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Page 2 of 4 AARP Driver Safety Smart Driver™ Course State-Specific Information D20698 – March 2026NEW MICHIGAN UNIT 4 – Are We Smart on the Road? How to Avoid Distractions - Participant Guidebook Page 61 • Drivers may not use a mobile electronic handheld device while operating a motor vehicle in Michigan other than to contact emergency services (911). Safe Following Distance - Participant Guidebook Page 64 • A safe following distance must be reasonable and prudent. This means adjusting your speed to the surrounding traffic, condition of the road and speed of the vehicle you are following. Michigan recommends a three to four second following distance. Turning at Intersections - Participant Guidebook Page 68 • Drivers must use their turn signal when turning. • When turning left from a two-way street on to a one-way street (two lanes), drivers can turn into either lane as long as it is open. • It is legal to turn on red from the inside lane of multiple right turn lanes if it is safe to do so and there are no signs prohibiting. • It is illegal to make right turn on a solid red arrow. U-Turns – Participant Guidebook Page 69 • Within a city, village, or township that has adopted the Uniform Traffic Code, the driver of any vehicle shall not turn the vehicle so as to proceed in the opposite direction on any street in a business district and shall not, on any other street, so turn a vehicle unless the movement can be made in safety and without interfering with other traffic. Merging – Participant Guidebook Page 70 • Drivers shall yield the right-of-way to vehicles to the right. • Drivers must yield the right-of-way to traffic on the highway which is close enough to constitute a hazard. Handicapped Parking – Participant Guidebook Page 74 • Drivers with disabilities must display either a special license plate or windshield placard to park in designated persons with disabilities parking spaces. • Drivers who have an impaired ability to walk due to a medical condition are eligible for a placard. Driving in Rain, Snow, Fog, Smoke, Dust and Other Conditions – Participant Guidebook Page 75-77 • Drivers must turn on their headlights if visibility is less than 500 feet. • Michigan recommends a six-second following distance in bad weather. • Drivers may use tire chains of "reasonable proportions" when required because of snow and ice. Sharing the Road with Emergency Vehicles – Participant Guidebook Page 82 • On any undivided highway on which an emergency vehicle approaches with its lights and siren on, all traffic shall yield to the right, clear of any intersection, and shall stop.