Michigan road signs practice test
Michigan Secretary of State applicants take a separate road signs test. A separate road sign test section, which you must pass along with the written knowledge test before a TIP is issued. Practise the 25 sign questions we wrote from the Michigan handbook, then drill every common sign.
Michigan handbook sign questions
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Question 1What shape is a STOP sign?
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C: Octagon. An octagon (eight sides) always means STOP. What Every Driver Must Know (SOS-133): Traffic signs, page 41.
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Question 2In Michigan's list of sign shapes, what does a vertical rectangle usually indicate?
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D: Law (regulatory). A vertical rectangle indicates a law or regulatory sign; a horizontal rectangle gives directions. What Every Driver Must Know (SOS-133): Traffic signs, page 41.
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Question 3What does a pentagon-shaped (five-sided) sign mean?
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B: School. A pentagon marks a school zone or school crossing. What Every Driver Must Know (SOS-133): Traffic signs, page 41.
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Question 4What does a pennant-shaped sign mean?
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C: Warning: no passing zone. The pennant is a warning sign marking a no-passing zone. What Every Driver Must Know (SOS-133): Traffic signs, page 41.
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Question 5What does a round sign indicate?
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D: Railroad crossing ahead. A round sign warns of a railroad crossing ahead. What Every Driver Must Know (SOS-133): Traffic signs, page 41.
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Question 6What does a blue sign indicate?
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A: Services and hospitality. Blue signs show services and hospitality, such as gas, food and lodging. What Every Driver Must Know (SOS-133): Traffic sign colors, page 42.
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Question 7What does a fluorescent pink sign indicate in Michigan?
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A: An incident, emergency or unplanned event. Fluorescent pink signs are used for incidents, emergencies or unplanned events. What Every Driver Must Know (SOS-133): Traffic sign colors, page 42.
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Question 8What does a brown sign indicate?
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C: Recreation or cultural interest. Brown signs point to recreation and places of cultural interest. What Every Driver Must Know (SOS-133): Traffic sign colors, page 42.
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Question 9What does fluorescent yellow-green mean on a sign?
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C: School, pedestrian or bicycle caution. Fluorescent yellow-green is used for school, pedestrian and bicycle caution signs. What Every Driver Must Know (SOS-133): Traffic sign colors, page 42.
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Question 10What does the color orange mean on a sign?
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D: Caution for construction or maintenance. Orange signs warn of construction or maintenance. What Every Driver Must Know (SOS-133): Traffic sign colors, page 42.
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Question 11What does the PASS WITH CARE sign mark?
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B: The end of a no-passing zone; pass when safe. PASS WITH CARE follows the DO NOT PASS sign, sits on the right side of the road, and marks the end of the no-passing zone. What Every Driver Must Know (SOS-133): Traffic sign challenge answers, page 44.
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Question 12Which vehicles may legally use a freeway median crossover marked AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY?
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C: Law enforcement, emergency or maintenance vehicles. Only law enforcement, emergency or maintenance vehicles may use emergency crossovers. Other drivers should go to the next exit and re-enter the freeway. What Every Driver Must Know (SOS-133): Traffic sign challenge answers, page 44.
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Question 13You see a WRONG WAY sign. What does it mean?
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D: You have entered a lane of oncoming traffic; get out the safest and quickest way. WRONG WAY means you have entered a lane of oncoming traffic. Get out of it the safest and quickest way possible. What Every Driver Must Know (SOS-133): Traffic sign challenge answers, page 44.
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Question 14The slow-moving vehicle emblem (orange triangle) is used on vehicles that don't go faster than:
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B: 25 mph. The orange triangle is mounted on vehicles that don't go faster than 25 mph, such as Amish buggies and farm combines. What Every Driver Must Know (SOS-133): Traffic sign challenge answers, page 44.
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Question 15What does a BRIDGE ICES BEFORE ROAD sign warn of?
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D: A bridge may be icy even if the road is clear. It cautions that a bridge can be icy even when the road is clear. What Every Driver Must Know (SOS-133): Traffic sign challenge answers, page 44.
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Question 16What does a yellow sign with an arrow curving sharply left, then right mean?
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C: Road curves sharply left, then right. This warning sign means the road bends sharply to the left and then back to the right, so slow down before you reach it. What Every Driver Must Know (SOS-133): Traffic sign challenge answers, page 45.
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Question 17What does a sign showing a short road joining yours from the right mean?
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B: Side road ahead; watch for traffic entering from the right. A side road ahead sign warns that a road intersects from the right; watch for traffic. What Every Driver Must Know (SOS-133): Traffic sign challenge answers, page 45.
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Question 18A LANE ENDS MERGE LEFT sign means:
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D: The right lane is ending; merge left and yield to traffic in the left lane. The right lane is ending, so merge left and yield to traffic already in the left lane. What Every Driver Must Know (SOS-133): Traffic sign challenge answers, page 45.
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Question 19What does the TWO-WAY TRAFFIC sign tell you?
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D: Two-way traffic begins; keep to the right. Two-way traffic begins ahead; keep to the right. What Every Driver Must Know (SOS-133): Traffic sign challenge answers, page 45.
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Question 20What should drivers, especially of large trucks, do when they see a HILL sign showing a steep downgrade?
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A: Make sure their brakes work and gear down if necessary. A steep downslope is ahead. Make sure your brakes are working and gear down if necessary. What Every Driver Must Know (SOS-133): Traffic sign challenge answers, page 45.
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Question 21You are approaching a YIELD sign. What should you do?
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B: Slow down, check for traffic and be prepared to stop. At a YIELD sign, slow down, check for traffic and be prepared to stop. What Every Driver Must Know (SOS-133): Be prepared to yield, page 30.
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Question 22What does the color red mean on a traffic sign?
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D: Stop, prohibited or forbidden. Red means stop, prohibited or forbidden. What Every Driver Must Know (SOS-133): Traffic sign colors, page 42.
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Question 23What does a yellow sign generally mean?
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D: Caution or general warning. Yellow means caution or a general warning. What Every Driver Must Know (SOS-133): Traffic sign colors, page 42.
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Question 24What does the RIGHT LANE ENDS sign in the Michigan manual's sign challenge indicate?
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A: The right lane is ending in 500 feet; prepare to merge left. The sign means the right lane is ending in 500 feet; prepare to merge left. What Every Driver Must Know (SOS-133): Traffic sign challenge answers, page 45.
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Question 25A maximum height sign shows 12'6". What does it tell you?
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D: The clearance under a bridge or structure ahead is 12 feet 6 inches. It shows the maximum clearance under a bridge or other structure, here 12 feet 6 inches. What Every Driver Must Know (SOS-133): Traffic sign challenge answers, page 45.
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