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Indiana permit-test flashcards

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Card 1 · Red-arrow turns

In Indiana, a steady red arrow faces your right-turn lane. No sign prohibits the turn. What must happen before you may turn right?

  1. Stop completely and yield to traffic and pedestrians.
  2. Only slow down because the arrow points right.
  3. Wait for green because every red-arrow turn is prohibited in Indiana.
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Correct answer: Stop completely and yield to traffic and pedestrians.

Indiana allows a right turn on a red light or red arrow after a complete stop, when no sign prohibits it and the turn can be made safely after yielding.

Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, Traffic Signals — Red Traffic Signals, p. 34; downloaded September 14, 2026. · Original question review: 2026-09-14

Card 2 · Left on red

You are on a one-way street, turning left onto another one-way street. The signal is red and no sign bans the turn. What does Indiana allow?

  1. A left turn without stopping because both streets are one-way.
  2. A left turn after stopping and yielding, if the way is clear.
  3. A left turn only when a driver behind you signals permission.
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Correct answer: A left turn after stopping and yielding, if the way is clear.

Indiana permits this one-way-to-one-way left turn on red after a complete stop and yielding. The street configuration and absence of a prohibition matter.

Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, Traffic Signals — Red Traffic Signals, p. 34; downloaded September 14, 2026. · Original question review: 2026-09-14

Card 3 · Red-light limits

You face a red light on a two-way street and want to turn left onto a one-way street. Does Indiana's one-way-to-one-way exception apply?

  1. Yes; only the destination street matters.
  2. Yes; any left turn is allowed after stopping.
  3. No; your starting street is two-way.
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Correct answer: No; your starting street is two-way.

The manual limits the left-on-red permission to a turn from a one-way street onto another one-way street. A two-way starting street does not satisfy that condition.

Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, Traffic Signals — Red Traffic Signals, p. 34; downloaded September 14, 2026. · Original question review: 2026-09-14

Card 4 · Unprotected left turns

Your light is green, but oncoming traffic is close as you prepare to turn left. What should you do?

  1. Yield until a safe gap is available.
  2. Turn because green gives left-turning traffic priority.
  3. Move across the oncoming lane so its drivers stop.
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Correct answer: Yield until a safe gap is available.

A circular green signal does not protect a left turn from oncoming traffic. Yield to conflicting vehicles and pedestrians before completing the turn.

Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, Traffic Signals — Green Traffic Signals, p. 34; downloaded September 14, 2026. · Original question review: 2026-09-14

Card 5 · Waiting to turn left

One vehicle is already in the intersection waiting to turn left under a green light. What does the Indiana manual say about following it into the intersection?

  1. Up to three left-turning vehicles may wait together.
  2. Only one vehicle at a time may be in the intersection to make the left turn.
  3. Any number may wait if they entered while the light was green.
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Correct answer: Only one vehicle at a time may be in the intersection to make the left turn.

The manual specifies one vehicle at a time in the intersection for a left turn. Do not form a queue inside the intersection behind the waiting vehicle.

Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, Traffic Signals — Green Traffic Signals, p. 34; downloaded September 14, 2026. · Original question review: 2026-09-14

Card 6 · Flashing yellow arrow

A flashing yellow arrow is displayed for your left turn. What does it mean?

  1. Oncoming traffic has a red light and must wait for you.
  2. The turn is prohibited until the arrow becomes red.
  3. You may turn after yielding to oncoming traffic and pedestrians.
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Correct answer: You may turn after yielding to oncoming traffic and pedestrians.

A flashing yellow arrow permits a cautious, unprotected turn. It does not guarantee that conflicting traffic has stopped.

Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, Traffic Signals — Flashing Yellow Arrow, p. 34; downloaded September 14, 2026. · Original question review: 2026-09-14

Card 7 · Flashing red

A traffic light is flashing red and the intersection looks empty. How should you proceed?

