Indiana Permit Test: Sharing the Road Practice Questions

Correct answer: Move over a lane, or slow to 10 mph under the limit if you can't

Drivers must change lanes away from an emergency vehicle with flashing lights. If that is not possible, slow to 10 mph under the posted limit and proceed with caution.

Source: Chapter 7: Safe Vehicle Operation – Sharing the Road with Other Vehicles (Indiana's Move Over Law)

Correct answer: 55 mph

If you cannot move over, you must reduce speed to 10 mph under the posted limit, which is 55 mph in a 65 mph zone.

Source: Chapter 7: Safe Vehicle Operation – Sharing the Road with Other Vehicles (Indiana's Move Over Law)

Correct answer: Yes; move over, or slow to 10 mph under the limit if you cannot

Authorized parked vehicles with amber flashing lights, including tow trucks, highway maintenance, utility, trash, and survey/construction vehicles, are covered. Failing to comply is a Class B infraction.

Source: Chapter 7: Safe Vehicle Operation – Sharing the Road with Other Vehicles (Indiana's Move Over Law)

Correct answer: A Class A infraction

Failing to comply with the Move Over law for emergency vehicles is a Class A infraction; for amber-light vehicles and disabled vehicles it is a Class B infraction.

Source: Chapter 7: Safe Vehicle Operation – Sharing the Road with Other Vehicles (Indiana's Move Over Law)

Correct answer: Change lanes away from it, or slow to 10 mph under the limit if you cannot

Indiana's Move Over law also covers disabled stationary vehicles with flashing hazard signals; failing to comply is a Class B infraction.

Source: Chapter 7: Safe Vehicle Operation – Sharing the Road with Other Vehicles (Indiana's Move Over Law)

Correct answer: It is slowing to stop and load or unload children

Amber lights warn that the bus is slowing to load or unload children. Once the bus stops, the red lights and stop arm are activated.

Source: Chapter 7: Safe Vehicle Operation – Sharing the Road with Other Vehicles (School Buses)

Correct answer: No; with a barrier or unimproved median, only same-direction traffic stops

On a roadway divided by a barrier or unimproved median, you must stop for a school bus only if you are traveling in the same direction as the bus.

Source: Chapter 7: Safe Vehicle Operation – Sharing the Road with Other Vehicles (School Buses)

Correct answer: A Class A misdemeanor

Disregarding a school bus stop arm can be a Class A misdemeanor, a Level 6 felony if it causes bodily injury, or a Level 5 felony if it causes death.

Source: Chapter 7: Safe Vehicle Operation – Sharing the Road with Other Vehicles (School Buses)

Correct answer: It will stop 15 to 50 feet from the nearest rail

School buses, vehicles carrying passengers for hire, and vehicles carrying explosives or flammable liquids must stop 15 to 50 feet from the nearest rail. Be ready to stop behind them.

Source: Chapter 7: Safe Vehicle Operation – Railroad Crossings

Correct answer: Stop completely and cross only after making sure no train is coming

With a crossbuck and a stop sign, come to a complete stop and proceed only after making certain no train is approaching. Never assume no train is coming.

Source: Chapter 7: Safe Vehicle Operation – Railroad Crossings

Correct answer: Stay stopped until the warning ends or an officer or flagman directs you

With active bells, lights, or gates, stop and do not proceed until the warning is canceled or an officer or railroad flagman directs you. Driving around a lowered gate is illegal.

Source: Chapter 7: Safe Vehicle Operation – Railroad Crossings

Correct answer: That a second train is not coming on the other track

Where there is more than one track, make sure another train is not coming on the other track once the first one has cleared.

Source: Chapter 7: Safe Vehicle Operation – Railroad Crossings

Correct answer: A place where train horns are not sounded at some gated crossings

In local quiet zones, approaching trains do not sound their horns at some gated crossings, so you cannot rely on hearing a horn.

Source: Chapter 7: Safe Vehicle Operation – Railroad Crossings

Correct answer: Only when you can clear the tracks without stopping

Never begin to cross railroad tracks unless you can clear them without stopping, and avoid stopping or shifting gears while crossing.

Source: Chapter 7: Safe Vehicle Operation – Railroad Crossings

Correct answer: The full width of the lane

Always allow motorcyclists and MDC riders the width of a full lane; they may need all of it to avoid hazards you cannot see.

Source: Chapter 7: Safe Vehicle Operation – Sharing the Road with Other Vehicles (Motorcycles and Motor Driven Cycles)