Michigan study guide
Michigan What Every Driver Must Know handbook
Michigan's official driver manual is What Every Driver Must Know, form SOS-133. The current Michigan SOS page lists an October 2025 edition and provides the manual in English and multiple translated editions.
- SOS-133official manual
- Oct 2025current published edition
- Multiple languagesofficial editions
Use the current Michigan SOS edition
The manual covers licensing, signs and signals, traffic laws, safe-driving practices and the information used to prepare for the regular driver knowledge exam.
Study by driving task, not only chapter order
- Signs, signals and pavement markings.
- Right-of-way, speed, turns and lane use.
- Sharing the road and defensive driving.
- Michigan-specific licensing and safety rules.
Use the age-specific SOS licensing page too
The manual explains rules, while the current New Drivers pages control process details such as TIP, driver education and skills-test eligibility.
Related Road to Permit guides
Official sources
- Michigan SOS — What Every Driver Must Know
- Michigan SOS — First-time license or ID
- Michigan SOS — New drivers under 18
- Michigan SOS — New drivers 18 and older
- Michigan SOS — License/ID document requirements
- Michigan SOS — License and ID information
- Michigan SOS — Scheduling an office visit
- Michigan SOS — Driver testing businesses
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