Distracted driving — Michigan Permit Test

Using a hand-held phone while driving is illegal in Michigan, including reading, texting, or making or answering a call.

Holding a phone takes a hand off the wheel and your eyes and mind off the road at the same time.

Using a hand-held phone while driving is illegal in Michigan and this includes reading, texting, or making or answering a call.

Drivers caught using a hand-held phone face a fine of $100 for a first offense and $250 for later violations.

The fine climbs for repeat offenders, because a habit is more dangerous than a slip.

Drivers face a fine of $100 for a first offense and $250 for subsequent violations.

A second or later hand-held phone violation carries a fine of $250.

A driver who keeps picking up the phone has shown it is a habit, and the fine grows to match.

Drivers face a fine of $100 for a first offense and $250 for subsequent violations.

In the quarter of a second it takes the brain to shift attention between two tasks, a car moving at 65 mph covers 24 feet.

Even a glance away costs distance you cannot get back if something goes wrong ahead.

In the estimated quarter of a second it takes the brain to shift attention between two tasks, a car moving at 65 mph covers 24 feet.

Distracted drivers who drive in a careless or negligent manner likely to endanger people or property can be prosecuted under Michigan law.

A distraction that makes you drive carelessly is treated as careless driving, whatever caused it.

are subject to prosecution under Michigan law.

Before driving, plot out your route in advance if you are driving alone, or have a front-seat passenger help with maps and navigation.

Setting the route before you move means you are not reading a screen in traffic.

If you are driving alone, plot out destination routes in advance.

If you must use a mobile phone, make your call while your vehicle is safely parked, and avoid calling others who are driving.

A call made while parked has your full attention and takes none away from the road.

If you must use a mobile phone, make your call while your vehicle is safely parked.

Which is illegal while driving in Michigan?

Answering a call on a phone held in your hand. Holding a phone takes a hand off the wheel and your eyes and mind off the road at the same time. What Every Driver Must Know, p.23: “Using a hand-held phone while driving is illegal in Michigan and this includes reading, texting, or making or answering a call.”