MICHIGAN ROAD TEST (DRIVING TEST) - WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT

Parking Test - 

Road Test - Practice Driving Route for the Zeeland Drive Test

Road Test - Automatic Failures 

• Disregarding instructions or refusal to perform instructed maneuver.
• Repeated failure to follow instructions will result in test termination. If you intentionally fail to follow an examiner’s instructions, the examiner will give you a verbal warning and ask you to repeat the exercise. If you fail to follow the same instructions twice, the test will be terminated as an automatic failure. If you do not understand the instructions the first time, the examiner will reread the instructions without penalty. 
• Offering the examiner a bribe or gratuity. 
• Refusal to wear a safety belt, unless you have a physician’s statement or waiver. 
• Any accident (may result in failure). 
• Traffic violations or hazardous actions including, but not limited to: Hazardous actions in which: 
• Accident is prevented by others. 
• Examiner prevents crash or illegal action (i.e., running a red light). 
• Driving over curb or sidewalk, endangering others.  
• Driver creates serious hazard for other traffic. 
• Fails to yield (adversely affecting traffic/pedestrians). 
• Traffic violations in which the driver:  
• Fails to yield right-of-way to a funeral procession.  
• Passes a stopped school bus with its red lights flashing. 
• Fails to take proper action when encountering a stationary or moving emergency vehicle; or a stationary road service vehicle. 
• Turns left or right on red traffic light when prohibited by law. 
• Makes a turn from the wrong lane. 
• Passes improperly.  
• Drives the wrong way on a one-way street.  
• Drives on the wrong side of the street. 
• Fails to stop for red light, flashing red light or stop sign. 
• Fails to stop for railroad signal or drives around railroad gates. 
• Speeds 4-9 mph over the basic speed limit (reasonable and prudent), or posted speed limit (white regulatory sign) after one warning.  
• Speeds 10 mph or more over the basic speed limit (reasonable and prudent) or posted speed limit (white regulatory sign) with no warning necessary. 
• Follows another vehicle too closely (after one warning).

Important maneuvers:

• Michigan Left Hand Turns
• Protected Left Hand Turns
• Unprotected Left Hand Turns
• Complete Stops
• Lane Changing
• Turning from the proper lane and into the proper lane
• You’re heading southbound on 96th with the intention of turning left at Chicago Drive, you cannot turn left so you have to make a Michigan Left Hand Turn. Which turn lane do you need to be in?
• Heading east down 16th street from Meijer and you use the entrance ramp to go north east towards Zeeland on I-196.  You then use the Byron Road (exit 55) ramp and turn back towards Zeeland, which lane do you turn into?
• Going slowly when driving downtown.  I recommend not going over 11mph.