Final MCOLES 2023 EXAM ALREADY A+
What are the elements of a traffic violation?
- Driver who commits the violation
- Vehicle involved
- When a violation has occurred
What are the non-elements of a traffic violation?
- Intent (civil infractions)
- Ignorance
- Intoxication
- Mistake
- Contributory negligence
- Knowledge
- Other
What to determine the proper type of license?
- Operator
- Chauffeur
- Moped
What to determine has the proper endorsement?
- Cycle
- Commercial (CDL or classified endorsements)
What to determine the status of auto insurance by verifying what?
- Insurance has not expired
- Description of the vehicle matches the vehicle
- VIN on the insurance certificate matches the vehicles VIN, etc
What is an "Ambulance"?
- Specifically designed or constructed and equipped and its intended to be used for is
maintained or operated for transportation of persons who are sick, injured, wounded or
otherwise incapacitated or helpless
What is an "Authorized Emergency Vehicle"?
- Vehicles of the fire department, police vehicles, ambulances, privately owned motor
vehicles of volunteer or paid fire fighters
What is an "Axle"?
,- Common axis of rotation or more wheels whether power driven or freely rotating, and
whether in 1 or more segments and regardless of the number of wheels carried thereon
What is a "Bicycle"?
- A device propelled by human power upon which a person may ride, having either 23 or
3 wheels in a tandem or tricycle arrangement, all of which are over 14 inches in
diameter
What is a "Bus"?
- Motor vehicle designed for carrying 16 or more passengers, including the driver. Does
not include school bus
What is a "Chauffeur"?
- Person who is employed for the principal purpose of operating a motor vehicle with a
GVWR of 10,000 pounds or more
EX.) Limousine driver, taxicab driver
What is an "Civil Infraction"?
- An act or omission prohibited by law which is not a crime
What is an "Cross-Walk"?
- Any portion of a highway at an intersection or elsewhere distinctly indicated for
pedestrian crossing by lines or other markings on the surface
What is an "Freeway"?
- A divided arterial highway for through traffic with full control of access and with all
crossroads separated in grade from pavements for through traffic
What is an "Hazardous Material"?
- Explosives, flammable gas, flammable compressed gas, nonflammable compressed
gas, flammable liquid, oxidizing material, poisonous gas, poisonous liquid, irritating
material, etiologic material, radioactive material, corrosive material or liquefied
petroleum gas
What is an "Highway or Street"?
- The entire width between the boundary lines of every way publicly maintained when
any part thereof is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel
What is an "Implement of Husbandry"?
- A vehicle or trailer in use for the exclusive function of serving agricultural, horticultural
or livestock operation
What is an "Laned Roadway"?
- Roadway which is divided into 2 or more clearly marked lanes for vehicular traffic
What is an "License"?
- Any driving privileges, license, temporary instruction permit, commercial learners
permit, or temporary license issued under the laws of this state pertaining to the
licensing of persons to operate motor vehicle
What is an "Limited Access Highway"?
- Every highway, street, or roadway in respect to which owners or occupants of abutting
lands and other persons have no legal right of access to or from the same except at
such points only, and in such manner as may be determined by the public authority
having jurisdiction over such highway, street or roadway
What is an "Motorcycle"?
,- Every motor vehicle having saddle or seat for the use of a rider and designed to travel
on not more than 3 wheels in contact with the ground but excluding a factor
What is an "Motor Home"?
- Motor vehicle constructed or altered to provide living quarters, including permanently
installed cooking and sleeping facilities and is used for recreation, camping or other
noncommercial use
What is an "Moped"?
- A 2 or 3- wheeled vehicle to which both of the following:
- Is equipped with a motor that does not exceed 100 cubic centimeters piston
displacement and cannot propel the vehicle at a speed greater than 30 miles per hour
on a travel surface
- Its power drive system does not require the operator to shift gears
What is an "Motor vehicle"?
- Every vehicle that is self-propelled, but for purposes of chapter 4 of this act motor
vehicle does not include industrial equipment such as a forklift, a fronted loader or other
construction equipment that is not subject to registration
What is an "Operate"?
- 1 or more of the following:
- Being in actual physical control of a vehicle. This subdivision applies regardless of
whether or not the person is licensed under this act as an operator or chauffeur
- Michigan is an OWI state, you do not to be driving
What is an "Parking"?
- Standing a vehicle, whether occupied or not, upon highway, when not loading or
unloading except when making necessary repairs
What is an "Pedestrian"?
- Any person afoot
What is an "Private driveway"?
- Any piece of privately owned and maintained property which is used for vehicular
traffic, but is not open or normally used by the public
What is an "Registration"?
- A registration certificate, plate, adhesive tab, or other indicator of registration issued
under this act for display on a vehicle
What is an "Revocation"?
