What Every Driver Must Know
Review Assignment
1. Who is the Michigan Secretary of State?
a) What services does the Secretary of State office offer?
2. According to the latest Michigan crash facts:
a) How many automobile crashes are there in Michigan?
b) How many people die every year in automobile crashes?
c) How many people were injured in automobile crashes?
d) What percentage of fatal crashes was speed a factor?
e) What percentage of crashes occurred at intersection?
f) How many drivers involved in fatal car crashes were under 21 years of age?
g) How many of five accidental teen deaths are due to motor vehicle crashes?
3. What is a Temporary Instruction Permit (TIP)?
a) What are the requirements to get one?
b) What are the driving privileges on a TIP?
c) When doe a TIP expire?
4. What is the general licensing requirements if you are under 18 years old?
5. What is the Graduated Driver Licensing Program (GDL)?
6. Upon completing a GDL program, you will receive a green certificate. Is this your Graduated Level
I License?
a) What do you do with this green certificate?
7. What are the requirements for each GDL Level?
8. What are the privileges for each GDL Level?
9. When does the GDL Licensing Program end for a teenager?
10. When doe a teenager’s GDL Level I License expire?
11. What other licenses or endorsements are there?
12. When does an adult driver’s license expire?
a) What do you have to do to renew your license?
13. What are Michigan’s seat belt law requirements?
14. What does Michigan’s child’s passenger safety law mandate?
15. Seat belts have saved how many lives?
16. Other than seat belts what other protective features do cars have?
a) What is the best protection in rollover, side impact and rear-end crashes?
b) How far should a driver sit from the steering wheel of the car?
17. List 5 safety tips that can help you drive safely.
18. What is the blind spot?
a) How do you check the blind spot?
b) When should you check the blind spot? 18)
19. What is the Michigan Basic Speed Law?
20. What are the standard speed limits for:
a) Mobile Home
b) Parks Municipal Parks
c) Residential
d) Business Districts
e) Work Zones
f) Highway
g) Freeways
21. What is the general rule (time you should estimate and allow) for:
a) Stopping your vehicle on either wet or dry pavement (Following Rule)?
b) Looking ahead of the vehicle down the road as you travel?
c) How can you estimate the above distances?
22. When should you use your turn signals?
a) How far should you signal ahead of your planned maneuver?
23. What so these hand signals indicate:
a) Left arm and hand bent up?
b) Left arm and hand straight out?
c) Left arm and hand bent down?
24. Where do most crashes occur?
a) List 6 defensive driving tips you should do when approaching an intersection.
25. List 6 Right of Way Rules. (Yielding)
26. Is it legal to turn on a solid red light if you are turning:
a) Right? Explain
b) Left? Explain
27. When turning what lane should you turn into? Explain
28. What is a roundabout?
a) From what direction must you yield to vehicles when entering each leg of the roundabout?
b) Who has the right of way in a roundabout?
29. Explain the correct procedure for changing lanes.
a) Are you allowed to exceed the speed limit when changing lanes?
30. Explain the procedures for passing another vehicle.
a) Is it legal to exceed the speed limit or use the shoulder of the road to pass another vehicle?
b) When is it safe to return to your lane when passing a vehicle?
31. What is the most important thing to look for when entering a freeway?
a) Explain the procedures for merging on a freeway.
b) Explain the procedures for changing lanes on the freeway.
c) Explain the procedures for exiting on a freeway.
d) What is the greatest danger when driving on the freeway?
32. When should you not use cruise control?
33. Parking safety tips:
a) What should you look for when exiting your car?
b) When returning to your vehicle, how should you approach your car?
c) Explain what you should do to secure your car won’t roll when parking on a hill.
34. Who is responsible for any parking tickets?
a) List 10 places where it is illegal to park.
35. List 10 safety tips when driving.
36. List the four category of signs, their general colors and shapes.
a) What is the general message each category is informing a driver of?
37. What do the following pavement lines mean:
a) Solid white?
b) Broken white?
c) Solid yellow?
d) Double solid yellow?
e) Crosswalk?
f) Stop?
g) Directional arrows?
h) Center left lane?
i) Sharrows?
38. Explain the meaning of:
a) Solid red light.
b) Solid yellow light.
c) Solid green light.
d) Flashing red light
e) Flashing yellow light.
f) Solid red arrow.
g) Solid yellow arrow.
h) Solid green arrow.
i) Flashing yellow arrow.
