Michigan DMV Cheat Sheet: Key Numbers
The numbers people mix up most often, on one page. Print it or save it as a PDF and review it before your test.
Learner's permit and teen license rules by state
- Hold the permit at least
- 6 months
- Supervised driving hours
- 50 hours
- Of them at night
- 10 hours
- Night limit for new drivers from
- 10 p.m.
- Teen passengers allowed
- 1
Speed limits by state
- Residential district
- 25 mph
- Other highways
- 55 mph
- Rural interstate (max)
- 70 mph
Cell phone laws for drivers by state
- Adults: phone in hand to talk?
- No, only hands-free use is allowed
Parking distances by state
- Fire hydrant
- 15 feet
- Crosswalk at an intersection
- 20 feet
- STOP sign or signal
- 30 feet
- Railroad crossing
- 50 feet
- Fire station driveway
- 20 feet
- Wheels from the curb
- 12 inches
School bus, move over and bicycle passing laws by state
- Stop from a school bus at least
- 20 feet
- Bus on the other side of a divided highway
- Do not have to stop, but should watch for children
- If you cannot move over, slow by
- 10 mph
- Stopped emergency vehicle
- Slow to 10 mph below the limit and move over a lane if safe
Car seat and booster seat laws by state
- Car seat until at least
- 8 years old
License renewal, insurance and points by state
- Points that can suspend your license
- 12 points in 24 months
- License valid for
- 4 years