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Only what is specific to Michigan: GDL levels and curfews, the hands-free phone law and Kelsey's Law, speed limits and work zones, headlights, following distance, parking distances, school buses and move-over, Michigan Lefts, the point system and belts. Pair with the national core.

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Practice deck · part of Michigan permit test — state rules · written against: What Every Driver Must Know (Michigan Department of State), October 2025 edition (SOS-133, Rev. 10/2025), checked 2026-10-09, and against state law in force on 2026-10-18 (where the two differ, the cards follow the law and name the handbook's figure); state-specific figures only — pair with the national core. Updated 2026-10-10.

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  1. What is the minimum age for a Michigan GDL Level 1 Learner's License?

    A) 14 years, 9 months
    B) 14 years, 8 months
    C) 15
    D) 16
    A) 14 years, 9 months

    Driver-education Segment 1 may start a month earlier, at 14 years 8 months; the teen then applies in person with a parent or guardian and the Segment 1 certificate.
    Permit & Provisional License
  2. What does Michigan's general cell-phone law allow a licensed adult to do while driving?

    A) Hold the phone to make one short call
    B) Use a phone hands-free after one tap
    C) Read a text while stopped at a red light
    D) Type an address into a hand-held GPS
    B) Use a phone hands-free after one tap

    A single tap or swipe to start hands-free use is allowed. Otherwise, holding or using a mobile device to call, text, watch video or use social media is illegal for every driver, with narrow exceptions such as reporting an emergency or use by on-duty first responders.
    Phones & Distraction
  3. When does Michigan law require headlights at night?

    A) From sunset to the following sunrise
    B) From 1 hour after sunset to 1 hour before sunrise
    C) Only once it is fully dark outside
    D) From ½ hour after sunset to ½ hour before sunrise
    D) From ½ hour after sunset to ½ hour before sunrise

    Headlights are needed from one half-hour after sunset to one half-hour before sunrise, and whenever visibility drops; in daytime fog, rain or snow, use low beams.
    Headlights & Signals
  4. How close to a fire hydrant may you park in Michigan?

    A) No closer than 10 feet
    B) No closer than 15 feet
    C) No closer than 20 feet
    D) No closer than 30 feet
    B) No closer than 15 feet

    Fire crews need clear access to the hydrant.
    Parking & Curbs
  5. When may you turn left on a red light in Michigan?

    A) Never, even onto a one-way street
    B) Only from a one-way onto a one-way
    C) Onto any street if no sign forbids it
    D) Onto a one-way street, from any street
    D) Onto a one-way street, from any street

    You may turn left on red onto a one-way street from either a one-way or a two-way street unless a sign or other traffic control device forbids it. Stop fully and yield first; coming from a two-way street, also give way to oncoming cars making a right turn.
    Turns & Lanes
  6. Who must wear a seat belt under Michigan law?

    A) Front-seat occupants only, of any age
    B) Only the driver, not the passengers
    C) Everyone under 18, in any seat
    D) Everyone in front, plus riders under 16
    D) Everyone in front, plus riders under 16

    Everyone in the front seat and every passenger under 16 in any seat must be belted. Belt use is a primary offense: an officer may stop a vehicle for unbuckled occupants alone.
    Occupant Safety

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  • Facts checked against What Every Driver Must Know (Michigan Department of State), October 2025 edition (SOS-133, Rev. 10/2025), checked 2026-10-09; wording is original and no handbook text is reproduced.
  • Facts also checked against current state law (the statutes and regulations in force on 2026-10-18); where the manual and the law differ, the card follows the law and says what the manual says.
  • Not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the Michigan Department of State or any other agency; not legal advice. Figures change — confirm against the current handbook before your test.

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