Indiana Permit Practice Test 2

Correct answer: Can impair your reasoning and coordination while driving

Many prescription, over-the-counter, and recreational drugs can impair your reasoning and coordination and may negatively affect your ability to operate a motor vehicle safely.

Correct answer: 16 years of age

If you are 16 or older, you may apply for a learner’s permit by proving your identity and residency, passing a vision screening, and passing the knowledge exam — driver-education enrollment is not required at that age.

Correct answer: 6 points

Driving 26+ mph over the speed limit is worth 6 points — the top of the speeding scale (1–15 over = 2, 16–25 over = 4, 26+ over = 6).

Correct answer: Yield the right of way to the large vehicle, slowing or stopping to let it pass safely

When approaching or driving through a multi-lane roundabout, drivers must yield the right of way to large vehicles driving through at the same time, including slowing down or stopping to allow the large vehicle to pass safely, since it may need both lanes.

Correct answer: Ease off the gas pedal

If your vehicle begins to lose traction or the rear wheels slide sideways, ease off the gas pedal. Do not make a fast turn away from the skid or steer too far, which could cause a spin.

Correct answer: A car can completely disappear from the driver’s view

Despite bigger mirrors, tractor-trailer drivers have serious blind spots — up to 20 feet in front, on both sides, and up to 200 feet behind — where a car can completely disappear. Do not linger there.

Correct answer: Only after the light turns green and the intersection is clear

A red light means stop. Traffic from other directions has the right of way, and you may not enter the intersection until the light facing you turns green and the intersection is clear.

Correct answer: Nearby schools, pedestrians, bicycles, playgrounds, and school bus routes

Fluorescent yellow-green signs warn drivers of nearby schools, pedestrians, bicycles, playgrounds, and school bus routes. A school-crossing “Pedestrian Crossing” sign may use this color.

Correct answer: 60 miles per hour or the posted speed limit

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

Correct answer: Separate lanes of traffic going in the same direction

White lane markings separate lanes of traffic going in the same direction. You may cross a broken white line when it is safe to change lanes, but you should not cross a solid white line.

Correct answer: Consult the label and discuss side effects with a physician or pharmacist

Always consult the label on any medication and discuss its side effects with a physician or pharmacist before driving, because many drugs impair reasoning and coordination.

Correct answer: Two years from the date of issuance

A learner’s permit is valid for two years from the date it is issued. If you visit a branch to renew a permit that has been expired more than 180 days, you are required to retest.

Correct answer: 4 points

A hand-held-device violation is 4 points — the same value as unsafe lane movement or disregarding a stop or yield sign.

Correct answer: Yield to pedestrians in the crosswalk and to traffic in the roundabout

Approaching vehicles must yield to pedestrians in the crosswalk and to traffic already in the roundabout.

Correct answer: Brush snow off your headlights and taillights and use your headlights to be seen

Brush the snow off your headlights and taillights frequently, and use your headlights to be seen by other drivers, especially where snow reduces visibility.

Correct answer: If you cannot see the driver’s mirrors, the driver cannot see you

When following a tractor-trailer, if you cannot see the driver’s rearview mirrors, the driver cannot see you. Avoid tailgating, which removes your cushion of safety.

Correct answer: Yield to all oncoming traffic; only one vehicle at a time may move in to turn left

Facing a green light without an arrow, you may turn if the intersection is clear, but you must yield the right of way to all oncoming traffic. Only one vehicle at a time may move into the intersection to turn left.

Correct answer: Temporary traffic conditions, such as highway construction and maintenance

Orange traffic signs warn drivers of temporary traffic conditions and are often used around highway construction and maintenance projects. A “Flagger Ahead” sign is an example.

Correct answer: At the posted speed limit

Indiana law requires drivers to operate vehicles at the posted speed limit. Exceeding it reduces your ability to steer around hazards, extends stopping distance, and increases crash severity.

Correct answer: Use the right lane and leave the left lane for faster or passing traffic

On the highway, slower vehicles should use the right lane. Leave the left-hand lane for faster-moving or passing vehicles, and do not weave in and out of lanes.