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Disclaimer: This Oft Asked Questions page is provided solely as a ways of providing basic answers to questions about the Michigan Vehicle Code and is non designed or intended to provide a basis to contest a commendation for a violation of the code. The positions stated are simply those of the Michigan Department of State Police force and are not binding on any other law enforcement agency or any Court. If our position is supported by case constabulary so it will be enumerated within the answer provided.

RULES OF THE ROAD

TINTED WINDOWS

EQUIPMENT AND LIGHTING

CELLULAR PHONES

SPEED/SPEED LIMITS

MOTORCYCLES

SAFETY BELTS AND Child RESTRAINTS

GOPEDS/MOPEDS/Electrical VEHICLES

TRAFFIC CRASHES AND REPORTS

RULES OF THE Road

Question: How do I treat a dark traffic bespeak at an intersection?

Answer:When a signal at an intersection loses power and at that place are no other traffic control devices (eastward.g., stop sign, yield sign, temporary signal, temporary sign) or police officers present at that intersection to provide direction, the intersection will be treated as a four mode stop.

MCL 257.649 requires a commuter approaching an intersection with a traffic command signal that does non clearly bespeak the right of style or is malfunctioning to treat the intersection as a four-mode stop by doing the following:

• Terminate at a clearly marked stop line, or, if there is no clearly marked stop line, stop before entering the crosswalk on the nigh side of the intersection, or, if there is no crosswalk, stop before inbound the intersection.
• Yield the right of mode to all vehicles in the intersection or approaching on an intersecting route, if those vehicles create an firsthand hazard when the driver is moving across or within the intersection.
• Exercise ordinary intendance while proceeding through the intersection.

The "four-way end" rules do non apply to the post-obit:

• An intersection that is controlled by a traffic control signal that is flashing yellowish unless certain events occur, including, only not limited to, activation past an emergency vehicle.
• A traffic control signal that is located in a schoolhouse zone and is flashing yellow just during prescribed periods of time.

Question: I recently encountered a new traffic calorie-free with 4 unlike signals including flashing arrows in ruby-red, yellow, and dark-green.  What am I supposed to do when the lite is flashing a yellow arrow?

Respond: The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has recently begun replacing the old flashing blood-red signals for left turn lanes at intersections with a new mode of signal that incorporates four lights. This is what MDOT has to say about the new signals. "Those lights are a flashing yellowish pointer which permits a left turn when oncoming traffic is clear (oncoming traffic has a green light), a steady dark-green pointer allows you to turn left, a steady xanthous pointer warns that the left-turn signal is virtually to turn red and yous should prepare to end, and a steady scarlet arrow which requires you to stop. The steady cherry-red arrow will be followed by a flashing yellowish arrow on the next cycle."

For more data read this brochure on the New Four-Arrow Bespeak.

Question: My husband only got a ticket for running a yellow calorie-free. How is that possible? I idea every bit long equally you didn't speed up, y'all could become through a yellow.

Answer: MCL 257.612 states in role, " ...vehicular traffic facing the signal shall stop before entering the nearest crosswalk at the intersection or at a limit line when marked, but if the stop cannot be made in safe, a vehicle may be driven cautiously through the intersection."

The bottom line is, unless it is dangerous to cease, you must stop when the lite turns yellowish.  The only exception is when y'all are preparing to make a left plough and you are already within the intersection. You can complete your left plough later on oncoming traffic has stopped, fifty-fifty if the calorie-free turns scarlet.

Question:Can I have open alcohol in a trailer that is being pulled on the road?

Reply:  In most instances transporting or possession of open intoxicants in a vehicle is not permitted.  MCL 257.624a states in function, "a person who is an operator or occupant shall not send or possess alcoholic liquor in a container that is open or uncapped or upon which the seal is broken inside the passenger compartment of a vehicle upon a highway, or inside the rider compartment of a moving vehicle in any place open to the full general public or more often than not attainable to motor vehicles, including an area designated for the parking of vehicles..."  At that place are express exceptions in cases where the vehicle does not take a trunk or separate expanse from the passenger compartment and in the case of a chartered vehicle such as a limousine or chartered bus.

