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.
Farm equipment, horse-drawn buggies and people on foot share Michigan roads. They are slower and more vulnerable than you, so the law puts the burden of care on the driver.
Slow-moving vehicle
A vehicle that can't go faster than 25 mph — Amish buggies, farm machinery like combines and tractors pulling wagons, industrial and construction equipment. Four-wheelers and golf carts don't count.
Always yield to pedestrians — people walking, jogging, hiking, skateboarding, pushing strollers — even when you have a green light. Watch at driveways, alleys, stop signs, signals, roundabouts, crosswalks and mid-block.
Where there's no sidewalk, pedestrians should walk facing oncoming traffic. Watch both sides of the road and give extra time to the elderly, the young and people with disabilities.
You are required by law to stop or yield for a pedestrian with a white cane or guide dog. Don't honk or rev your engine — it covers audible cues people with visual impairments rely on.
You come up behind an Amish buggy on a two-lane road. Slow to 15–20 mph, stay at least 20 feet back, and pass carefully only when it's safe — no honking.
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.
What is the top-speed threshold that defines a "slow-moving vehicle" requiring the orange emblem?
30 mph
25 mph
20 mph
15 mph
Answer: 25 mph
Slow-moving vehicles are those that cannot travel faster than 25 mph, like farm equipment and buggies.