- That the operators or chauffeurs license and privileges to operate a motor vehicle on
the public highways are terminated and shall not be renewed or restored until the later
of the following:
- Expiration of not less than 1 year after the license was revoked
- Expiration of not less than 5 years after the date of a subsequent revocation occurring
within 7 years after the date of prior revocation
What is an "Right-of-way"?
, - The privilege of the immediate use of the highway
What is an "Roadway"?
- That portion of a highway improved, designed or ordinarily used for vehicular travel
What is an "Safety Zone"?
- The area or space officially set apart within a roadway for the exclusive use of
pedestrians and which is protected and so marked or indicated by adequate signs as to
be plainly visible at all times while act apart as a safety zone
What is an "School Bus"?
- Operated for the transportation of children to or from school, or privately owned and
operated for compensation for the transportation of children to or from school
What is an "School crossing"?
- A cross-walk designated by the department of state highways and transportation, a
county road commission or local authority as a place to be used by school children for
crossing a street or highway
What is an "School crossing guard"?
- A person 17 years of age or older authorized to supervise children using a school
crossing
What is an "Semi-trailer"?
- Every vehicle with or without motive power, other than a pole-trailer, designated for
carrying persons or property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and so constructed
that some part of its weight and that of its load rests upon or is carried by another
vehicle
What is an "Shoulder"?
- That portion of the highway contiguous to the roadway generally extending the contour
of the roadway, not designated for vehicular travel but maintained for the temporary
accommodation of disabled or stopped vehicles otherwise permitted on the roadway
What is an "Ditch slope"?
- That portion of the highway adjacent to the shoulder if one exists or adjacent to the
roadway on roads without shoulders extending to he bottom of the roadside ditch and is
not constructed or maintained for the use of any vehicles except those engaged in
construction or maintenance
What is an "Sidewalk"?
- That portion of a street between the curb lines, or the lateral lines of roadway and the
adjacent property lines intended for the use of pedestrians
What is 257.612 Disregard red/yellow light?
What is 257.614 (A) (B) Flashing red/yellow light?
What is 257.667 (1) (A) (2) (gate) Disregarding Railroad crossing?
What is 257.649 (6) Disregard Stop sign?
What is 257.611 Avoid Traffic Control Device?
- Cut through parking lot
What is 257.627 (1) Failed to stop in assurred distance/ Speed to fast for
conditions?
- Rear end/tickets
What is 257.628 b Careless Driving?
What are the elements of a traffic violation?
- Driver who commits the violation
- Vehicle involved
- When a violation has occurred
What are the non-elements of a traffic violation?
- Intent (civil infractions)
- Ignorance
- Intoxication
- Mistake
- Contributory negligence
- Knowledge
- Other
What to determine the proper type of license?
- Operator
- Chauffeur
- Moped
What to determine has the proper endorsement?
- Cycle
- Commercial (CDL or classified endorsements)
What to determine the status of auto insurance by verifying what?
- Insurance has not expired
- Description of the vehicle matches the vehicle
- VIN on the insurance certificate matches the vehicles VIN, etc
What is an "Ambulance"?
- Specifically designed or constructed and equipped and its intended to be used for is
maintained or operated for transportation of persons who are sick, injured, wounded or
otherwise incapacitated or helpless
What is an "Authorized Emergency Vehicle"?
- Vehicles of the fire department, police vehicles, ambulances, privately owned motor
vehicles of volunteer or paid fire fighters
What is an "Axle"?
,- Common axis of rotation or more wheels whether power driven or freely rotating, and
whether in 1 or more segments and regardless of the number of wheels carried thereon
What is a "Bicycle"?
- A device propelled by human power upon which a person may ride, having either 23 or
3 wheels in a tandem or tricycle arrangement, all of which are over 14 inches in
diameter
What is a "Bus"?
- Motor vehicle designed for carrying 16 or more passengers, including the driver. Does
not include school bus
What is a "Chauffeur"?
- Person who is employed for the principal purpose of operating a motor vehicle with a
GVWR of 10,000 pounds or more
EX.) Limousine driver, taxicab driver
What is an "Civil Infraction"?
- An act or omission prohibited by law which is not a crime
What is an "Cross-Walk"?
- Any portion of a highway at an intersection or elsewhere distinctly indicated for
pedestrian crossing by lines or other markings on the surface
What is an "Freeway"?
- A divided arterial highway for through traffic with full control of access and with all
crossroads separated in grade from pavements for through traffic
What is an "Hazardous Material"?
- Explosives, flammable gas, flammable compressed gas, nonflammable compressed
gas, flammable liquid, oxidizing material, poisonous gas, poisonous liquid, irritating
material, etiologic material, radioactive material, corrosive material or liquefied
petroleum gas
What is an "Highway or Street"?