Question: When are turn signals required to be used and does this include changing lanes?

Answer: MCL 257.648 states in part, "The driver...before stopping or turning from a direct line, shall showtime come across that the stopping or turning can be made in safety and shall give a signal equally required...".  Common sense and state police concord that whenever you are turning, a signal is required, however, much debate has occurred over whether that language required the use of turn signals when simply changing lanes.

The Michigan Court of Appeals has finally clarified the language in MCL 257.648 requiring the employ of a point when changing lanes, or "turning from a direct line."  Their decision--published, and therefore binding on lower courts--states in summary "...a reasonable person of ordinary intelligence is not required to speculate about the phrase'southward meaning, and MCL 257.648 provides fair notice of what behave is proscribed. Nosotros concord that MCL 257.648 requires drivers to use a turn betoken when irresolute lanes on a highway and is not unconstitutionally vague."

Question: Can I plow left on a scarlet light?

Answer: MCL 257.612 (1)(c)(2) states in part, "Vehicular traffic facing a steady ruddy signal, afterwards stopping earlier entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or at a limit line when marked or, if there is no crosswalk or limit line, before entering the intersection, may brand…a left turn from a 1-style or ii-way street into a one-way roadway carrying traffic in the direction of the left plow unless prohibited past sign, signal, mark, light, or other traffic control device.

The same rules apply to turning correct on a steady blood-red point. Unless prohibited, a correct turn on a steady crimson signal may exist fabricated from a 1-fashion or 2-way street onto a 2-way street or a 1-mode street conveying traffic in the direction of the right plow.

Question: When merging onto a thruway who has the right-of-way?

Answer: MCL 257.649(7) governs this question.  A driver entering a roadway from a roadway that is intended for and synthetic every bit a merging roadway, and is plainly marked at the intersection with the appropriate merge signs, shall yield the correct-of-way to traffic upon the roadway that is so close as to constitute an immediate run a risk and shall suit their speed to enable them to merge safely with through traffic.  Simply put, a driver merging onto a throughway must yield to traffic upon the pike. It must be noted that traffic on the state highway cannot intentionally cake a driver from merging by either speeding upwardly or slowing down.

Question: I accept a question regarding a plow effectually on a road or "Michigan left".  I know y'all tin plow left onto the one way at a plow around, just is it illegal to get straight thru to a driveway across one fashion traffic?

Answer: Many people seem to be dislocated when it comes to what has been termed a "Michigan Left".  The following two graphics depict similar intersection and evidence the proper and improper use of a turnaround.

PROPER utilize of a turnaround or "Michigan Left":

The driver is traveling due east on street A and wants to make a left plough to the north onto street B simply there are no left turns allowed at the intersection. Traveling through the intersection and using the turnaround, the driver approaches the steady red light and makes a left on carmine when traffic permits. The driver and then gain west on street A and makes a right turn to the north onto Street B.

IMPROPER left plough on ruddy:

The driver is eastbound on street A and wants to turn left onto street C. When the driver enters the turnaround and stops at the steady red betoken they cannot go along direct through (north) onto Street C until the point turns green.

Question: Are U-turns legal in Michigan?

Answer: Under state law and in the absence of a traffic control device prohibiting aforementioned, the maneuver may exist completed equally long as it can be done in safety, is not careless or reckless, and gives manner to other traffic that have the right-of-way. This is outside of a metropolis, village, or township that has adopted the Compatible Traffic Code.

Within the boundaries of any city, village, or township, that has adopted the Uniform Traffic Code, rule 434 states...

"R 28.1434 Rule 434. Limitations on turning effectually; violation equally ceremonious infraction.
(1) The commuter of any vehicle shall not turn the vehicle so as to proceed in the opposite management on any
street in a business district and shall not, on whatsoever other street, so turn a vehicle unless the move can
be made in safety and without interfering with other traffic.
(ii) A person who violates this dominion is responsible for a civil infraction."

