Michigan permit test: lanes, passing & merging
Lane choice, changing lanes, blind spots, passing rules and merging. 6 questions.
When passing on a two-lane road, you must return to your lane before you get within how many feet of an oncoming vehicle?
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Sample lanes, passing & merging questions
When passing on a two-lane road, you must return to your lane before you get within how many feet of an oncoming vehicle?
- A 200 feet
- B 100 feet
- C 300 feet
- D 500 feet
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A. 200 feet
Michigan requires you to be back in your lane before you come within 200 feet of any oncoming vehicle. If you are not sure you can do that, do not start the pass.
Within how many feet of an intersection or railroad crossing is passing prohibited?
- A 50 feet
- B 200 feet
- C 500 feet
- D 100 feet
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D. 100 feet
Do not pass within 100 feet of an intersection or railroad crossing, or within 100 feet of a bridge, viaduct or tunnel when your view is blocked. Vehicles may turn or stop suddenly in these places.
After passing a vehicle, when is it safe to move back into the right lane?
- A As soon as your rear bumper has cleared the other vehicle's front bumper
- B When the other driver flashes the headlights
- C When the whole vehicle you passed shows in your rearview mirror
- D After you have counted to two
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C. When the whole vehicle you passed shows in your rearview mirror
Do not cut back in until you can see the whole vehicle you passed in your rearview mirror. That leaves enough space in front of it.
When is passing on the right allowed in Michigan?
- A Whenever the shoulder is wide and paved
- B When the driver ahead is going under the speed limit
- C When a vehicle on a two-lane road is turning left and there is enough room
- D Only on two-lane roads with a solid center line
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C. When a vehicle on a two-lane road is turning left and there is enough room
You may pass on the right when there is room and the vehicle ahead is turning left, on one-way streets with more than one lane, on roads with two or more lanes each way, or where the road is widened for passing. Never use the shoulder to pass.