What does a yellow center line normally separate?
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, printed page 37 (physical PDF 42); downloaded September 14, 2026. ↗
A broken white line separates your lane from the next lane. What does it indicate?
Correct answer: Same-direction lanes; change lanes only when safe.
White lines separate traffic moving in the same direction. A broken line permits a safe lane change, not an automatic right to move over.
Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, Lane Markings — White Lane Markings, printed page 37 (physical PDF 42); downloaded September 14, 2026. ↗
The center line is solid yellow on your side and broken on the opposite side. May you cross it to pass a moving car?
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, printed page 38 (physical PDF 43); downloaded September 14, 2026. ↗
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?
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, printed page 38 (physical PDF 43); downloaded September 14, 2026. ↗
You have passed a car on the left. Which visual check helps you avoid cutting it off when returning?
Correct answer: See the passed vehicle in your rearview mirror before signaling and returning.
Continue forward until the passed vehicle is visible in your rearview mirror, then signal and return when safe. Being slightly ahead is not sufficient clearance.
Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, Passing Other Vehicles, printed page 38 (physical PDF 43); downloaded September 14, 2026. ↗
A driver is overtaking you on the left. How should you respond?
Correct answer: Allow the pass and do not increase your speed.
Do not increase speed while being passed. Give the other driver room to finish the maneuver safely.
Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, Being Passed, printed page 38 (physical PDF 43); downloaded September 14, 2026. ↗
Your mirrors look clear before a lane change. What additional check does the manual call for?
Correct answer: Briefly turn your head toward the lane to check the blind spot.
Mirrors leave blind spots. A brief head check helps confirm that the adjacent lane has room before you signal and move smoothly into it.
Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, Changing Lanes and Passing Other Vehicles, printed page 37 (physical PDF 42); downloaded September 14, 2026. ↗
You need to move two lanes over for an upcoming turn. What is the safer method?
Correct answer: Change one lane at a time, checking and signaling each move.
Indiana's manual directs drivers to change only one lane at a time. Recheck traffic before each movement instead of weaving across several lanes.
Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, Changing Lanes and Passing Other Vehicles, printed page 37 (physical PDF 42); downloaded September 14, 2026. ↗
When should you communicate your intention to turn or change lanes?
Correct answer: Before beginning the maneuver.
Use the proper turn signal before turning or changing lanes. The signal informs others; it does not give you priority over traffic already in the lane.
Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, Signaling Intention to Turn, printed page 39 (physical PDF 44); downloaded September 14, 2026. ↗
At an ordinary intersection with no markings allowing turns from other lanes, where should you prepare for a right turn?
Correct answer: In the far-right lane for your direction of travel.
Prepare in the proper lane well before turning. The ordinary right turn starts from the far-right lane; follow special lane controls where provided.
Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, Rules for Safe and Legal Turning, printed page 38 (physical PDF 43); downloaded September 14, 2026. ↗
A center lane is designated for left turns from both directions. Can you use it to pass a slow vehicle?
Correct answer: No; it is not a passing lane.
The center lane serves left-turning vehicles, including vehicles coming toward you. Using it for passing creates a head-on conflict.
Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, Turning Left from Specially-Designated Center Lanes, printed page 39 (physical PDF 44); downloaded September 14, 2026. ↗
You realize you are traveling the wrong direction on an interstate. How should you change direction?
Correct answer: Use the next exit and re-enter in the correct direction.
Do not make a U-turn on an interstate. Continue to a normal exit rather than using an emergency crossover or backing against traffic.
Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, U-Turns, printed page 39 (physical PDF 44); downloaded September 14, 2026. ↗
You approach a roundabout while vehicles are circulating toward your entry. What should you do?
Correct answer: Yield to circulating traffic; enter in a safe gap.
Incoming traffic yields to traffic already circulating. Indiana roundabout traffic moves counterclockwise around the central island.
Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, Roundabouts, printed page 40 (physical PDF 45); downloaded September 14, 2026. ↗
You are approaching a multilane roundabout. When should you choose the lane for your exit?
Correct answer: Before entering, using the signs and pavement markings.
Choose the correct lane on the approach. The manual tells drivers not to change lanes within the circulatory roadway.
Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, Roundabouts, printed page 40 (physical PDF 45); downloaded September 14, 2026. ↗
Your car 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 driver extends the left arm out the window and bends the forearm upward. What turn does that hand signal indicate?
Correct answer: A right turn.
An upward-bent left arm signals a right turn. A straight left arm signals left; a downward-bent arm signals slowing or stopping. Hand signals cannot substitute for working signals on the skills exam.
Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, Signaling Intention to Turn — Hand-Signal Illustrations, printed page 39 (physical PDF 44); downloaded September 14, 2026. ↗