Under the UTC the requirement of whether or not there must be a sign posted prohibiting u-turns is debatable. Some say yes and some say no. The final determination volition be upwardly to the individual court.

Question: How far can you drive in a eye plow lane?

Answer: That depends. When preparing for a left plough a commuter can travel a "reasonable" distance in the centre plough lane.

Information technology is unlawful to use the center left plough lane for a right turn or as a merge lane when inbound the roadway.

Question: Is information technology confronting the constabulary to drive in the left lane when not passing some other vehicle?

Answer: Hither is what MCL 257.634 has to say about lane driving.

If the road has 2 or more lanes in one management, vehicles shall exist driven in the extreme right-paw lane.  If all lanes are occupied past vehicles moving in essentially continuous lanes of traffic then a driver tin can use any lane available.  A driver may also use the left lane for a reasonable distance when preparing for a left turn.

On a throughway having three or more lanes, a driver may use any lane lawfully bachelor.

MCL 257.642 gives further management and states in role,  "…Upon a roadway with 4 or more lanes which provides for 2-way motion of traffic, a vehicle shall be driven within the extreme right-paw lane except when overtaking and passing, but shall not cross the center line of the roadway except where making a left turn.

Question: Tin can a person ride in the back of a pickup truck?

Answer: It is unlawful for any person under the age of xviii to ride in the open bed of a pickup at a speed greater than 15 miles per 60 minutes on a public roadway.  MCL 257.682b covers this in detail.

TINTED WINDOWS

Question: Can I have tinted windows on my vehicle?

Answer: The constabulary that covers window applications is . The employ of tinting is limited to the rear side windows, the rear window if the vehicle has outside mirrors on both sides, and the top iv inches of the front side windows. In that location is a limited exception for medical necessity with a doctor's prescription, which allows for tinting to be practical to the front side windows besides. Michigan does not take a specification for the darkness of the window application, but does prohibit applications with a solar reflectivity greater than 35%.

Question: If I have a signed letter by my dr. indicating a medical necessity for tinted windows can another person drive my vehicle if the windows are tinted?

Reply: Yeah, provided the special window handling or application has been determined past a physician or optometrist to be necessary for the protection of a person who is lite sensitive or photosensitive, and the owner or operator of a motor vehicle is in possession of a letter signed by a doc or optometrist indicating that the special window treatment or application is a medical necessity as required by MCL 257.709(3)(e). However, the special window handling or application shall not interfere with or obstruct the driver's clear vision of the highway or an intersecting highway.

EQUIPMENT AND LIGHTING

Question: Tin I install neon lighting within the interior of my vehicle?

Answer:The trouble with placing neon lighting inside a vehicle is that the vehicle code is very specific near the color of lamps allowed on a vehicle and what color can exist seen from what direction.  For instance, the only color legally allowed to be displayed to the front of a vehicle is white or amber.  The only color allowed to be displayed to the rear is red or amber.  To the sides, front - bister or white, rear - bister or red.  No other colors are allowed and if whatsoever permitted color lamp is visible from any direction that is not allowed and then information technology cannot be equipped that fashion.  If the lighting causes a visual impairment for the driver or is potentially distracting then such lighting is unlawful.  Finally, similar outside neon lighting, there is no provision within the Michigan Vehicle Lawmaking that allows the use of interior neon lighting.  Ultimately it will be a thing for the courts to make up one's mind.

Question: Are neon license plate frames legal?

Answer:  Y'all may equip your vehicle with a license plate frame that contains neon lights nevertheless they must exist covered and unlit while on the roadway or within the public right-of way. In add-on the frame cannot obstruct any of the registration information on the plate or tabs.

Question: Tin I have neon underbody lighting on my vehicle?

Respond: MCL 257.698(4) prohibits equipping a vehicle with any lighting that is not expressly required or permitted by Chapter 6, unless both covered and unlit. Neon underbody lighting is neither expressly required nor permitted. If equipped, the lights must be unlit and covered while on a highway, which includes all public roads and the adjacent rights-of-manner.

