Michigan: Distracted driving Practice Test
Michigan's cell phone laws and other driving distractions.
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Questions are original and based on the official manual "What Every Driver Must Know" (October 2025), Michigan Secretary of State.
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- In 1904, the speed limit in Saginaw was 8 mph for cars and 10 mph for bicycles.
- In 1922, the Detroit Police Department began keeping traffic crash statistics.
- In 1945, the first chemical test to identify suspected drunken drivers was administered by the Detroit Police Department.
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What is the fine for a first offense of using a hand-held phone while driving in Michigan?
- $500
- $50
- $100
- $250
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Correct answer: $100
Drivers face a $100 fine for a first offense and $250 for subsequent violations.
Source: What Every Driver Must Know (October 2025), page 23 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 23)
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According to the manual, roughly how far does a car traveling 65 mph travel during the quarter-second it takes the brain to shift attention between two tasks?
- 12 feet
- 50 feet
- 24 feet
- 100 feet
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Correct answer: 24 feet
The manual notes a vehicle at 65 mph covers about 24 feet in the quarter-second it takes the brain to shift attention.
Source: What Every Driver Must Know (October 2025), page 23 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 23)
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Michigan's general cell phone law (MCL 257.602b) prohibits drivers from doing which of the following while operating a vehicle on a public road?
- Talking to passengers
- Listening to the radio
- Holding or using a cell phone
- Adjusting the climate control
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Correct answer: Holding or using a cell phone
The law bars holding or using a mobile electronic device such as a cell phone or tablet while driving.
Source: What Every Driver Must Know (October 2025), page 24 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 24)
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Under Kelsey's Law, which group of drivers is completely prohibited from making or receiving non-emergency phone calls while driving?
- All licensed drivers
- Drivers holding a GDL 3 license
- Commercial truck drivers only
- Drivers holding a GDL 1 or 2 license
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Correct answer: Drivers holding a GDL 1 or 2 license
Kelsey's Law (MCL 257.602c) bars teens holding a GDL 1 or GDL 2 license from non-emergency calls.
Source: What Every Driver Must Know (October 2025), page 24 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 24)
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Under the general cell phone law, a GDL 3 teen or an adult driver may use a device in hands-free/voice-operated mode as long as they...
- keep one hand on the phone at all times
- do not keep using their hands after pressing a single button to activate it
- only use it on freeways
- have a passenger operate it instead
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Correct answer: do not keep using their hands after pressing a single button to activate it
The exception allows pressing, tapping, or swiping a single button to activate the device, but not continued hand use afterward.
Source: What Every Driver Must Know (October 2025), page 24 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 24)
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Which of the following is a legal exception allowing any driver, including teens, to use a hand-held phone while driving?
- Briefly checking social media
- Looking up a phone number
- Texting 9-1-1 to report an emergency
- Making a personal call while stopped at a light
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Correct answer: Texting 9-1-1 to report an emergency
The law exempts texting 9-1-1 or calling emergency services to report a crash, crime, or other emergency.
Source: What Every Driver Must Know (October 2025), page 24 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 24)
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Under Michigan's cell phone law, when is using a GPS/navigation feature while driving allowed?
- Never, under any circumstances
- As long as the information is not entered by hand
- Only for drivers over age 21
- Only if the vehicle is stopped at a red light
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Correct answer: As long as the information is not entered by hand
A GPS or navigation feature may be used while driving as long as information is not entered by hand.
Source: What Every Driver Must Know (October 2025), page 24 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 24)
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Which device is exempted from Michigan's general hand-held cell phone ban because it is used specifically to continuously record or broadcast video?
- A handheld tablet
- A dash cam
- A gaming device
- A standard cell phone held to the ear
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Correct answer: A dash cam
A device such as a 'dash cam,' used specifically to continuously record or broadcast video inside or outside the vehicle, is exempt.
Source: What Every Driver Must Know (October 2025), page 24 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 24)