Michigan Driver's Handbook, Section 4: Traffic Laws
Distracted driving, seat belts and child seats, speed limits, work zones, emergency vehicles, school buses, right of way, passing, turns, roundabouts, railroad crossings and parking.
Summary written by MyPermitExam from the official handbook, October 2025. Not a copy of the handbook. Checked Oct 2026. Not affiliated with the DMV. What Every Driver Must Know (SOS-133)
Key rules
- No hand-held phone use for any driver: $100 the first time, $250 after that. p. 24
- Child seat or booster until age 8 or 4 feet 9 inches; under 4 in the rear seat when there is one. p. 25
- Freeways 70 mph (55 minimum), other highways 55, subdivisions 25; work zones usually 45 with doubled fines. p. 26
- Stopped emergency vehicles: slow 10 mph below the limit and move over; stay 500 feet behind moving ones. p. 28
- Stop 20 feet from a school bus with flashing red lights, except across a divided highway. p. 28
- Four-way stop: first to stop goes first; if tied, the left yields to the right. p. 30
- Finish passing before you are within 200 feet of oncoming traffic; no passing within 100 feet of an intersection or railroad crossing. p. 32
- Stop 15 to 50 feet from the tracks when a train is coming; if stuck, get everyone out. p. 35
- No parking within 15 feet of a hydrant, 30 feet of a stop sign or signal, or 50 feet of a railroad crossing. p. 38