Michigan Permit Practice Test: Right-of-Way Rules (2026)

Question 1 of 17

How far behind a moving emergency vehicle with lights and siren must you stay?

1. 100 feet
2. 50 feet
3. At least 500 feet

Question 2 of 17

After pulling over for an emergency vehicle, why keep your foot on the brake?

1. So brake lights show you have stopped
2. To save fuel
3. It is not needed

Question 3 of 17

Passing a stopped emergency vehicle, what does Michigan law require?

1. Keep your speed
2. Slow at least 10 mph below the limit and move over a lane if possible
3. Stop completely

Question 4 of 17

How far from a school bus with flashing red lights must you stop?

1. 5 feet
2. 100 feet
3. At least 20 feet

Question 5 of 17

When don't you need to stop for a school bus with flashing red lights?

1. When it is on the other side of a highway divided by a barrier or median
2. On any four-lane road
3. When you are late

Question 6 of 17

A school bus shows flashing yellow overhead lights. What should you do?

1. Pass quickly
2. Be prepared to stop
3. Stop immediately and wait

Question 7 of 17

A school bus has its yellow hazard lights flashing. What should you do?

1. Stop 20 feet away
2. Honk
3. Proceed with caution

Question 8 of 17

How do fines for failing to stop for a school bus compare to other moving violations?

1. They are doubled
2. They are the same
3. There is no fine

Question 9 of 17

At a four-way stop, who goes first?

1. The largest vehicle
2. The driver who arrived and stopped first
3. The driver going straight

Question 10 of 17

Two cars reach a four-way stop at the same time. Who yields?

1. The one on the right yields
2. The faster one goes
3. The vehicle on the left yields to the one on its right

Question 11 of 17

At an uncontrolled T-intersection, whom do you yield to?

1. Vehicles on the through road
2. Vehicles on your right only
3. No one

Question 12 of 17

Your light turns green but cars are still in the intersection. What do you do?

1. Go: you have the green
2. Yield to them before proceeding
3. Honk

Question 13 of 17

Which vehicles have the right of way over a funeral procession?

1. Buses
2. None
3. Fire trucks, ambulances and police vehicles

Question 14 of 17

Must you pull over when you see a funeral procession?

1. No, but you must not cut through it
2. Yes, always
3. Only on highways

Question 15 of 17

A pedestrian is in the crosswalk and you have a green light. Who goes?

1. You go first
2. You yield to the pedestrian
3. Whoever is faster

Question 16 of 17

A pedestrian with a white cane or guide dog is crossing. What must you do?

1. Honk to warn them
2. Drive around them
3. Stop or yield the right of way

Question 17 of 17

Leaving an alley or driveway, whom must you yield to?

1. Pedestrians crossing there
2. No one
3. Only cars