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Michigan Turns, Lanes and Passing: five situations explained
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In this video
- 0:00Intro
- 0:17Outside its posted hours, who may use a Michigan HOV lane?
- 1:15When should you slow down to exit a freeway?
- 2:09A median cut-through is paved and has no prohibiting signs. May you use it to turn left?
- 3:05Where may you enter or leave a controlled-access road in Michigan?
- 4:06Turning left on red from a one-way street onto a one-way street, what must you do first?
- 5:06Recap
In short
HOV lanes need two or more occupants during designated hours; outside them they are open to all. Avoid slowing on the freeway. If a road’s cut-through is paved and there are no signs prohibiting its use, you may make a left turn using it.
The five situations
Pick an answer first, the way the video pauses for you. Each one cites What Every Driver Must Know.
Situation 1
Outside its posted hours, who may use a Michigan HOV lane?
Answer: A. All motorists. HOV lanes need two or more occupants during designated hours; outside them they are open to all. Motorcycles may use them any time.
What Every Driver Must Know › Chapter 7 › Freeway driving
Situation 2
When should you slow down to exit a freeway?
Answer: C. After you are fully in the deceleration lane. Avoid slowing on the freeway. Wait until you are fully in the deceleration lane before reducing speed.
What Every Driver Must Know › Chapter 7 › Exiting the freeway
Situation 3
A median cut-through is paved and has no prohibiting signs. May you use it to turn left?
Answer: B. Yes. If a road’s cut-through is paved and there are no signs prohibiting its use, you may make a left turn using it.
What Every Driver Must Know › Chapter 4 › Lane usage
Situation 4
Where may you enter or leave a controlled-access road in Michigan?
Answer: C. Only at designated and posted entrances and exits. You must enter or leave controlled-access roads only at designated and posted entrances and exits.
What Every Driver Must Know › Chapter 4 › Lane use
Situation 5
Turning left on red from a one-way street onto a one-way street, what must you do first?
Answer: A. Come to a complete stop and check traffic from the right. You must first come to a complete stop and check for traffic approaching from the right before turning.
What Every Driver Must Know › Chapter 4 › Right of way when turning
Transcript
0:00Intro
Turning, changing lanes and passing are where small mistakes get expensive. Here are five situations from Michigan's What Every Driver Must Know. For each one, pick your answer before I reveal it.
0:17Situation 1
It's the middle of the day, outside the posted hours for the HOV lane. Outside its posted hours, who may use a Michigan HOV lane? The answer is A: All motorists. HOV lanes need two or more occupants during designated hours; outside them they are open to all. Motorcycles may use them any time. Outside its posted hours, the HOV lane is open to all motorists. Motorcycles can use it any time.
1:15Situation 2
Your exit is coming up on the freeway. When should you slow down to exit a freeway? The answer is C: After you are fully in the deceleration lane. Avoid slowing on the freeway. Wait until you are fully in the deceleration lane before reducing speed. Keep your speed on the freeway, then slow down once you're fully in the deceleration lane.
2:09Situation 3
You want to turn left across a divided road, and there's a paved cut-through in the median with no signs prohibiting it. A median cut-through is paved and has no prohibiting signs. May you use it to turn left? The answer is B: Yes. If a road’s cut-through is paved and there are no signs prohibiting its use, you may make a left turn using it. If the cut-through is paved and no sign prohibits it, you may use it to turn left.
3:05Situation 4
You're beside a freeway with a wide, smooth shoulder, and your on-ramp is still a mile away. Where may you enter or leave a controlled-access road in Michigan? The answer is C: Only at designated and posted entrances and exits. You must enter or leave controlled-access roads only at designated and posted entrances and exits. Enter and leave controlled-access roads only at the designated, posted entrances and exits.
4:06Situation 5
You're on a one-way street, stopped at a red light, about to turn left onto another one-way street. Turning left on red from a one-way street onto a one-way street, what must you do first? The answer is A: Come to a complete stop and check traffic from the right. You must first come to a complete stop and check for traffic approaching from the right before turning. Come to a complete stop and check for traffic approaching from the right before you turn.
5:06Recap
HOV lanes need two or more occupants during designated hours; outside them they are open to all. Avoid slowing on the freeway. If a road’s cut-through is paved and there are no signs prohibiting its use, you may make a left turn using it. You must enter or leave controlled-access roads only at designated and posted entrances and exits. You must first come to a complete stop and check for traffic approaching from the right before turning. Nice work. Try more turning and passing questions in Practice by Topic, then test yourself with a full mock exam.
The rules in this lesson
- HOV lanes need two or more occupants during designated hours; outside them they are open to all.
- Avoid slowing on the freeway.
- If a road’s cut-through is paved and there are no signs prohibiting its use, you may make a left turn using it.
- You must enter or leave controlled-access roads only at designated and posted entrances and exits.
- You must first come to a complete stop and check for traffic approaching from the right before turning.
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.