  1. Stop completely, check for conflicts, then proceed when safe.
  2. Roll through slowly without stopping.
  3. Treat it as a flashing yellow warning.
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Correct answer: Stop completely, check for conflicts, then proceed when safe.

Flashing red requires a stop. An apparently empty intersection does not remove that requirement; proceed only after yielding as needed.

Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, Traffic Signals — Flashing Red Signals, p. 34; downloaded September 14, 2026. · Original question review: 2026-09-14

Card 8 · Failed traffic signal

An ordinary traffic signal has gone completely dark. What should you do at the intersection?

  1. Keep going because there is no red light.
  2. Stop and yield to traffic already there and other users with priority.
  3. Treat your road as the priority road if it has more lanes.
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Correct answer: Stop and yield to traffic already there and other users with priority.

A non-operating traffic signal requires stopping. Yield to vehicles already in the intersection, earlier arrivals, vehicles on your right when appropriate, and pedestrians.

Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, Approaching an Intersection with Non-Operating Signal, p. 35; downloaded September 14, 2026. · Original question review: 2026-09-14

Card 9 · No turn on red

A NO TURN ON RED sign applies to your lane. You have stopped and see a clear right turn. What now?

  1. Turn because a complete stop cancels the sign.
  2. Turn if the driver behind you sounds the horn.
  3. Wait for a signal that permits the turn.
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Correct answer: Wait for a signal that permits the turn.

A posted prohibition removes the usual right-on-red permission. Stopping and finding a gap do not override the sign.

Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, Traffic Signals — Red Traffic Signals, p. 34; downloaded September 14, 2026. · Original question review: 2026-09-14

Card 10 · Stop location

A painted white stop line is before the crosswalk at a red light. Where should you stop?

  1. Before the stop line.
  2. Inside the crosswalk to improve your view.
  3. At the far edge of the intersection.
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Correct answer: Before the stop line.

Use the marked stop line. When no line exists, stop before the crosswalk or intersection rather than occupying the pedestrian crossing.

Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, Approaching a Red Light or Stop Sign, p. 35; downloaded September 14, 2026. · Original question review: 2026-09-14

Card 11 · Steady yellow

The green light changes to steady yellow while you can still stop safely. What is the appropriate response?

  1. Accelerate to get through before red.
  2. Stop before entering the intersection.
  3. Move into the opposite lane to avoid waiting.
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Correct answer: Stop before entering the intersection.

Steady yellow warns that the right of way is ending. It is not an instruction to speed up; stop when you can do so safely.

Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, Traffic Signals — Yellow Traffic Signals, p. 33; downloaded September 14, 2026. · Original question review: 2026-09-14

Card 12 · Green arrow

A green turn arrow appears, but a pedestrian is still in the path of your turn. What must you do?

  1. Turn immediately because the arrow overrides the pedestrian.
  2. Sound the horn and turn without waiting.
  3. Yield and let the pedestrian clear your path.
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Correct answer: Yield and let the pedestrian clear your path.

A green arrow permits movement in its direction, but does not authorize striking or cutting off someone lawfully clearing the intersection.

Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, Traffic Signals — Green Arrow, p. 34; downloaded September 14, 2026. · Original question review: 2026-09-14

Card 13 · Pedestrian beacon

A pedestrian hybrid beacon shows two steady red lights over a crosswalk. What must you do?

  1. Stop and remain stopped while the red indication is steady.
  2. Proceed slowly if your own lane appears clear.
  3. Treat the lights as a warning of a crosswalk farther ahead.
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Correct answer: Stop and remain stopped while the red indication is steady.

Steady red is the stop phase while pedestrians cross. The later alternating flashing-red phase has different stop-and-yield instructions.

Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, Pedestrian Hybrid Beacons, p. 36; downloaded September 14, 2026. · Original question review: 2026-09-14

Card 14 · Flashing-red crossing beacon

The pedestrian beacon has changed from steady red to alternating flashing red. What should an arriving driver do?

