Lane usage — Michigan Permit Test

You must drive in the right-hand lane except when passing, avoiding an obstacle, on a road of three or more lanes, on a one-way street, or when making a left turn.

Keeping right leaves the left lane free for passing and keeps you away from oncoming traffic.

You must drive in the right-hand lane except when:

When stopped vehicles, a crash or other obstacles make it necessary to cross the center line, you must yield to oncoming traffic before leaving your lane.

Going around an obstacle puts you in the oncoming lane, where those drivers have the right of way.

You must yield to any oncoming traffic before leaving your lane.

Weaving from lane to lane to speed through traffic is illegal.

Cutting between lanes gives other drivers no time to see you coming.

Weaving from lane to lane to speed through traffic is illegal.

Only emergency vehicles and law enforcement using their lights and sirens may drive against the flow of traffic.

Oncoming drivers never expect a car in their lane except an emergency vehicle with lights and siren.

Only emergency vehicles and law enforcement using their lights and sirens are allowed to drive against the flow of traffic.

It is illegal to drive across median strips and through barriers.

Medians separate fast traffic going opposite ways, and crossing them invites a head-on crash.

It is illegal to drive across median strips and through barriers.

If a road's cut-through is paved and no signs prohibit its use, you may make a left turn using the cut-through.

Paved cut-throughs without signs are built for turning, unlike emergency crossovers.

If a road’s cut-through is paved and there are no signs prohibiting its use, you may make a left turn using the cut-through.

You must enter or leave controlled-access roads only at designated and posted entrances and exits.

Freeway traffic does not expect anyone to join or leave except at the ramps.

You must enter or leave controlled-access roads only at designated and posted entrances and exits.

On an interstate or full-access controlled freeway you must drive in the right-hand lane; the exceptions include traffic, weather or an obstacle that makes the left lane necessary.

Slow traffic on the right and passing on the left keeps freeway traffic moving safely.

When driving on an interstate highway or full-access controlled freeway, you must drive in the right-hand lane.

Slow vehicles must use the right lane except when passing or making a left turn.

A slow vehicle in the left lane forces faster traffic to pass on the right.

Slow vehicles must use the right lane except when passing or making a left turn.

When must you drive in the right-hand lane?

Except when passing or another exception applies. Keeping right leaves the left lane free for passing and keeps you away from oncoming traffic. What Every Driver Must Know, p.33: “You must drive in the right-hand lane except when:”