MCOLES Vehicle Code 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Under Michigan law, what is the legal blood alcohol content (BAC) limit for a commercial driver operating a commercial motor vehicle?
- 0.08%
- 0.04% (Correct answer)
- 0.02%
- 0.10%
Correct answer: 0.04%
Michigan law sets the BAC limit for commercial drivers at 0.04%, half the standard limit for regular drivers.
Question 2: A driver is stopped and found to have a suspended license. Under Michigan law, an officer MAY:
- Issue a verbal warning and allow the driver to proceed
- Impound the vehicle immediately without discretion
- Arrest the driver for driving while license suspended (Correct answer)
- Issue a civil infraction and release the driver
Correct answer: Arrest the driver for driving while license suspended
Driving with a suspended license (DWLS) is a misdemeanor in Michigan, allowing officers to make a custodial arrest.
Question 3: In Michigan, a vehicle parked within how many feet of a fire hydrant is considered illegally parked?
- 10 feet
- 15 feet (Correct answer)
- 20 feet
- 25 feet
Correct answer: 15 feet
Michigan Vehicle Code prohibits parking within 15 feet of a fire hydrant.
Question 4: Which of the following circumstances requires a Michigan driver to stop and remain at the scene of a crash?
- Only when the damage exceeds $1,000
- Only when another person is injured
- Whenever property damage or injury occurs (Correct answer)
- Only when a vehicle is disabled
Correct answer: Whenever property damage or injury occurs
Michigan law requires a driver to stop and remain at the scene whenever a crash results in property damage, injury, or death.
Question 5: Under Michigan's implied consent law, a driver who refuses a chemical test after a lawful arrest for OWI will:
- Face no consequences if not convicted of OWI
- Have their license suspended for six months for a first refusal (Correct answer)
- Be charged with a separate criminal offense
- Be required to take a field sobriety test instead
Correct answer: Have their license suspended for six months for a first refusal
A first-offense chemical test refusal results in a mandatory six-month driver's license suspension under Michigan's implied consent law.
Question 6: When approaching an intersection with a flashing red traffic signal, a driver must:
- Slow down and proceed with caution
- Stop, yield to cross traffic, and proceed when safe (Correct answer)
- Treat it as a yield sign
- Come to a complete stop and wait for the light to change
Correct answer: Stop, yield to cross traffic, and proceed when safe
A flashing red light must be treated like a stop sign — stop, yield to traffic with the right of way, then proceed when safe.
Question 7: Under Michigan law, a driver must yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian in a crosswalk when:
- The pedestrian is in the driver's half of the roadway only
- The pedestrian has entered the crosswalk and is in the driver's lane or adjacent lane (Correct answer)
- Only when the pedestrian has a 'Walk' signal
- Only at marked crosswalks at signalized intersections
Correct answer: The pedestrian has entered the crosswalk and is in the driver's lane or adjacent lane
Michigan law requires drivers to yield when a pedestrian has entered the crosswalk and is in the driver's lane or an adjacent lane.
MCOLES Vehicle Code 2
Under Michigan law, what is the legal blood alcohol content (BAC) limit for a commercial driver operating a commercial motor vehicle?