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Michigan Car / Permit: Signals & Pavement Markings practice test
How to read traffic signals, lane lines, and pavement markings — including yellow and white lines, arrows, and flashing lights.
Content reviewed against official driver handbooks · August 12, 2026
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1. When a pedestrian signal shows a raised red hand or 'DON'T WALK', pedestrians should:
Correct answer: Not start crossing the street
The upraised hand or 'DON'T WALK' means do not start crossing; anyone already in the crosswalk should finish.
Source: Michigan: What Every Driver Must Know - Pedestrian signals (Ch. 5)
2. A flashing yellow left-turn arrow means you may:
Correct answer: Turn left after yielding to oncoming traffic
A flashing yellow arrow lets you turn left after yielding, once oncoming traffic is clear and no pedestrians are crossing.
Source: Michigan: What Every Driver Must Know - Flashing yellow arrow (Ch. 5)
3. At a flashing red traffic signal, you must:
Correct answer: Come to a full stop, then go when clear
A flashing red signal requires a complete stop; move on only once the way through is clear.
Source: Michigan: What Every Driver Must Know - Flashing red light (Ch. 5)
4. White triangles painted across your lane at a crosswalk tell you to:
Correct answer: Be prepared to stop and yield to pedestrians
The white triangle markings warn you to slow, be prepared to halt, and give way to people crossing.
Source: Michigan: What Every Driver Must Know - White triangular symbols (Ch. 5)
5. Double solid white lines on the pavement mean you:
Correct answer: Must not cross the lines
Double solid white lines mark a boundary you must not cross, even though traffic on both sides moves the same way.
Source: Michigan: What Every Driver Must Know - Double solid white lines (Ch. 5)
6. A broken yellow center line on a two-way road means:
Correct answer: You may pass when it is safe
A single broken yellow line marks the center of a two-way road where passing is allowed when it is safe.
Source: Michigan: What Every Driver Must Know - Broken yellow lines (Ch. 5)
7. Yellow pavement lines are used to separate:
Correct answer: Traffic flowing in opposite directions
Yellow lines divide traffic moving in opposite directions.
Source: Michigan: What Every Driver Must Know - Yellow lines (Ch. 5)
8. A flashing yellow traffic light tells you to:
Correct answer: Proceed carefully and watch cross traffic
A flashing yellow light means move through the intersection carefully, scanning traffic in both directions.
Source: Michigan: What Every Driver Must Know - Flashing yellow light (Ch. 5)
9. A steady yellow traffic light means:
Correct answer: The signal is about to turn red
A yellow light warns that red is next; you should stop, and if you cannot do so safely, continue through carefully without speeding up.
Source: Michigan: What Every Driver Must Know - Traffic signals (Ch. 5)
10. In a standard Michigan traffic signal, the red light is located:
Correct answer: At the top
Michigan places the red light at the top of the signal; stop behind the crosswalk or stop line.
Source: Michigan: What Every Driver Must Know - Traffic signals (Ch. 5)
11. When a solid yellow line marks your half of the roadway, you:
Correct answer: May not cross it to pass
A solid yellow line along your half of the road means you cannot cross it to overtake another vehicle.
Source: Michigan: What Every Driver Must Know - Solid yellow lines (Ch. 5)
12. A center lane bordered by a solid yellow line outside and a broken yellow line inside is reserved for:
Correct answer: Left turns from either direction
This shared center lane is only for making left turns, and drivers from either direction may use it; using it to pass or merge is illegal.
Source: Michigan: What Every Driver Must Know - Left turn only center lane (Ch. 5)
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