What Every Driver Must Know (SOS-133) - Michigan

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4 SOS-133 (Rev. 10/17) PA 300, 1949 as amended; (100,000 @ $ per copy, total $xx, ).. what Every Driver must know Table of Contents Introduction Letter from Secretary of State Ruth A. Michigan crash facts ..x Chapter 1: Your Driver 's License Who is a resident? .. 1. New Michigan residents .. 1. Licensing 1. Michigan licenses, designators and 2. Michigan and REAL ID .. 2. Moved to Michigan from another state or 3. Under 18 Graduated Driver 3. 18 and older never been 5. Providing your Social Security number .. 6. Providing proof of legal presence .. 6. Providing proof of 6. Providing proof of 6. Physical 6. Vision and knowledge tests .. 6. The Temporary Instruction Permit .. 7. The motorcycle TIP .. 7. Driving Skills Test .. 8. Restricted license due to a health condition .. 9. Probationary license 9. i Table of Contents . what Every Driver must know Changing information on your license.

5 9. Renewing your 10. The decision to stop driving .. 10. Chapter 2: Your Driving Record Your driving 13. Michigan 's point system .. 13. Alcohol and 14. The Driver Responsibility 15. Driver reexaminations .. 16. Chapter 3: Voter Registration and State IDs Voter 19. State identification cards .. 20. State ID cards and REAL ID .. 20. Chapter 4: Traffic Laws Distracted driving .. 23. Kelsey's Law .. 24. Buckle up, it's the law! .. 24. Protecting children and 25. Children left unattended in vehicles .. 25. Air bags .. 26. Speed limits .. 26. Construction 26. Merging in a construction 27. ii Table of Contents . what Every Driver must know Maintenance 27. Emergency 28. School buses .. 28. School bus signals .. 29. Right of way .. 29. Right of way when turning .. 29. Right of way at 30. Be prepared to 30. Right of way and 31. Right of way and funerals.

6 31. Passing on the left .. 31. Passing on the right .. 32. When passing is prohibited .. 32. Lane usage .. 32. Turning .. 33. Right 33. Left turns .. 34. Changing lanes .. 34. Roundabouts .. 35. Railroad 35. Railroad crossing advance warning sign .. 35. Passive railroad crossing control systems .. 36. Active railroad crossing control 36. Trains and vehicles DO NOT MIX: grade crossing safety 36. If you are stuck on the 36. what is an Emergency Notification System sign? .. 37. iii Table of Contents . what Every Driver must know 37. Parking on a hill .. 37. Parallel 37. Disability parking .. 38. Van-accessible disability 38. Parking 38. Chapter 5: Signs, Pavement Markings and Signals Traffic signs .. 41. Route 42. Traffic sign colors .. 42. Regulatory 42. Traffic sign 43. Traffic sign challenge answers .. 44. Pavement markings.

7 45. White lines .. 45. Broken white lines .. 45. Solid white 46. Double solid white lines .. 46. Lines to help separate and protect .. 46. Crosswalk lines .. 46. Stop lines .. 46. Directional arrows .. 47. Bicycle lanes .. 47. Sharrows .. 47. Yellow lines .. 47. iv Table of Contents . what Every Driver must know Broken yellow lines .. 47. Solid yellow lines .. 47. Left turn only center lane .. 48. Yield lines .. 48. White triangular symbols .. 48. Dashed white lines .. 48. Traffic signals .. 48. The 5-section-head signal .. 49. Flashing red 49. Flashing yellow light .. 49. Steady green arrow .. 49. Flashing yellow arrow left-turn signal head .. 49. Pedestrian signals .. 50. Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon .. 50. Chapter 6: Sharing the Road Commercial 53. Passing a commercial vehicle 54. Slow-moving vehicles .. 54. 54. Children.

8 55. Motorcycles, scooters, mopeds and 55. Moped or scooter? .. 56. Just about bicycles .. 56. Autocycles .. 57. v Table of Contents . what Every Driver must know Chapter 7: Emergencies and Special Situations Safe driving .. 59. Aggressive driving .. 59. Are you an aggressive Driver ? Do you: .. 60. Take care at intersections .. 60. Intersections .. 60. Freeway driving .. 60. A word about 61. Leaving a freeway .. 61. Freeway fatigue .. 62. Cruise 62. If an oncoming vehicle is in your lane .. 62. Bad weather .. 62. Rain and fog .. 62. Ice, snow and other slippery 63. If your vehicle begins 63. Braking .. 63. Stopping distances .. 64. Driving at night .. 64. Emergency 64. 65. Vehicle deer crashes .. 65. Your best defense against deer .. 65. If a vehicle deer crash is unavoidable .. 65. Driving requires you to plan ahead to stay safe.

9 66. Before starting the 66. vi Table of Contents . what Every Driver must know Do not take 66. If you are approached or threatened while in your 67. If your car becomes 67. If you are pulled 67. In 67. Safe Driving Knowledge Test Safe Driving Knowledge 69. Resources Answers to the Safe Driving Knowledge Test .. 73. Resources .. 73. Websites .. 73. Printed 73. 74. Photo and image credits .. 74. Inside back cover Secretary of State services About our Secretary of State offices Accommodations for people with disabilities and non-native speakers vii Table of Contents . what Every Driver must know viii Table of Contents . what Every Driver must know Driving is a privilege and not a right. drivers must drive responsibly and safely, obey traffic laws, and never drink and drive. Finally, make sure that you and your passengers are properly buckled up it's the law!

10 Dear Michigan Motorist: Welcome to the latest edition of what Every Driver And, while I am on the subject of the Internet, let me must know . You will see some changes as to how remind you to hop online at , and information is presented is this version compared to not in line at a Secretary of State office. previous booklets. We have arranged the information to be more in line with Michigan 's Driver education lets you renew your vehicle curriculum since the majority of what Every Driver registration and tab with Print 'N Go technology. You must know users are the state's Driver education finish your online transaction with your new vehicle providers, instructors, students and parents. registration in hand. But even if you are not taking Driver education, there also lets you renew or replace your is plenty inside what Every Driver must know that will Driver 's license or state ID card, get a duplicate inform and, maybe, even challenge you.