Question: I am considering equipping my vehicle with neon valve stem lights. Are they legal?

Answer:  If installed on a vehicle, the lights must exist both covered and unlit while on a highway (any public route, including the right-of-way). This prohibition includes, but is not limited to: windshield wiper lights, tire valve stem lights, overhead/roll bar lights, underbody lights, and interior after-market lighting if visible from outside of the vehicle.

Question: Are smoked-out headlight covers legal?

Answer:  The Michigan Vehicle Code requires caput lamps to emit a white light, with "loftier-beams" of intensity to reveal persons and vehicles at a altitude of at least 350 feet ahead, and low-beams of intensity to reveal persons and vehicles at a distance of at least 100 feet ahead. Since smoked headlamp covers change the color of light, and/or decrease their intensity below the requirements, they should not be used when headlamps are required to exist on. Even so, smoked headlamp covers may exist used when headlamps are not on, and non required.

Question: Is having smoked tail light/brake covers legal in Michigan?  How about the smoked ones with slashes or vents in them showing a small part of the original reddish lens?

Answer: MCL 257.686   requires a tail lamp to emit a ruby-red light obviously visible for at least 500 feet to the rear of the vehicle.MCL 257.697  requires finish lamps to emit a blood-red or amber calorie-free and be capable of being seen and distinguished from other lamps for a distance of 100 feet, including during normal daylight. If the embrace you apply prohibits the lamp from coming together these requirements and then it is unlawful.

Question: I own a retired Constabulary Cruiser and am looking into adding on some actress equipment (Spotlights, etc.). Before I practise so I would like to know what is legal (both on and off the road) here in Michigan?

Answer:  If your intention is to equip this vehicle to represent an authorized emergency vehicle you cannot operate that vehicle on the roadway unless you are a peace officer. The utilise and/or possession of a flashing, rotating, or aquiver light of any color would exist prohibited.

Should y'all decide to operate a vehicle on the roadway equipped every bit a constabulary vehicle you would exist subject to arrest for the criminal act of "Faux Representation as a Peace Officer".

Question:Would it be legal to install a (police type) siren on my car for purposes of an automobile alarm?

Reply: MCL 257.706 covers sirens on vehicles. Under the circumstances you draw the installation and utilize of a siren would be illegal.

Question: I would but similar to know if in that location is whatsoever sound level or DB law hither in Michigan for automotive exhausts, specifically aftermarket?

Respond: MCL 257.707c provides the decibel levels at which the noise is considered excessive, while MCL 257.707e addresses the process for conducting a test. It is important to note that while these objective levels are provided, a vehicle below these levels may still be in violation. MCL 257.707b requires an frazzle system to exist maintained in skilful working social club to prevent excessive or unusual dissonance, which can be subjective. MCL 257.707 requires that an exhaust arrangement be equipped with a muffler, and a resonator and tailpipe, if originally equipped. This precludes the modification of an exhaust system beyond the replacement of worn-out parts.

Question: I am wondering what vehicle equipment requirements must be followed for a four-wheeled motorcycle. Or what the constabulary is on making a four-wheeler, able to use on public roads.

Answer: MCL 257.31 defines a motorcycle as "every motor vehicle having a saddle or seat for the use of the rider and designed to travel on not more than three wheels in contact with the ground simply excluding a tractor." Therefore, a iv-cycle vehicle is not a motorbike nether Michigan law regardless of the vehicle configuration. The type of vehicle that you are describing would probably autumn in the category of "ORV," defined in MCL 324.81101.

Vehicles manufactured equally an ORV are not designed for on-road apply and the Manufacturer Certificate of Origin of such vehicles will state that information technology was built for off-road use only.  The Michigan Department of State has determined that a vehicle manufactured every bit an ORV cannot be modified and titled as an assembled vehicle for on-route use because even if the required equipment listed on the Departments TR-54 grade is added, it does non change the original manufacturer's configuration as an ORV.  Additional information may be found on the MDOS website.

Question: Are tire bondage legal in Michigan?

