Indiana Permit Practice Test

Correct answer: Reducing the ability to think clearly, impairing coordination, and slowing reaction time

Alcohol negatively affects your brain’s ability to think clearly and your physical coordination, and it decreases your reaction time — all of which increase the likelihood of a crash.

Correct answer: Practice driving before you apply for a driver’s license

A learner’s permit allows an Indiana resident to practice driving before applying for a driver’s license. You may apply for one at any BMV branch.

Correct answer: Two years from the conviction date

Points stay active on your driver record for two years from the conviction date. The point value assigned relates to the severity and history of the violation.

Correct answer: The traffic already circulating in the roundabout; incoming traffic must yield

When approaching a roundabout, incoming traffic always yields to the traffic already circulating in the roundabout.

Correct answer: In the direction the rear of the car is sliding

With conventional brakes, turn the steering wheel in a controlled manner in the direction the rear of the car is sliding. When you regain traction, straighten the vehicle and proceed slowly.

Correct answer: Takes longer to stop

A tractor-trailer takes longer to stop than a car traveling at the same speed. Do not make a sudden lane change or stop in front of one.

Correct answer: You have the right of way and may go through the intersection if it is clear

A green light means go. If you are facing a green light you have the right of way and may drive through the intersection as long as it is clear of other vehicles and pedestrians.

Correct answer: A traffic regulation requiring immediate action to avoid a threat to safety

Red traffic signs convey traffic regulations that require drivers to take immediate action to avoid threats to safety. A “Wrong Way” sign is an example of a red-background sign.

Correct answer: 70 miles per hour or the posted speed limit

On rural interstate highways (outside urban areas of at least 50,000 people), passenger vehicles may not exceed 70 mph or the posted speed limit.

Correct answer: It is safe to pass another vehicle

Yellow lane markings separate lanes of traffic going in opposite directions. You may cross a broken yellow line to pass another vehicle when it is safe to do so.

Correct answer: The amount of alcohol consumed, how quickly it is consumed, and body weight

The primary factors in determining an individual’s BAC are the amount of alcohol consumed, how quickly it is consumed, and the individual’s body weight.

Correct answer: 15 years of age, with proof of enrollment in a BMV-licensed behind-the-wheel training provider

If you are under 16, you must be at least 15 and show a Certificate of Driver Education Enrollment from a BMV-licensed behind-the-wheel training provider. The online certificate of completion for theoretical training is not accepted for this path.

Correct answer: 2 points

Speeding points scale with severity: 1–15 mph over is 2 points, 16–25 mph over is 4 points, and 26 or more mph over is 6 points.

Correct answer: Counterclockwise, entering and exiting through right turns

A roundabout is a circular intersection in which traffic enters and exits only through right turns and proceeds in a counterclockwise direction. Do not change lanes within the circulatory roadway.

Correct answer: Keep firm, continuous pressure on the pedal and steer normally

With ABS, keep your foot on the brake pedal with firm and continuous pressure while steering normally. Do not pump the brakes — noise or pedal vibration means the ABS is working.

Correct answer: More than 400 feet — more than the length of a football field

A fully loaded tractor-trailer with hot brakes may take more than 400 feet to stop — more than the length of a football field — while a car at 55 mph stops in about 130 to 140 feet.

Correct answer: The green has ended and the signal is about to turn red; your right of way is ending

A steady yellow light means the green has ended and the signal is about to turn red — your right of way is ending. If you are too close to stop safely, you may complete your movement through the intersection.

Correct answer: Prepare drivers for specific road conditions and hazards ahead

Yellow signs prepare drivers for specific road conditions and hazards ahead. A “Slippery When Wet” sign is one example of a yellow-background warning sign.

Correct answer: 65 miles per hour

On rural interstates, trucks with a declared gross vehicle weight greater than 26,000 pounds may not exceed 65 mph or the posted speed limit — 5 mph lower than the passenger-vehicle limit.

Correct answer: Do not cross it except to turn

A solid yellow line marks lanes going in opposite directions. You should not cross a solid yellow line except to turn — passing across it is prohibited.