Indiana sharing the road practice questions
2 questions below test Indiana’s own sharing the road law, each with the statute or Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles handbook section it came from, plus 10 more on sharing the road rules that apply in every state.
The Indiana permit knowledge test has 50 questions in total and needs 40 correct (80%) to pass.
Indiana law
2 questions on Indiana’s own sharing the road rules
These differ from the rules that hold nationally — they are the ones that catch out drivers who studied another state’s handbook.
1. When an Indiana school bus has flashing red lights activated and the stop arm extended, you must:
- AStop only if children are visible
- BSlow to 15 mph and pass carefully
- Stop
- DHonk and proceed
Answer: Stop. The Indiana Driver's Manual states you must stop when you approach a school bus with flashing red lights activated and stop arm extended.
Source: Indiana Driver's Manual — School Buses
2. On an Indiana roadway divided by a barrier or unimproved median, you are required to stop for a school bus with red lights and stop arm:
- AFrom both directions always
- Only if you are traveling in the same direction as the school bus
- CNever
- DOnly at night
Answer: Only if you are traveling in the same direction as the school bus. The Indiana Driver's Manual states that if you are driving on a roadway divided by a barrier or unimproved median, you are required to stop only if you are traveling in the same direction as the school bus.
Source: Indiana Driver's Manual — School Buses
Sources for the Indiana items above
Applies everywhere
Sharing the road rules that hold in every state
A sample of the national sharing the road bank. All 10 are in the practice run, combined with the Indiana items above for 12 questions in total.
1. A large truck ahead of you swings left before turning right. You should:
- Stay back and never move into the gap on its right
- BSound your horn to correct the driver
- CMove alongside its left door
- DPass on the right side while there is room
Answer: Stay back and never move into the gap on its right. Long vehicles must swing wide to clear the corner. The gap on the right is where the trailer will sweep through.
Source: Official state driver handbook — Sharing the road — large vehicles
2. An orange triangle with a red border on the back of a vehicle means it:
- AIs a school vehicle
- BHas an oversize load
- CIs carrying hazardous materials
- Travels well below normal traffic speed
Answer: Travels well below normal traffic speed. The slow-moving vehicle emblem marks farm equipment and similar vehicles. Closing speed is much higher than it appears.
Source: Official state driver handbook — Sharing the road — slow-moving vehicles
3. How much of a traffic lane may a motorcycle need?
- The full lane
- BNo more than half a lane
- COnly the left tire track
- DOnly the shoulder
Answer: The full lane. Motorcyclists may use the full lane and may change position to improve visibility or avoid hazards. Do not crowd them.
Source: Official state driver handbook — Sharing the road — motorcycles
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Other Indiana rules with their own questions
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Sharing the road law is set state by state — compare how another state handles it.
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