Answer: MCL 257.710 of the Michigan Vehicle Code covers the use of tire chains, and states that a person may "employ a tire chain of reasonable proportion upon a vehicle when required for safety because of snowfall, ice, or other condition tending to crusade a vehicle to skid." If used, the chain must non come in contact with the surface of the roadway.

Question: Are studded tires legal in Michigan?

Answer: In practical terms, no.

MCL 257.710 allows for the use of studded tires if they encounter the specifications listed in subparts (c), (d), and (eastward).  The role that specifically deals with studded tires is subpart (d) which states; "The department of land highways and transportation shall promulgate rules establishing acceptable standards to allow the apply of a tire with studs or other traction devices to be used on a street or highway after April ane, 1975. The rules shall make split provision for the farthermost wintertime snow and water ice conditions of the Upper Peninsula and the Northern Lower Peninsula. The rules shall include a restriction on the corporeality and dimension of protrusions that may exist immune on a tire, the type of textile that may exist used in a stud, traction device, or tire, and the corporeality of road wear that a tire with studs or other traction devices may crusade on a street or highway."

Administrative Rules 247.171 through 247.175 govern studded tires and set the criteria for their employ.

These rules state two conditions that must be met for the use of studded tires. Notation: to date no manufacturer of tire studs has supplied information to the Michigan Section of Transportation that their production meets or exceeds the required pavement wear specifications.

First, they tin can only be used between November 15 and Apr ane of the succeeding year except in the Upper Peninsula and the Northern Lower Peninsula, where, because of extreme winter snow and ice conditions, they may exist used between October 1 and May ane of the succeeding year.  Northern Lower Peninsula is divers as those counties whose southern boundaries are as far or farther north than the southern boundary of Missaukee canton.

2d, studs or other traction devices shall not be used unless they wear either concrete or cobblestone pavements, typical of those in this country, at a rate not to exceed 25% of the reference standard studded tire.

Question: Are radar jammers illegal in Michigan?

Answer: RADAR jammers, both active and passive, are illegal under federal law in all 50 states (see extract from FCC news release).

FCC FINDS MARKETING OF ROCKY Mountain RADAR'S SPIRIT II RADAR JAMMER TO Be IN VIOLATION OF ITS RULES. Ruled that a radar jamming device manufactured by Rocky Mountain Radar that interferes with police force radar signals is illegal; found that interference from these devices creates a threat to public safety. Report No: CI 97-14. by MO&O. Action by: Commission. Adopted: December 4, 1997. (FCC No. 97-404) News Media Contact: David Fiske 202-418-0500. CIB Contact: Ana J. Curtis at 202-418-1160.

Question:Is the use of a radar detector in a private vehicle legal in the State of Michigan?

Reply: Radar detectors are legal for utilize in rider vehicles in the land of Michigan.

CELLULAR PHONES

Question:I was told that you could punch *677 from your cell telephone and it would connect you direct to the land police. Is this true?

Answer:This cyberspace myth is actually based partially in reality, merely does not apply to Michigan.  In Michigan, besides as most states, the number to contact for an emergency is 911.  Some states accept a non-emergency number every bit well, with *677 being the variant that works in Ontario(677=OPP on the phone keypad).

Question:Is it against the police to talk on a cell telephone while driving in Michigan?

Answer:Michigan does not have a police force specifically prohibiting cell phone utilise in a vehicle. A commuter who becomes distracted by using a cell telephone, and commits a traffic violation could be charged with careless driving, or with the specific violation, such as improper lane employ, if they are globe-trotting in and out of their lane.

Some municipalities have recently enacted local ordinances that prohibit using a cellular telephone while driving within their corresponding jurisdiction.  Any municipality that establishes such an ordinance should mail service notification at their jurisdictional boundaries to alert motorists.

SPEED/SPEED LIMITS

Question:Delight provide me with the state law, act or policy that outlines the speed limits on unmarked rural roads. It is our understanding that the speed limit on an unmarked rural dirt road is 45 mph and 55 mph on an unmarked rural paved road.