- The entire width between the boundary lines of every way publicly maintained when
any part thereof is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel
What is an "Implement of Husbandry"?
- A vehicle or trailer in use for the exclusive function of serving agricultural, horticultural
or livestock operation
What is an "Laned Roadway"?
- Roadway which is divided into 2 or more clearly marked lanes for vehicular traffic
What is an "License"?
- Any driving privileges, license, temporary instruction permit, commercial learners
permit, or temporary license issued under the laws of this state pertaining to the
licensing of persons to operate motor vehicle
What is an "Limited Access Highway"?
- Every highway, street, or roadway in respect to which owners or occupants of abutting
lands and other persons have no legal right of access to or from the same except at
such points only, and in such manner as may be determined by the public authority
having jurisdiction over such highway, street or roadway
What is an "Motorcycle"?
,- Every motor vehicle having saddle or seat for the use of a rider and designed to travel
on not more than 3 wheels in contact with the ground but excluding a factor
What is an "Motor Home"?
- Motor vehicle constructed or altered to provide living quarters, including permanently
installed cooking and sleeping facilities and is used for recreation, camping or other
noncommercial use
What is an "Moped"?
- A 2 or 3- wheeled vehicle to which both of the following:
- Is equipped with a motor that does not exceed 100 cubic centimeters piston
displacement and cannot propel the vehicle at a speed greater than 30 miles per hour
on a travel surface
- Its power drive system does not require the operator to shift gears
What is an "Motor vehicle"?
- Every vehicle that is self-propelled, but for purposes of chapter 4 of this act motor
vehicle does not include industrial equipment such as a forklift, a fronted loader or other
construction equipment that is not subject to registration
What is an "Operate"?
- 1 or more of the following:
- Being in actual physical control of a vehicle. This subdivision applies regardless of
whether or not the person is licensed under this act as an operator or chauffeur
- Michigan is an OWI state, you do not to be driving
What is an "Parking"?
- Standing a vehicle, whether occupied or not, upon highway, when not loading or
unloading except when making necessary repairs
What is an "Pedestrian"?
- Any person afoot
What is an "Private driveway"?
- Any piece of privately owned and maintained property which is used for vehicular
traffic, but is not open or normally used by the public
What is an "Registration"?
- A registration certificate, plate, adhesive tab, or other indicator of registration issued
under this act for display on a vehicle
What is an "Revocation"?
- That the operators or chauffeurs license and privileges to operate a motor vehicle on
the public highways are terminated and shall not be renewed or restored until the later
of the following:
- Expiration of not less than 1 year after the license was revoked
- Expiration of not less than 5 years after the date of a subsequent revocation occurring
within 7 years after the date of prior revocation
What is an "Right-of-way"?
, - The privilege of the immediate use of the highway
What is an "Roadway"?
- That portion of a highway improved, designed or ordinarily used for vehicular travel
What is an "Safety Zone"?
- The area or space officially set apart within a roadway for the exclusive use of
pedestrians and which is protected and so marked or indicated by adequate signs as to
be plainly visible at all times while act apart as a safety zone
What is an "School Bus"?
- Operated for the transportation of children to or from school, or privately owned and
operated for compensation for the transportation of children to or from school
What is an "School crossing"?
- A cross-walk designated by the department of state highways and transportation, a
county road commission or local authority as a place to be used by school children for
crossing a street or highway
What is an "School crossing guard"?
- A person 17 years of age or older authorized to supervise children using a school
crossing
What is an "Semi-trailer"?
- Every vehicle with or without motive power, other than a pole-trailer, designated for
carrying persons or property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and so constructed
that some part of its weight and that of its load rests upon or is carried by another
vehicle
What is an "Shoulder"?
- That portion of the highway contiguous to the roadway generally extending the contour
of the roadway, not designated for vehicular travel but maintained for the temporary
accommodation of disabled or stopped vehicles otherwise permitted on the roadway
What is an "Ditch slope"?
- That portion of the highway adjacent to the shoulder if one exists or adjacent to the
roadway on roads without shoulders extending to he bottom of the roadside ditch and is
not constructed or maintained for the use of any vehicles except those engaged in
construction or maintenance
What is an "Sidewalk"?
- That portion of a street between the curb lines, or the lateral lines of roadway and the
adjacent property lines intended for the use of pedestrians
What is 257.612 Disregard red/yellow light?
What is 257.614 (A) (B) Flashing red/yellow light?
What is 257.667 (1) (A) (2) (gate) Disregarding Railroad crossing?
What is 257.649 (6) Disregard Stop sign?
What is 257.611 Avoid Traffic Control Device?
- Cut through parking lot
What is 257.627 (1) Failed to stop in assurred distance/ Speed to fast for
conditions?
- Rear end/tickets
What is 257.628 b Careless Driving?
