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Road Testing



Scheduling a Driving Skills Test
To take a driving skills test in Michigan, you must contact an approved third-party testing organization.  Fees charged by third-party testing organizations are not regulated by the Michigan Department of State.  Before scheduling an appointment, applicants should inquire about all third-party testing fees, including initial and retest fees, refund policies, charges for improper documents, defective equipment, and failure to keep a test appointment.

 What to take with you

*Level One license that you have held for a minimum of 180 days along with your Segment Two certificate.

*A parent or legal guardian that can verify the teen has completed 50 hours of driving, 10 of which have to be a night.

*A vehicle that is in safe working order. 

*Show proof of valid insurance, current vehicle registration, and valid plate. 

*Only three people are allowed in the vehicle during the road test (teen, examiner, and one other person).  All others will be asked to wait at the test site.

 

Components of the Skills Test

The driving skills test always includes a vehicle component familiarization and safety inspection (not scored) and two scored test segments.  Each segment must be passed in sequence.  A failure of any part terminates testing.  On subsequent attempts, you must start over from the beginning (vehicle inspection, off-road skills test, then on-road driving test).  You will be allowed only one attempt in a 24 hour period, unless the failure is due to faulty equipment or documents.

 

Basic Controls Test

*Forward stop line

*Curved path backing (backing into a parking space)

*Parallel parking

 

On-the-Road Test

You must demonstrate your ability to drive safely over a predetermined route.  The route will contain a variety of traffic situations including city, residential, and expressway driving.  At all times during the driving test, you must operate your vehicle in a safe and responsible manner, obeying all traffic laws.