Answer: MCL 257.628 of the Michigan Vehicle Code sets the statewide maximum speed limit on all unposted highways at 55 mph. Gravel roads are included in this. Gravel roads are currently excluded from the procedure of lowering posted speeds through a Traffic Control Order due to the changing conditions of these roads. The Basic Speed Law, MCL 257.627, fairly covers these irresolute conditions by requiring drivers to "drive at a conscientious and prudent speed non greater than nor less than is reasonable and proper, having due regard to the traffic, surface, and width of the highway and of any other condition then existing."

Question:Under what atmospheric condition may a constabulary officer exceed the posted speed limit?

Answer: MCL 257.632 of the Michigan Vehicle Code states that an officeholder may exceed the speed limit "when traveling in emergencies or in the hunt or apprehension of violators of the law or of persons charged with or suspected of a violation..."

MOTORCYCLES

Question:I would like to request a list of helmets that have been approved by the Department of State Police force.

Respond: Motorbike helmets that meet the federal standards of 49 C.F.R. are considered canonical in Michigan under administrative rule R 28.951. The Michigan Department of Land Law does not maintain a list of those helmets. Motorcycle helmets sold through a reputable dealer will normally be in compliance. Look for indications of compliance on the box and in the paperwork supplied with the helmet, in improver to a Section of Transportation (DOT) sticker affixed to the helmet.

Delight exist enlightened that helmets purchased from individuals, at bandy meets and shows, or through not-reputable dealers may not be in compliance with federal standards. Additionally, watch for disclaimers on the box indicating that a helmet is novelty but, and non for street use.

Question:Is there a specific age, or weight that children can legally ride as a passenger on a motorbike?

Answer: There is no minimum historic period for a child to ride on a motorcycle, subject area to i exception based on size rather than age. MCL 257.658a states "A rider shall non ride on a motorcycle unless his or her feet tin rest on the assigned pes rests or pegs except...due to a permanent physical disability."

SAFETY BELTS AND CHILD RESTRAINTS

Question:I heard that Michigan changed its seat belt constabulary and now requires booster seats. Is that truthful?

Respond:Michigan recently amended it'southward safety belt constabulary which becomes effective July 1, 2008. A synopsis of the amended police force follows.

• The constabulary does non use to:
  • A motor vehicle manufactured earlier January ane, 1965
  • A bus
  • A motorcycle
  • A moped
  • A person in possession of written verification from a md that stipulates that they are unable to wear a condom belt for physical or medical reasons
  • A motor vehicle not required to be equipped with safety belts under federal constabulary
  • A commercial or US postal service vehicle that makes frequent stops for the purpose of pickup and delivery of goods or services
  • A motor vehicle operated by a rural carrier of the The states post while serving a rural postal road
  • A passenger of a schoolhouse charabanc
• Other than above, each operator and front seat passenger of a motor vehicle operated on a street or highway in this state shall wear a properly adjusted and fastened prophylactic belt except the post-obit:
  • A kid less than 4 years of age shall be protected as required under MCL 257.710d, the child restraint law
  • A child 4 years of age or older, but less than 8 years of age, and who is less than iv feet 9 inches in height, shall exist properly secured in a child restraint system (Booster Seat)  in accordance with the child restraint manufacturer's and vehicle manufacturer'south instructions, and the standards prescribed in 49 CFR 517.213
  • A child 4 years of age or older just less than sixteen years of historic period, and who is 4 anxiety ix inches in height or greater,  shall be secured in a properly adapted and fastened prophylactic belt

Question: I own a automobile built in 1957 which did non come up from the factory with seatbelts.  Tin I legally drive this vehicle on the road and take my children with me without seatbelts?

Respond: Yes. MCL 257.710b states in part that a private rider vehicle manufacturedafter January 1, 1965 must be equipped with safe belts for the driver and one other forepart seat passenger. MCL 257.710d states in part that child restraint requirements practice non utilise to motor vehicles not required to be equipped with safe belts under federal police force or regulation.

Question: Where would I find data about what the bodily law is regarding the use of seatbelts?

