A 3-minute lesson from the Michigan course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
Alcohol slows your reactions and clouds your judgment no matter what you drink. Michigan also suspends licenses for drug convictions — even when no car was involved.
Michigan requires a license suspension for drug convictions even if you weren't driving. Possession, manufacture or distribution of drugs can all lead to suspension.
Your friend had three beers two hours ago and says coffee sobered him up. It didn't — only time does. Take his keys, offer him a place to sleep, and don't ride with him.
Check your understanding
Read the question, decide on an answer, then open it to check the explanation. These are Roadwise study questions based on the source handbook.
Which contains the same amount of alcohol as a 12-ounce can of beer?
A 5-ounce glass of wine
A 3-ounce shot of whiskey
Two 1.5-ounce shots of whiskey
An 8-ounce glass of wine
Answer: A 5-ounce glass of wine
A 12-ounce beer, a 5-ounce glass of wine, and a 1.5-ounce shot of whiskey all contain the same amount of alcohol.
A driver has one prior drug conviction within the past seven years and is convicted again. How long is the new suspension, and how many days before a restricted license?
1 year suspension, 30 days
2 years suspension, 90 days
6 months suspension, 30 days
1 year suspension, 60 days
Answer: 1 year suspension, 60 days
One or more prior drug convictions in seven years means a one-year suspension, with no restricted license for the first 60 days.