In Indiana, a steady red arrow faces your right-turn lane. No sign prohibits the turn. What must happen before you may turn right?
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, printed page 34 (physical PDF 39); downloaded September 14, 2026. ↗
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?
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, printed page 34 (physical PDF 39); downloaded September 14, 2026. ↗
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?
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, printed page 34 (physical PDF 39); downloaded September 14, 2026. ↗
Your light is green, but oncoming traffic is close as you prepare to turn left. What should you do?
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, printed page 34 (physical PDF 39); downloaded September 14, 2026. ↗
A traffic light is flashing red and the intersection looks empty. How should you proceed?
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, printed page 34 (physical PDF 39); downloaded September 14, 2026. ↗
A NO TURN ON RED sign applies to your lane. You have stopped and see a clear right turn. What now?
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, printed page 34 (physical PDF 39); downloaded September 14, 2026. ↗
A painted white stop line is before the crosswalk at a red light. Where should you stop?
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, printed page 35 (physical PDF 40); downloaded September 14, 2026. ↗
The pedestrian beacon has changed from steady red to alternating flashing red. What should an arriving rider do?
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 printed page 34, printed page 36 (physical PDF 41); downloaded September 14, 2026. ↗
Your motorcycle and a tractor-trailer are approaching or traveling through the same multilane roundabout. What does Indiana require of you?
Correct answer: Yield to the large vehicle, slowing or stopping as needed for its safe passage.
Indiana specifically requires yielding to large vehicles traveling through a multilane roundabout at the same time. Give them room rather than driving alongside their turning path.
Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, Roundabouts — Large Vehicles, printed page 40 (physical PDF 45); downloaded September 14, 2026. ↗
A stopped school bus is on the opposite roadway beyond a physical barrier. Does its extended stop arm alone require you to stop on your roadway?
Correct answer: No; the opposite-direction barrier-separated roadway is excepted.
When a barrier or unimproved median divides the roadway, only traffic traveling in the bus's direction must stop for its signals. Remain alert for people and other hazards.
Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, School Buses, printed page 52 (physical PDF 57); downloaded September 14, 2026. ↗
A five-lane road has a painted center turn lane but no barrier or unimproved median. An opposite-direction school bus displays red lights and its stop arm. What should you do?
Correct answer: Stop; a painted center lane does not create the stated exception.
The manual's opposing-traffic exception requires a barrier or unimproved median. A painted turning lane is not that physical separation.
Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, School Buses, printed page 52 (physical PDF 57); downloaded September 14, 2026. ↗
When passing a bicyclist in Indiana, what minimum side clearance does the manual specify, with no danger from oncoming traffic?
Correct answer: At least three feet.
Leave a minimum of three feet and pass only when it is safe. If oncoming traffic prevents adequate room, wait rather than squeezing between vehicles.
Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, Bicycles, printed page 52 (physical PDF 57); downloaded September 14, 2026. ↗
A bicycle lane runs beside your motorcycle as you approach a right turn. What does the Indiana manual tell motorcycle riders to do?
Correct answer: Do not move into the bicycle lane to prepare for the turn.
Indiana prohibits moving into a bicycle lane in preparation for a turn. Cross it only when actually turning or accessing a driveway, alley or private road, while yielding to cyclists.
Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, Bicycle Lanes, printed page 53 (physical PDF 58); downloaded September 14, 2026. ↗
An approaching motorcycle has a turn signal flashing. Before crossing its path, what should you do?
Correct answer: Make sure the rider is actually turning.
Motorcycle signals may not cancel automatically. A forgotten signal is possible, so do not base a crossing decision on the light alone.
Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, Motorcycles and Motor Driven Cycles, printed page 52 (physical PDF 57); downloaded September 14, 2026. ↗
A disabled stationary car ahead has its hazard lights flashing. You cannot safely change lanes away. What does Indiana require?
Correct answer: Reduce speed to 10 mph below the posted limit and proceed cautiously.
Indiana's move-over protection includes disabled stationary vehicles displaying hazard signals. Move over when safe; when you cannot, reduce speed as specified and use caution.
Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, Indiana's Move Over Law — Disabled Vehicles, printed page 51 (physical PDF 56); downloaded September 14, 2026. ↗
Your two-wheel motorcycle has been completely stopped at a steady red signal for more than two minutes, but the signal has not changed. If the path is clear, what does the Indiana manual allow?
Correct answer: Proceed with due caution, yielding to conflicting traffic and pedestrians.
Indiana allows a motorcycle or motor driven cycle operator stopped for at least two minutes at this unresponsive steady red signal to proceed with due caution. It does not grant priority over other traffic or pedestrians. The manual specifically excludes autocycles from this exception.
Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, Approaching a Red Light or Stop Sign, printed page 35 (physical PDF 40); motorcycle/MDC two-minute condition and autocycle exclusion. Downloaded September 14, 2026. ↗
