Right of way when turning — Michigan Permit Test
Right of way when turning on the Michigan permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
You must yield to other vehicles when making a right turn, including a right turn at a red light.
Turning across or into a lane means cutting into traffic that already has the way.
Making a right turn, including at a red light.
You must yield when making a left turn, whether turning out of a driveway or alley or completing a left turn on a green light.
A left turn crosses the path of oncoming traffic, which has the right of way.
or completing a left turn on a green light in an intersection.
Before turning left on red from a one-way street onto another one-way street, you must first come to a complete stop and check for traffic approaching from the right.
On a one-way street, cross traffic comes only from your right, so that is where you look before turning.
When making a left turn on red from a one-way street onto another one-way street, you must first come to a complete stop and check for traffic approaching from the right before turning.
Turning left from a two-way street onto a one-way street at a red light, you must come to a full stop, scan for vehicles from the right, and yield to vehicles opposite you turning right.
Drivers across the intersection may be turning right into the same one-way street you are entering.
When turning left from a two-way street onto a one-way street at a red light, you must come to a full stop
On the test
When turning right on a red light, who must you yield to?
Other vehicles, and pedestrians. Turning across or into a lane means cutting into traffic that already has the way. What Every Driver Must Know, p.29: “Making a right turn, including at a red light.”
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Where these come from
Every rule here is checked against What Every Driver Must Know, published by the Michigan Department of State, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-03.
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/MI.pdf (What Every Driver Must Know, October 2025, Michigan Department of State, retrieved 2026-09-14; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/MI.pages.txt (the plain pdftotext fixture every citation here was cut from and verified against; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/MI-exam.html (Michigan Department of State, New drivers (18 and older), retrieved 2026-10-03; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json under examSource; states the test's two portions and no figure)
- https://www.michigan.gov/sos/license-id/new-drivers-18-older
- https://www.michigan.gov/sos/resources/forms/what-every-driver-must-know
- https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-257-309 (read 2026-10-03; requires a knowledge test and a road sign test, states no count or mark)