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Safe Driving & Conditions — Michigan Secretary of State Practice Questions

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4. When must headlights be on in Michigan?

  • From a half hour after sunset to a half hour before sunrise, and when you cannot see 500 feet.
  • BOnly after midnight.
  • COnly on freeways.

Why A is correct

Headlights must be on from one half-hour after sunset to one half-hour before sunrise, and whenever you cannot see people and vehicles clearly at 500 feet.

5. Where is cruise control best suited?

  • AHeavy city traffic.
  • Rural areas without much traffic.
  • CSlippery roads, to keep a steady speed.

Why B is correct

Cruise control is best for rural areas with little traffic; it is not recommended in heavy traffic or on slippery roads.

6. You are pulled over at dusk in Michigan. What should you do?

  • Turn on interior lights and keep hands on the wheel.
  • BGet out and walk back.
  • CReach for your glove box right away to get your registration ready.

Why A is correct

Stay in the car with your belt on, turn on interior lights at dusk or dark, open the window and keep hands on the wheel.

30 more Safe driving questions

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  • A carjacker demands your vehicle. What should you do?
  • A crash with a deer is unavoidable. What should you do?
  • A flooded road is blocked by barricades. May you drive around them?
  • A police officer stops you after dark. What should you do?
  • About how many vehicle-deer crashes happen in Michigan each year?
  • An aggressive driver confronts you. What should you do?
  • An oncoming driver does not dim their lights. Where should you look?
  • An oncoming vehicle is in your lane. Which way should you try to escape?
  • At higher speeds or in adverse conditions, how much following distance does the manual suggest?
  • Do deer whistles or honking reliably keep deer away?
  • Fog becomes so thick that you cannot see. What should you do?
  • How far down the road should you look?
  • How may an adult Michigan driver use a phone while driving?
  • How often should you take a break on a long freeway trip?
  • In a roadside emergency, what is generally the safest thing to do?
  • In the quarter second the brain takes to shift between tasks, how far does a car at 65 mph travel?
  • Is it legal to drive with only parking lights when headlights are required?
  • Is it legal to flash your high beams at an oncoming car within 500 feet in Michigan?
  • Is it legal to hold your phone to make a call while driving in Michigan?
  • Snow piles block your view at an intersection. What should you do?
  • What does Kelsey’s Law prohibit for Level 1 and Level 2 drivers?
  • What is the fine for a first hand-held phone violation in Michigan?
  • What share of traffic fatalities has NHTSA estimated are caused by aggressive driving behaviors?
  • When are roads most slippery in rain?
  • When may any Michigan driver use a phone while driving?
  • Within how many feet of an oncoming vehicle is it illegal to use or flash high beams?
  • You get a flat tire in a high-crime area at night. What does the manual suggest?
  • You get a flat tire in a high-crime area. What does the manual suggest?
  • Your car begins to skid. What should you do?
  • Your car breaks down on a busy road. What does the Michigan manual recommend?
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