Respond: Basically, Michigan'southward law states that all forepart seat passengers must wear a properly attached condom belt, and all rear seat passengers from the ages of four through 15 must wear a properly fastened safety belt (we likewise encourage people 16 and over to buckle up in the rear seat).

Children upwards to the historic period of four must be properly restrained in a kid safety seat no affair where they are seated in the vehicle.

There are a few exemptions to both of these laws, simply we always encourage people to properly fasten their safety chugalug at all times while traveling in a vehicle. Listed below are the links for the full text of Michigan's safety belt and kid restraint laws:

Michigan's safe chugalug constabulary

Michigan'due south child restraint police

Question: I have tried to find information on babe and child car seat laws. Car seats come with recommendations but never list the law. My friends and I want to make sure our children are restrained properly and according to the constabulary just everywhere I turn I can find no information on what those laws are. How long practice children have to be in "car seats" versus only the seat of the car for instance?
Respond: Michigan's child restraint law states that every child nether the age of 4 years must be properly restrained in a child restraint seat no matter where they are seated in the vehicle.

The law does non cover where the children should ride but, regardless of what the law states, we know that there are safer ways to transport children in a motor vehicle. Statistics consistently show that the rear seat is the safest place for all children 12 and under.

Federal standards crave child seat manufacturers or automotive manufacturers in the case of congenital-in child seats, to provide instructions and characterization these seats with warnings for incorrect placement.  To comply with state law you MUST follow the manufacturers instructions.

Question: When in that location is an air bag in the front passenger side, are children 12 and under supposed to be in the back seat?
Answer:Michigan'south child restraint law does not prohibit children of any age riding in the front end with an air bag; still, inquiry has proven that any small person (even an adult) tin can be seriously injured or even killed by the force of an air bag.

The post-obit links to the National Highway Traffic Condom Administration will give yous more information regarding air bag safety and statistics, besides as other rider safety information:

NHTSA home page

Vehicle Safety Q & A's

Question: Is it legal to ride in a pickup camper secured to the bed of my pickup or in a tow behind camper?

Answer:Michigan Law does not prohibit this type of activity; nevertheless, in accordance with MCL 257.710e, children under the age of xvi would be prohibited from doing so if there were passenger seats bachelor in the pickup or vehicle towing the camper.  The Michigan State Police does non endorse this blazon of action because a camper, whether it is the type secured in a pickup bed or a trailer blazon is non designed and manufactured for such utilise.  The operator and/or registered owner could be held liable both criminally or civilly if a passenger is injured or killed while riding in the camper.

GOPEDS/MOPEDS/ELECTRIC VEHICLES

Question: My husband saw on the news last dark that golf game carts were allowed on the county roads in the country of Michigan. Is this true?

Answer:MCL 257.657a authorizes a village or city of fewer than 30,000 people to allow the performance of golf carts on the streets of that village or city by resolution, and sets forth the requirements and restrictions in doing and so.  Similarly, a township of fewer than xxx,000 people is also authorized to allow this nether certain circumstances unless disapproved by the county board of commissioners.

Previously, information technology was possible to equip, register and insure your golf cart to exist road legal as a depression speed vehicle.  However, the Michigan Department of State (MDOS) has appear that it volition no longer procedure assembled vehicle championship applications for vehicles manufactured equally a golf game cart and has requested police enforcement personnel to refuse or deny any request to consummate a TR-54 Vehicle Number and On-Road Equipment Inspection for a golf cart.  Additional information may be found on the MDOS website.

Golf game carts that are currently titled and registered for on-road use will retain its current title and registration.

If the golf cart is not currently titled, registered, and insured for on-route employ, and is not within one of the cities, villages or townships that has allowed on route use, it may only be operated on a highway under very limited circumstances if it meets the definition of an ORV equally provided in MCL 324.81101 of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act.  The express circumstances, such equally crossing a street or highway at a right angle for the purpose of getting from one area to another, can exist found in MCL 324.81122.  Additionally, MCL 324.81131 authorizes local municipalities to pass an ordinance assuasive the operation of ORV's on streets within the municipality and sets forth the requirements and restrictions in doing so.
Question:  I have a Polaris Ranger and want to know if I can operate it on the route?