  1. Drive through without stopping because the lights alternate.
  2. Stop, then proceed only when the crossing is clear.
  3. Wait for a green light on this beacon.
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Correct answer: Stop, then proceed only when the crossing is clear.

Flashing red still requires a stop before proceeding when safe. These beacons return to dark after the crossing sequence; they do not display a green phase.

Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, Pedestrian Hybrid Beacons; flashing-red rule on p. 34, p. 36; downloaded September 14, 2026. · Original question review: 2026-09-14

Card 15 · All-way stop order

Another car stops at an all-way stop before you do. Both drivers intend to go straight. Who normally proceeds first?

  1. You, if your car is closer to the center line.
  2. Whichever driver accelerates first.
  3. The other car, after checking that it is safe.
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Correct answer: The other car, after checking that it is safe.

At an all-way stop, the first vehicle to stop is normally first to proceed. Drivers must still watch for conflicts rather than treating priority as a guarantee.

Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, All-Way Stops, p. 39; downloaded September 14, 2026. · Original question review: 2026-09-14

Card 16 · Simultaneous arrivals

Two cars going straight stop at an all-way stop at the same time. The other car is to your right. What should you do?

  1. Yield to the car on your right.
  2. Proceed because the driver on the right must yield.
  3. Both enter together regardless of the paths crossing.
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Correct answer: Yield to the car on your right.

When arrivals are simultaneous, the driver on the left yields to the driver on the right. If priority is uncertain, avoid forcing a conflict.

Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, All-Way Stops, p. 39; downloaded September 14, 2026. · Original question review: 2026-09-14

Card 17 · Yellow lane lines

What does a yellow center line normally separate?

  1. Two lanes traveling in the same direction.
  2. Traffic traveling in opposite directions.
  3. A bus lane from a bicycle lane only.
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Correct answer: Traffic traveling in opposite directions.

Yellow markings divide opposing traffic. The solid or broken pattern then helps determine where passing is permitted.

Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, Lane Markings — Yellow Lane Markings, p. 37; downloaded September 14, 2026. · Original question review: 2026-09-14

Card 18 · White lane lines

A dashed white line runs between your lane and the lane beside you. What does that tell you?

  1. Traffic beyond it is coming toward you; keep left of it.
  2. It outlines a parking strip between the lanes.
  3. Both lanes head the same direction, and a safe lane change is permitted.
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Correct answer: Both lanes head the same direction, and a safe lane change is permitted.

Dashed white lines appear between lanes carrying traffic in one direction. Because the line is broken you may cross it, but only after checking your mirrors and blind spot and signaling; the marking allows the move without clearing the lane for you.

Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, Lane Markings — White Lane Markings, p. 37; downloaded September 14, 2026. · Original question review: 2026-09-14

Card 19 · Solid yellow passing restriction

The center line is solid yellow on your side and broken on the opposite side. May you cross it to pass a moving car?

  1. No; the solid line is on your side.
  2. Yes; a broken line anywhere permits both directions to pass.
  3. Yes; if you flash your headlights first.
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Correct answer: No; the solid line is on your side.

The solid line on your side prohibits this passing maneuver. Do not borrow permission from the broken line facing opposing traffic.

Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, Prohibited Passing, p. 38; downloaded September 14, 2026. · Original question review: 2026-09-14

Card 20 · Oncoming passing clearance

Before passing on a two-way road, you judge when you can return right. The manual requires you to be back at least how far before an oncoming vehicle?

  1. 25 feet.
  2. 100 feet.
  3. One car length.
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Correct answer: 100 feet.

The manual requires returning to the right at least 100 feet before an oncoming vehicle. Do not begin a pass unless the entire maneuver can be completed safely.

Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, Passing Other Vehicles, p. 38; downloaded September 14, 2026. · Original question review: 2026-09-14

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