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Michigan practice test: 12 questions from MCL 257
Every Michigan question cites the MCL 257 section or federal standard it tests. Pick a test and start.
- Exam Simulator50 questions, pass with 40, scored the way SOS scores it
- Practice Test 120 questions, a broad first pass across signs, right of way, rules and safety
- Road Signs Full198 questions, every sign, signal and pavement marking question
- Laws and Limits12 questions drawn from the MCL 257
14 tests, all free, all scored the MI way.
The essentials
Signs, signals and right of way
The rules that get you fined
The exam simulator
254 questions, 12 of them written for Michigan.
The Michigan bank runs to 254 questions. 12 are written for Michigan specifically from the Michigan Vehicle Code, Act 300 of 1949, 60 make up the shared national core of right of way, rules of the road and safety that every state tests, and 182 are sign recognition cards with official MUTCD sign artwork (public domain, via Wikimedia Commons). 7 of the 254 are rated hard, 1 of those from Michigan's own set.
SOS does not publish the exam format where we could confirm it, so the numbers above are our best information rather than a verified fact. Check with Michigan Department of State before your appointment.
The 12 questions written for Michigan.
These 12 split into 6 on safety and impairment, 3 on rules of the road, 2 on right of way and 1 on road signs, and each one names the rule it tests, so you learn the MCL 257 section rather than just the answer. The rest of the bank is the shared national core and the sign artwork every state uses. Here is what Michigan asks from its own code, and where each question comes from.
- At what minimum age can a Michigan teen apply for a Level 1 learner license, assuming Segment 1 of driver education is already complete? Michigan Secretary of State, graduated driver licensing program
- Once a Michigan teen moves up to a Level 2 intermediate license, during what hours is unsupervised driving generally prohibited? Michigan Secretary of State, graduated driver licensing program
- How many passengers under age 21 who are not immediate family may ride with a Michigan Level 2 license holder? Michigan Secretary of State, graduated driver licensing program
- Under Michigan's Kelsey's Law, when may a driver holding a Level 1 or Level 2 graduated license use a cell phone while driving? MCL 257.602c
- Michigan's hands-free law prohibits which of the following for all drivers, not just teens? MCL 257.602b
- You approach a stopped police car with its flashing lights on a Michigan freeway shoulder, and heavy traffic makes moving over one lane impossible. What speed does Michigan law require as you pass? MCL 257.653a
- Michigan's enhanced 'super drunk' penalties apply to a driver whose blood alcohol content reaches what level? MCL 257.625, rated hard
- Under Michigan's zero tolerance rule, a driver under 21 can be charged with an alcohol violation at what blood alcohol content? MCL 257.625
- Michigan's seat belt law requires a safety belt for which vehicle occupants? MCL 257.710e
- In Michigan, a child must ride in a car seat or booster seat until reaching what age or height, whichever comes first? MCL 257.710d
- On an undivided Michigan road, how far away must a driver stop from a school bus that has stopped with its red lights flashing? MCL 257.682
- On certain divided Michigan highways, a driver who cannot turn left directly is expected to use what design, commonly nicknamed the 'Michigan Left'? Michigan Department of Transportation, median U-turn intersection design
40 of 50 correct, 10 misses allowed.
The Michigan Department of State knowledge test is 50 questions and you pass at 40, which is Both sections must be passed; the state publishes no percentage, so 10 wrong answers is the margin before it ends. The exam simulator draws that exact count and pass mark and scores it the way SOS does.