Answer:  Vehicles manufactured equally an ORV are not designed for on-road use and the Manufacturer Certificate of Origin of such vehicles will state that it was built for off-road utilise only.  The Michigan Section of State has determined that a vehicle manufactured as an ORV cannot be modified and titled as an assembled vehicle for on-route use because even if the required equipment listed on the Departments TR-54 class is added, information technology does not alter the original manufacturer's configuration as an ORV.  Additional information may be found on the MDOS website.

ORVs that are currently titled and registered for on-road use will retain its current title and registration.

If this type of ORV is non currently titled, registered and insured for on-route utilize, it may only exist operated on a highway under very limited circumstances if it meets the definition of an ORV as provided in MCL 324.81101 of the Natural Resource and Environmental Protection Act.  The limited circumstances, such as crossing a street or highway at a right angle for the purpose of getting from one area to another, can be plant in MCL 324.81122.  Additionally, MCL 324.81131 authorizes local municipalities to pass an ordinance allowing the functioning of ORV's on streets within the municipality and sets forth the requirements and restrictions in doing so.

Question: Where tin can I legally ride a goped?

Answer:A goped, while not specifically defined in the Michigan Vehicle Code, does fall under the definition of a moped  (MCL.257.32b) . Mopeds are required to have sure equipment such as; a headlight, brake light, seat, horn, muffler, and brakes on each wheel, in order to be legally operated on the roadway. In improver, the operator of a moped must be at least 15 years of age, have a moped license or an operator/chauffeur license, and the vehicle must be registered with the Department of State and display a valid registration plate. Finally, a person operating a moped must clothing an approved crash helmet if they are under xix years of age.

Considering gopeds are not equipped with the required equipment they cannot be legally driven on the roadway. Also, by definition they are a motor vehicle and therefore cannot be driven on a sidewalk constructed for apply by pedestrians.

Question: Can someone tell me what the laws in Michigan are for riding pocket bikes?

Respond: If the "pocket bike" has an engine displacement of 50cc's or less, produces 2.0 restriction horsepower or less, is capable of a top speed of no more thirty mph, and the operator is not required/immune to shift gears, and then it may be legally classified equally a moped. The certificate titled "Moped Requirements" lists the operational and equipment requirements for such motor vehicles. Almost "pocket bikes" volition non see those requirements and therefore will non exist street legal.

If the "pocket bike" has an engine deportation greater than 50cc's then it is classified as a motorcycle and must encounter the requirements applicable to that type of vehicle.  Again, well-nigh "pocket bikes" volition not meet these requirements.

TRAFFIC CRASHES AND REPORTS

Beginning in July 2005, the State of Michigan launched an new website defended to online purchasing of traffic crash reports. Interested parties may be able to purchase a re-create of a traffic crash report taken past any Michigan police force enforcement bureau.

Traffic Crash Purchasing System

Question:  I was involved in a traffic crash in the by and need a re-create of the written report. Where can I obtain one?

Respond: Interested parties such every bit individuals involved in the crash and/or their attorney, and insurance companies should contact the Traffic Crash Purchasing Organisation(TCPS) via the cyberspace at the aforementioned link.  If unable to do so you lot tin contact the Michigan State Police Post that responded to the crash.  A listing of state police posts is follows.

Land Constabulary Posts

Each mail service retains traffic crash reports for the electric current yr plus two years. If the crash occurred prior to that yous must request a copy of the written report from the Criminal Justice Information Eye using a Freedom of Information Request form.

In addition, if you lot are not an interested party every bit described above, you must complete a Liberty of Information Asking to obtain a specific traffic crash report.

Complete the form with every bit much information every bit possible and mail to the address listed on the form.

FOI Request

If another agency other than the Michigan Country Law responded and completed a crash study you will need to contact that agency direct or utilize the TCPS..

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Source: https://www.michigan.gov/msp/services/traffic-safety/traffic-laws-faqs