Key Michigan facts: Right-of-Way
Funeral processions go ahead of other traffic, but fire trucks, ambulances and police vehicles still come first. Chapter 4, Right of way and funerals, p. 31 Drivers don't have to pull over when they see a funeral procession. Chapter 4, Right of way and funerals, p. 31 Drivers must slow to at least 10 mph below the posted limit and move over a lane, if possible, for a stopped emergency vehicle. Chapter 4, Emergency vehicles, p. 28 Stay at least 500 feet behind a moving emergency vehicle that has flashing lights and a siren on. Chapter 4, Emergency vehicles, p. 28 Flashing green lights on a state or local maintenance vehicle mean slow down and use caution. Chapter 4, Maintenance vehicles, p. 27 Sample Right-of-Way questions
A school bus with flashing red lights is across a barrier-divided Michigan highway with no crosswalk. What must you do?
You need not stop Pull onto the shoulder and wait Stop at least 20 feet away Slow to 25 mph until past it Show the answer
You need not stop
Drivers on the far side of a barrier or raised median don't have to stop when no crosswalk or walkway is there. Vehicles on the bus's side must still stop.
Source: Michigan Vehicle Code, MCL 257.682
In Michigan, a funeral procession has the right of way except over which vehicles?
Vehicles already on a freeway Trucks and farm machinery School buses and transit buses Fire trucks, ambulances and police vehicles Show the answer
Fire trucks, ambulances and police vehicles
A procession goes ahead of other traffic, but fire trucks, ambulances and police vehicles still have priority over it.
Source: What Every Driver Must Know (SOS-133, Rev. 10/2025), Chapter 4, Right of way and funerals, p. 31
You see a funeral procession on a Michigan road. Must you pull over?
Yes, on any two-lane road No, but you should be respectful Yes, if it is coming toward you Yes, always until it has passed Show the answer
No, but you should be respectful
Drivers should be appropriately respectful of a procession, but they aren't required to pull over.
Source: What Every Driver Must Know (SOS-133, Rev. 10/2025), Chapter 4, Right of way and funerals, p. 31
What does a Michigan driver going at an unlawful speed lose at an intersection?
The right to a license hearing The duty to obey the stop sign Any right of way the driver might have had The duty to yield to pedestrians Show the answer
Any right of way the driver might have had
Michigan law says a driver traveling at an unlawful speed gives up the right of way.
Source: Michigan Vehicle Code, MCL 257.649
How far behind a moving emergency vehicle with lights and siren on must you stay in Michigan?
At least 100 feet At least 1 mile At least 50 feet At least 500 feet Show the answer
At least 500 feet
Stay at least 500 feet back from a moving emergency vehicle that is showing flashing warning lights and sounding a siren.
Source: What Every Driver Must Know (SOS-133, Rev. 10/2025), Chapter 4, Emergency vehicles, p. 28
You approach a stopped emergency vehicle with flashing lights in Michigan. How much must you slow down?
To at least 5 mph below the posted limit To a complete stop in your lane To at least 10 mph below the posted limit To exactly 25 mph Show the answer
To at least 10 mph below the posted limit
Slow to at least 10 mph below the limit and, when traffic and conditions permit, shift over one lane. If you can't, keep as much space as you can.
Source: What Every Driver Must Know (SOS-133, Rev. 10/2025), Chapter 4, Emergency vehicles, p. 28
A Michigan school bus has its yellow hazard lights flashing. What should you do?
Sound your horn and pass Proceed with caution Turn around at the next street Stop at least 20 feet away Show the answer
Proceed with caution
Yellow hazard lights call for caution. Red overhead lights are the ones that require you to stop.
Source: What Every Driver Must Know (SOS-133, Rev. 10/2025), Chapter 4, School buses and School bus signals, pp. 28-29
You are in a Michigan roundabout when an emergency vehicle approaches. What should you do?
Leave at the nearest exit, then pull right and stop Keep circling until it has passed Pull up onto the center island Stop right where you are in the circle Show the answer
Leave at the nearest exit, then pull right and stop
Don't stop inside the roundabout. Take the nearest exit and pull over to let the emergency vehicle pass.
Source: What Every Driver Must Know (SOS-133, Rev. 10/2025), Chapter 4, Roundabouts, p. 35
How far from a Michigan school bus with flashing red overhead lights must you stop?
At least 10 feet At least 100 feet At least 20 feet At least 5 feet Show the answer
At least 20 feet
Stop at least 20 feet from the bus and stay stopped until the lights go off or the bus moves on.
Source: What Every Driver Must Know (SOS-133, Rev. 10/2025), Chapter 4, School buses and School bus signals, pp. 28-29
Under Michigan law, who must adjust speed and position when a driver merges onto a freeway?
The driver who is merging Whichever vehicle is in the right lane Traffic already on the freeway Whichever vehicle is larger Show the answer
The driver who is merging
The merging driver yields to vehicles close enough to be a hazard and adjusts speed to merge safely with through traffic.
Source: What Every Driver Must Know (SOS-133, Rev. 10/2025), Chapter 7, Freeway driving, pp. 60-61 ; Michigan Vehicle Code, MCL 257.649
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