Michigan Permit Practice Test: Traffic Signals and Signs (2026)

Question 1 of 20

What does the color red mean on traffic signs?

1. Stop, prohibited or forbidden
2. Construction
3. Services

Question 2 of 20

What does a fluorescent pink sign indicate?

1. A school zone
2. An incident, emergency or unplanned event
3. A rest area

Question 3 of 20

What does fluorescent yellow-green warn of?

1. Construction
2. Hospitals
3. Schools, pedestrians or bicycles

Question 4 of 20

What do green signs show?

1. Directions and guidance
2. Warnings
3. Prohibitions

Question 5 of 20

What do regulatory signs tell you?

1. Where to find gas
2. About specific laws, such as speed and movement
3. About scenic places

Question 6 of 20

The light turns yellow and you cannot stop safely. What should you do?

1. Speed up to beat the red
2. Brake hard in the intersection
3. Drive cautiously through without speeding up

Question 7 of 20

Where is the red light on a Michigan traffic signal?

1. At the top
2. At the bottom
3. In the middle

Question 8 of 20

What does a flashing red light mean?

1. Slow down
2. Come to a full stop and proceed when clear
3. Yield only

Question 9 of 20

You approach an intersection with a flashing yellow signal. What should you do?

1. Stop
2. The light is broken
3. Proceed carefully through the intersection

Question 10 of 20

What does a flashing yellow left-turn arrow mean?

1. Turn left when oncoming traffic clears; it has a green light
2. Protected turn
3. No left turn

Question 11 of 20

What does a solid red arrow mean?

1. Turn after stopping
2. Stop; you cannot turn until the signal changes
3. Yield and turn

Question 12 of 20

What does a green arrow give turning drivers?

1. A warning to yield
2. Nothing special
3. A protected turn: conflicting traffic is stopped

Question 13 of 20

May you cut through a store parking lot to avoid a traffic light?

1. No, it is illegal
2. Yes, if it is empty
3. Yes, at night

Question 14 of 20

A road maintenance vehicle shows flashing green lights. What should you do?

1. Speed up to pass
2. Slow down and drive with caution
3. Nothing: green means go

Question 15 of 20

May you cross a solid white line to pass?

1. Yes, with a signal
2. Only on freeways
3. No, it is illegal

Question 16 of 20

What does a double solid white line mean?

1. Same-direction travel on both sides, but crossing it is prohibited
2. Passing allowed
3. Two-way traffic

Question 17 of 20

What does a single broken yellow center line mean?

1. No passing
2. Passing is allowed when safe
3. One-way street

Question 18 of 20

What does a double solid yellow center line mean?

1. Passing from the left lane only
2. Bike lane
3. No passing in either direction

Question 19 of 20

What may drivers use a bicycle lane for?

1. None of these: driving, passing, right turns or parking in it are illegal
2. Right turns
3. Waiting for a passenger

Question 20 of 20

What do white triangles painted across a lane mean?

1. Speed bumps
2. Be ready to stop and yield to pedestrians
3. Lane ends