The Michigan driver’s handbook

What Every Driver Must Know (SOS-133)

October 2025; SOS-133, 10.2 MB PDF. Published by the Michigan Department of State (Secretary of State).

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The knowledge test is written from this handbook, so it is the one document worth reading cover to cover. Read a section, then practice the matching topic below; the practice questions link back to the exact page.

Which pages cover each topic

Page numbers are the PDF’s pages, so the links open straight to them.

TopicHandbook pagesPractice
Road signsPages565859Practice 4 questions
Traffic signalsPages6364Practice 5 questions
Pavement markingsPages6061626371Practice 5 questions
Right of way & intersectionsPages44454969Practice 5 questions
Turning & signalingPages444862Practice 5 questions
Lanes, passing & mergingPages46Practice 6 questions
Speed limits & controlPages40Practice 5 questions
Following distance & spacePages76783 questions
Parking & stoppingPages5152Practice 6 questions
Highways & freewaysPages7075Practice 5 questions
Sharing the roadPages67687071Practice 6 questions
School buses & emergency vehiclesPages42434549Practice 7 questions
Railroad crossingsPages4950Practice 5 questions
Work zonesPages41Practice 5 questions
Night, weather & hazardsPages777879Practice 6 questions
Emergencies & crashesPages767981Practice 4 questions
Alcohol & drugsPages2829Practice 6 questions
Distracted & drowsy drivingPages373876Practice 5 questions
Permits & licensingPages18192123Practice 13 questions
Laws, points & insurancePages24272830Practice 7 questions
Seat belts & equipmentPages39Practice 5 questions

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