Indiana Permit Test: Emergencies Practice Questions

Correct answer: Only when the car has slowed and is almost stopped

Hold the wheel firmly and keep going straight, take your foot off the gas without braking, pull off the road, and brake only when the car is almost stopped.

Source: Chapter 8: Accidents and Emergency Situations – Vehicle Equipment Failures

Correct answer: Shift to a lower gear and pump the brake pedal fast and hard

Shift to a lower gear if possible and pump the brake pedal fast and hard to build pressure. You may try the parking brake, holding the release so you can let go if the rear wheels lock.

Source: Chapter 8: Accidents and Emergency Situations – Vehicle Equipment Failures

Correct answer: The steering can lock and you can lose control

With a steering wheel interlock system, turning the ignition to lock while moving locks the steering as you turn the wheel, causing loss of control.

Source: Chapter 8: Accidents and Emergency Situations – Vehicle Equipment Failures

Correct answer: Ease off the gas, ride the shoulder, and return gradually once slowed

Do not turn back onto the pavement right away, which can throw the vehicle off balance. Drive along the shoulder, ease off the gas, then turn back gradually.

Source: Chapter 8: Accidents and Emergency Situations – Avoiding Collisions

Correct answer: Hit something that will give way, such as brush or shrubs

Choose something that will give way, such as brush or shrubs, rather than something hard. Drive, rather than skid, off the road for more control.

Source: Chapter 8: Accidents and Emergency Situations – Avoiding Collisions

Correct answer: Something moving in the same direction as you

Hitting something moving in the same direction is better than hitting something stationary, and hitting something stationary is safer than a head-on crash.

Source: Chapter 8: Accidents and Emergency Situations – Avoiding Collisions

Correct answer: Stop quickly, turn quickly, or speed up

Depending on the situation you can stop quickly, turn quickly, or speed up; accelerating is sometimes the best or only way to avoid a crash.

Source: Chapter 8: Accidents and Emergency Situations – Avoiding Collisions

Correct answer: Open a window

Do not try to open a door; water pressure makes it nearly impossible and floods the car. Remove your seat belt, open a window, and get everyone out onto the roof.

Source: Chapter 8: Accidents and Emergency Situations – Avoiding Collisions (Plunging into Water)

Correct answer: Only as a last resort

Stay on the roof, call 911, and locate dry land. Swim only as a last resort, and never re-enter the vehicle for possessions.

Source: Chapter 8: Accidents and Emergency Situations – Avoiding Collisions (Plunging into Water)

Correct answer: Leave the vehicle immediately

If your vehicle stalls on the tracks, all occupants should leave the vehicle immediately.

Source: Chapter 7: Safe Vehicle Operation – Safety at Railroad Crossings

Correct answer: Away from the tracks at a 45-degree angle, toward the direction the train is coming from

Evacuate and run at a 45-degree angle away from the tracks in the direction of the oncoming train, so you are not hit by flying debris. Then call 911.

Source: Chapter 7: Safe Vehicle Operation – Safety at Railroad Crossings

Correct answer: About 20 seconds

Once the lights begin flashing and the gate starts to lower, you have approximately 20 seconds to escape from the crossing.

Source: Chapter 7: Safe Vehicle Operation – Safety at Railroad Crossings

Correct answer: The emergency number on the crossing's blue sign

Immediately call the Emergency Notification System (ENS) number on the blue sign at the crossing and give your location, then call 911.

Source: Chapter 7: Safe Vehicle Operation – Safety at Railroad Crossings

Correct answer: 200 feet

Place your red emergency reflective triangle 200 feet behind your vehicle, or 500 feet behind if you are on a hill or curve.

Source: Chapter 8: Accidents and Emergency Situations – Roadside Emergency Situations

Correct answer: The passenger side, after checking around you

If you must exit on a roadside shoulder, use the passenger side and only after checking for vehicles, obstructions, or dangerous drop-offs.

Source: Chapter 8: Accidents and Emergency Situations – Roadside Emergency Situations