Traffic Signs & Signals — Michigan

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TopicTraffic Signs & Signals
License testMichigan Car learner's permit test
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Questions (212)

1. This road sign means:
  1. All traffic must turn right.
  2. No right turn.
  3. All traffic must go straight ahead.
  4. A road joins from the right. ✓

Answer: D. A road joins from the right.

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2. A yellow and black diamond-shaped sign:
  1. Warns you about conditions on or near the road. ✓
  2. Helps direct you to cities and towns ahead.
  3. Tells you about traffic laws and regulations.
  4. Tells you about road construction ahead.

Answer: A. Warns you about conditions on or near the road.

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3. This road sign means:
  1. Keep right. ✓
  2. Keep left.
  3. Pass with caution.
  4. No passing.

Answer: A. Keep right.

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4. You are coming to an intersection and have a green light. Pedestrians are crossing against the red. You should:
  1. Honk your horn.
  2. Speed up and pass in front of the pedestrians.
  3. Stop to let the pedestrians cross safely. ✓
  4. Drive close to the pedestrians and frighten them so they’ll think twice before crossing against a red light.

Answer: C. Stop to let the pedestrians cross safely.

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5. When approaching a steady red traffic light, drivers should:
  1. Drive through the intersection if there is no crossing traffic.
  2. Continue driving, as they have the right-of-way.
  3. Stop only if a police officer is nearby.
  4. Come to a complete stop. ✓

Answer: D. Come to a complete stop.

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6. You are approaching an intersection when the traffic light changes from green to solid yellow. You should:
  1. Consider it the same as a caution sign and continue through the intersection.
  2. Stop immediately.
  3. Stop before entering the intersection, unless you are too close to stop safely. ✓
  4. Speed up to get through the intersection before the red light appears.

Answer: C. Stop before entering the intersection, unless you are too close to stop safely.

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7. A red arrow displayed on a traffic light means that:
  1. A driver must proceed slowly through the intersection.
  2. A driver must stop and then proceed when the way is clear.
  3. A driver must stop and then proceed when the signal changes to a green light or green arrow. ✓
  4. A driver may turn in the direction that the red arrow is pointing.

Answer: C. A driver must stop and then proceed when the signal changes to a green light or green arrow.

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8. This sign means:
  1. Slippery when wet. ✓
  2. Tow-away zone.
  3. Steep downgrade.
  4. Roadwork ahead.

Answer: A. Slippery when wet.

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9. If a green arrow turns into a solid green light, you:
  1. May still turn, but you must yield to oncoming traffic. ✓
  2. May no longer turn and must proceed straight.
  3. Still have the right-of-way to turn.
  4. No longer have to turn in the direction that the arrow indicated.

Answer: A. May still turn, but you must yield to oncoming traffic.

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10. Traffic signals sometimes display arrows to control turns from specific lanes. A green arrow:
  1. Is used only on one-way streets.
  2. Has the same meaning as a circular green traffic light, but traffic must turn in the direction indicated by the arrow. ✓
  3. Means that you may proceed, but only if the green arrow is accompanied by a circular green light.
  4. Points the way to an airport.

Answer: B. Has the same meaning as a circular green traffic light, but traffic must turn in the direction indicated by the arrow.

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Last checked: 2026-10-17 · Verified from official source

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