Indiana Permit Test: Speed Limits Practice Questions

Correct answer: 70 mph

On rural interstates (outside urban areas of 50,000 or more people), passenger vehicles may not exceed 70 mph or the posted limit.

Source: Chapter 7: Safe Vehicle Operation – Speed Limits

Correct answer: 65 mph

Trucks with a declared gross vehicle weight over 26,000 pounds may not exceed 65 mph on rural interstates, 5 mph less than cars.

Source: Chapter 7: Safe Vehicle Operation – Speed Limits

Correct answer: 60 mph

On a rural state divided highway, vehicles may not exceed 60 mph or the posted speed limit.

Source: Chapter 7: Safe Vehicle Operation – Speed Limits

Correct answer: 55 mph

On an urban interstate (in an area of at least 50,000 people), vehicles may not exceed 55 mph or the posted speed limit.

Source: Chapter 7: Safe Vehicle Operation – Speed Limits

Correct answer: 55 mph

The manual lists 55 mph, or the posted limit, as the maximum on a non-divided state highway.

Source: Chapter 7: Safe Vehicle Operation – Speed Limits

Correct answer: 55 mph

The manual lists 55 mph, or the posted limit, as the maximum on county roads.

Source: Chapter 7: Safe Vehicle Operation – Speed Limits

Correct answer: 30 mph

In most urban residential areas, vehicles may not exceed 30 mph or the posted speed limit.

Source: Chapter 7: Safe Vehicle Operation – Speed Limits

Correct answer: 15 mph

In alleys, vehicles may not exceed 15 mph or the posted speed limit.

Source: Chapter 7: Safe Vehicle Operation – Speed Limits

Correct answer: A population of at least 50,000 people

Urban areas are those with a population of at least 50,000 people; rural interstates are outside such areas.

Source: Chapter 7: Safe Vehicle Operation – Speed Limits

Correct answer: 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, or when the beacons are flashing

Common school zone hours are 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, or whenever the school speed limit beacons are flashing. Local authorities may also set lower limits when children are present.

Source: Chapter 7: Safe Vehicle Operation – Speed Limits

Correct answer: They are always at least 10 mph lower

Work site speed limits are always at least 10 mph below the maximum established speed limit for the area. Some apply only when flashing; others apply at all times.

Source: Chapter 7: Safe Vehicle Operation – Speed Limits

Correct answer: Some work zone limits apply only when flashing, while others apply at all times

Some work site speed limits are in effect only when flashing and others are in effect at all times, so read the sign carefully and obey the posted limit.

Source: Chapter 7: Safe Vehicle Operation – Speed Limits

Correct answer: About 81 feet

At 55 mph a vehicle covers about 80.7 feet every second, which is why a moment of distraction is so dangerous.

Source: Chapter 7: Safe Vehicle Operation – Braking and Following Distances

Correct answer: About 2.9 seconds

At 70 mph a vehicle crosses the length of a football field in about 2.9 seconds; at 35 mph it takes about 5.8 seconds.

Source: Chapter 7: Safe Vehicle Operation – Braking and Following Distances

Correct answer: Their effectiveness declines as speed increases

Crash severity rises with speed, and the effectiveness of vehicle safety features such as air bags and seat belts declines as speed increases.

Source: Chapter 7: Safe Vehicle Operation – Speed Limits