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Michigan Right-of-Way and Pedestrians: five situations explained
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In this video
- 0:00Intro
- 0:17You approach a stopped waste collection truck with flashing lights. What must you do?
- 1:16A vehicle ahead has stopped for a pedestrian. May you pass it?
- 2:09Must you pull over when you see a funeral procession in Michigan?
- 3:07What must vehicles in a Michigan funeral procession display?
- 4:01Entering a roundabout, which way do you look for traffic?
- 4:49Recap
In short
Be prepared to yield when approaching or passing a stopped waste collection, utility or road maintenance vehicle with lights flashing. Never attempt to pass another vehicle that has stopped for a pedestrian, especially a large truck or bus. Drivers should be respectful but are not required to pull over for a funeral procession.
The five situations
Pick an answer first, the way the video pauses for you. Each one cites What Every Driver Must Know.
Situation 1
You approach a stopped waste collection truck with flashing lights. What must you do?
Answer: C. Proceed with caution and be ready to yield. Be prepared to yield when approaching or passing a stopped waste collection, utility or road maintenance vehicle with lights flashing.
What Every Driver Must Know › Chapter 4 › Right of way at intersections
Situation 2
A vehicle ahead has stopped for a pedestrian. May you pass it?
Answer: B. Never. Never attempt to pass another vehicle that has stopped for a pedestrian, especially a large truck or bus.
What Every Driver Must Know › Chapter 6 › Pedestrians
Situation 3
Must you pull over when you see a funeral procession in Michigan?
Answer: A. No, but be respectful and do not cut through it. Drivers should be respectful but are not required to pull over for a funeral procession.
What Every Driver Must Know › Chapter 4 › Right of way and funerals
Situation 4
What must vehicles in a Michigan funeral procession display?
Answer: A. A fluorescent orange flag with a religious symbol. Vehicles in the procession must display the fluorescent orange flag with the appropriate religious symbol.
What Every Driver Must Know › Chapter 4 › Right of way and funerals
Situation 5
Entering a roundabout, which way do you look for traffic?
Answer: B. To your left. Entering vehicles yield to traffic approaching from the left; as you approach the yield line, look left.
What Every Driver Must Know › Chapter 4 › Roundabouts
Transcript
0:00Intro
Right-of-way comes down to one question: who goes first? Let's work through five everyday situations from Michigan's What Every Driver Must Know. For each one, pick your answer before I reveal it.
0:17Situation 1
A waste collection truck is stopped ahead of you with its lights flashing. You approach a stopped waste collection truck with flashing lights. What must you do? The answer is C: Proceed with caution and be ready to yield. Be prepared to yield when approaching or passing a stopped waste collection, utility or road maintenance vehicle with lights flashing. Slow down, proceed with caution, and be ready to yield to the truck and its crew.
1:16Situation 2
A vehicle in the next lane has stopped for a pedestrian, and the lane beside it looks open. A vehicle ahead has stopped for a pedestrian. May you pass it? The answer is B: Never. Never attempt to pass another vehicle that has stopped for a pedestrian, especially a large truck or bus. Never pass a vehicle that's stopped for a pedestrian, especially a big truck or bus that hides people from view.
2:09Situation 3
A funeral procession is coming down the road toward you. Must you pull over when you see a funeral procession in Michigan? The answer is A: No, but be respectful and do not cut through it. Drivers should be respectful but are not required to pull over for a funeral procession. In Michigan you don't have to pull over. Be respectful and never cut through the procession.
3:07Situation 4
Each car in a Michigan funeral procession carries something to show it belongs. What must vehicles in a Michigan funeral procession display? The answer is A: A fluorescent orange flag with a religious symbol. Vehicles in the procession must display the fluorescent orange flag with the appropriate religious symbol. Procession vehicles display a fluorescent orange flag with the appropriate religious symbol.
4:01Situation 5
You're approaching the yield line at a roundabout. Entering a roundabout, which way do you look for traffic? The answer is B: To your left. Entering vehicles yield to traffic approaching from the left; as you approach the yield line, look left. Traffic in the circle comes from your left, so that's where you look as you reach the yield line.
4:49Recap
Be prepared to yield when approaching or passing a stopped waste collection, utility or road maintenance vehicle with lights flashing. Never attempt to pass another vehicle that has stopped for a pedestrian, especially a large truck or bus. Drivers should be respectful but are not required to pull over for a funeral procession. Vehicles in the procession must display the fluorescent orange flag with the appropriate religious symbol. Entering vehicles yield to traffic approaching from the left; as you approach the yield line, look left. Nice work. Try more right-of-way questions in Practice by Topic, then test yourself with a full mock exam.
The rules in this lesson
- Be prepared to yield when approaching or passing a stopped waste collection, utility or road maintenance vehicle with lights flashing.
- Never attempt to pass another vehicle that has stopped for a pedestrian, especially a large truck or bus.
- Drivers should be respectful but are not required to pull over for a funeral procession.
- Vehicles in the procession must display the fluorescent orange flag with the appropriate religious symbol.
- Entering vehicles yield to traffic approaching from the left; as you approach the yield line, look left.
Original practice lesson written from What Every Driver Must Know. EstatePass is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Michigan SOS; these are not official test questions.