39. Explain the procedure for crossing over railroad tracks.
a) How long does it take a train traveling at 55 mph to stop after the brakes are applied?
40. Explain the procedure for driving through a school zone/area?
41. What are the procedures for going through a construction zone?
a) When going through a designated work area where a full traffic lane or part of a lane is closed
for construction, maintenance, or surveying activities, what is the speed limit?
b) What are the fines for violations in work zones?
42. What are “traffic checks”?
a) When and how do you do traffic checks?
43. Explain what is considerate distracted driving.
a) The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that there at least how many
deaths annually due to distracted driving.
b) What is the penalty for distracted drivers should they cause a problem?
c) List 6 ways to minimize in-vehicle driving distractions before and while driving.
44. What are the guidelines to keep in mind when sharing the road with the following:
a) Pedestrians.
b) Blind Pedestrians.
45. Explain the procedure when an emergency vehicle is approaching.
46. What are the guidelines for sharing the road with a trucks or commercial vehicles?
47. Where do most motorcycle, moped, or bicyclist crashes occur?
a) What are the guidelines to keep in mind when sharing the road with motorcycles, mopeds, and
bicyclists?
48. When is it necessary to stop for a school bus?
a) How far should you stop behind the bus?
b) When is it not necessary to stop for a school bus?
49. What is road rage?
a) What are some driving behaviors that bring out road rage in other drivers?
b) If you are a victim of road rage, what should you do?
50. List items you should keep in your vehicle should an emergency situation occur?
a) List six safety tips you should remember if you have an emergency situation.
51. What should you do if the following should happen?
a) If you need to pull over.
b) If your vehicle’s hood opens while driving.
c) Your vehicle’s accelerator sticks.
52. When braking how should you apply the brakes:
a) Under normal conditions?
b) With antilock brakes?
c) Without antilock brakes?
53. When do most skids happen?
a) Explain the procedure when handling a skid.
54. What can you do to ensure safe travel during the winter season?
55. Explain what precautions you should take if you are driving in one of the following weather
conditions:
a) Rain.
b) Deep water.
c) Flooding.
d) Hydroplaning.
e) Fog.
56. According to the law when should you use your headlights?
a) When should you use high beam headlights?
b) What should you do if an oncoming car is approaching you with their high beam lights on?
c) What should you never do if an oncoming car is approaching you with their high beam lights
on?
57. Explain what you should do if an oncoming vehicle is in your lane.
58. Approximately how many vehicle-deer crashes occur in Michigan year?
a) How many vehicle-deer crashes are unreported?
b) What is the average cost for this crash?
c) Who should you report a vehicle-deer crash to?
d) What is the best defense to avoid a vehicle-deer crash?
e) What do you do if a crash occurs?
59. What is the role of the Secretary of State Department of Michigan?
a) What information does your driving record contain?
b) Under Michigan Law, what can a driver be charged for depending on the traffic violations?
c) What is the penalty for these violations?
d) What can happen to your license if you incur too many crashes, violations and is irresponsible?
e) How long do most driving convictions stay on your driving record?
f) How long do convictions for a fatality or drunken or drugged driving remain on your driving
record?
g) Explain the traffic violations Michigan Point System.
h) List two violation examples a driver can get a 6, 4, 3, and 2 point ticket for?
i) How long does a traffic violation remain on your driving record?
60. What happens to your brain and body when one drinks or uses drugs?
a) How many drinks does it take to impair your abilities?
b) What will sober you up if you are drunk?
c) What can you do if you plan to drink or has had too much to drink?
d) What happens to a person’s license if they are charged with a drug conviction?
e) What is the legal limit on the BAC for drinking and driving?
f) Explain the Michigan Implied Consent Law.
g) Explain the Zero Tolerance Law.
61. What is the Diver Responsibility Law?
62. What is the purpose for a driver reexamination?
a) Why would someone be required to attend this reexamination?
b) If you are in the Graduated Driver Licensing program why would you be required to attend this
driver reexamination?
63. What 3 documents do you need when driving a vehicle?
64. To drive a car in Michigan, is it necessary to have current insurance?
a) What kind of insurance do we have in the State of Michigan?