The airbags will deploy
Source:What Every Driver Must Know, Chapter 7: Emergencies and Special Situations
Question 18: How far ahead should you look down the road?
- A. 5 to 10 seconds
- B. One or two car lengths
- C. 3 to 4 seconds
- D. 20 to 30 seconds
Source:What Every Driver Must Know, Chapter 7: Emergencies and Special Situations
Question 19: What is the maximum engine size of a moped under Michigan law?
- A. 50cc
- B. 250cc
- C. 125cc
- D. 100cc
Source:What Every Driver Must Know, Chapter 6: Sharing the Road
Question 20: When may any car use a Michigan HOV lane?
- A. Outside the designated hours
- B. Only when traffic is light
- C. Only on weekends
- D. Never, unless it has three people
Source:What Every Driver Must Know, Chapter 7: Emergencies and Special Situations
Question 21: When should you arrive at a Secretary of State office to take the knowledge test?
- A. Any time before closing
- B. At least one hour before closing
- C. At least 30 minutes before closing
- D. Only first thing in the morning
Source:What Every Driver Must Know, Chapter 1: Your Driver's License
Question 22: Your vehicle starts to skid. What is the first step?
- A. Take your foot off the accelerator
- B. Shift into neutral
- C. Brake as hard as you can
- D. Turn the wheel sharply the other way
Source:What Every Driver Must Know, Chapter 7: Emergencies and Special Situations
Question 23: How many points for driving 16 mph or more over the limit?
- A. Three
- B. Six
- C. Two
- D. Four
Source:What Every Driver Must Know, Chapter 2: Your Driving Record
Question 24: When is passing on the right allowed?
- A. On a one-way street with more than one lane
- B. Whenever the car ahead is going slower than you
- C. On the paved shoulder of a two-lane road
- D. In a left-turn-only center lane
Question 25: How fast may a pickup go with a person under 18 riding in the open bed?
- A. Any speed on local roads
- B. No more than 15 mph
- C. No more than 35 mph
- D. No more than 25 mph
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