Speed & Space Management

Study questions with answers

12 sample Speed & Space Management questions with the correct answer, a short explanation, and the official handbook reference. Read through them, then take the quiz above.

1. 1. Counting the seconds between the car ahead and yourself helps you:

   Correct answer: Judge whether you are following too closely

   Timing a fixed point tells you whether your following gap is safe; passing the mark too soon means you are too close.

   Source: Michigan: What Every Driver Must Know - Stopping distances (Ch. 7)

2. 2. On freeways posted below 70 mph, school buses and trucks are limited to:

   Correct answer: 55 mph

   On freeways with limits under 70 mph, buses and trucks may go no faster than 55 mph.

   Source: Michigan: What Every Driver Must Know - Speed limits (Ch. 4)

3. 3. When you enter a freeway from an on-ramp, the acceleration lane lets you:

   Correct answer: Reach the speed of freeway traffic before merging

   The acceleration lane is where you build up to the speed of freeway traffic before merging and yielding to vehicles already there.

   Source: Michigan: What Every Driver Must Know - Freeway driving (Ch. 7)

4. 4. Your total stopping distance can be affected by:

   Correct answer: Fatigue, tire condition, and the road surface

   Stopping distance depends on things like fatigue, your attention, vehicle weight, tire and brake condition, the road surface, and weather.

   Source: Michigan: What Every Driver Must Know - Stopping distances (Ch. 7)

5. 5. Michigan's Basic Speed Law requires you to drive at a speed that is:

   Correct answer: Careful and prudent for the conditions

   The Basic Speed Law means driving at a careful and prudent speed for conditions, one that lets you stop within the distance you can see.

   Source: Michigan: What Every Driver Must Know - Speed limits (Ch. 4)

6. 6. On a freeway, the standard maximum and minimum speeds are:

   Correct answer: 70 mph maximum and 55 mph minimum

   Freeways carry a 70 mph maximum and a 55 mph minimum unless posted otherwise.

   Source: Michigan: What Every Driver Must Know - Speed limits (Ch. 4)

7. 7. Fines for moving violations committed in a work zone are:

   Correct answer: Doubled

   Fines are doubled for any moving violation in a work zone, and speeders face added points.

   Source: Michigan: What Every Driver Must Know - Construction zones (Ch. 4)

8. 8. When rain begins, you should allow a following distance that is at least:

   Correct answer: Twice the normal distance

   As rain starts, slow down and allow at least twice your normal following distance.

   Source: Michigan: What Every Driver Must Know - Rain and fog (Ch. 7)

9. 9. Wet pavement affects your stopping because it:

   Correct answer: Requires more time and space to stop

   Wet roads require more time and distance to stop, so brake earlier and more gently.

   Source: Michigan: What Every Driver Must Know - Stopping distances (Ch. 7)

10. 10. In a construction or work zone, the speed limit is usually how fast unless posted otherwise?

    Correct answer: 45 mph

    For most work-zone activity, the limit is 45 mph unless a different speed is posted.

    Source: Michigan: What Every Driver Must Know - Speed limits (Ch. 4)

11. 11. The speed limit in a mobile home park is generally:

    Correct answer: 15 mph

    Mobile home parks and some municipal parks carry a 15 mph limit.

    Source: Michigan: What Every Driver Must Know - Speed limits (Ch. 4)

12. 12. Under the Basic Speed Law, your speed should let you stop:

    Correct answer: Within the roadway you can clearly see ahead

    Travel slowly enough to halt within the length of road that is clearly visible in front of you, and never above the posted limit.

    Source: Michigan: What Every Driver Must Know - Speed limits (Ch. 4)