Where should you find the recommended inflation pressure for your vehicle's tires?
Correct answer: The vehicle placard or owner's manual, checked with cold tires.
Use the vehicle manufacturer's recommendation, not the tire's sidewall maximum. The manual recommends checking cold tires before driving or after sufficient cooling.
Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, Tire Pressure and Tread Depth, printed page 42 (physical PDF 47); downloaded September 14, 2026. ↗
Your vehicle has working ABS and you need an emergency stop. How should you use the brake pedal?
Correct answer: Apply firm, continuous pressure rather than pumping it.
With ABS, keep firm pressure during the emergency stop. Pedal pulsation can be normal ABS operation; repeated pumping interferes with that braking method.
Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, Anti-Lock Braking System, printed page 42 (physical PDF 47); downloaded September 14, 2026. ↗
A tire blows out while you are moving. What should your first control response be?
Correct answer: Hold the wheel firmly, keep straight and slow gradually without hard braking.
Maintain directional control and ease off the accelerator. Let the vehicle slow gradually before pulling off and braking as it nearly stops.
Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, Vehicle Equipment Failures — Tire Blowout, printed page 60 (physical PDF 65); downloaded September 14, 2026. ↗
Your right wheels drift onto the shoulder. What should you do before returning to the road?
Correct answer: Ease off the accelerator and slow down, then return gradually when safe.
An abrupt return can upset the vehicle and cause loss of control. Slow on the shoulder and steer back gradually once you can do so safely.
Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, Driving off the Pavement, printed page 59 (physical PDF 64); downloaded September 14, 2026. ↗
Your car develops a problem and you can safely reach the shoulder. What should you do to alert other motorists?
Correct answer: Pull off the roadway and turn on the hazard lights.
Get out of the travel lane if possible and use hazard lights. Visibility matters, but do not expose yourself to moving traffic unnecessarily.
Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, Roadside Emergency Situations, printed page 60 (physical PDF 65); downloaded September 14, 2026. ↗
You must get out of a disabled car on a roadside shoulder. What does the manual recommend?
Correct answer: Check the surroundings and use the passenger side when safe.
If an exit is necessary, check traffic, obstructions and dangerous drops first. The passenger side can keep you farther from passing vehicles.
Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, Roadside Emergency Situations, printed page 60 (physical PDF 65); downloaded September 14, 2026. ↗
Is it safe to leave a vehicle engine running in a closed garage?
Correct answer: No; exhaust can cause fatal carbon monoxide poisoning.
Never run an engine in a closed garage. Dangerous carbon monoxide can build up without visible smoke or an odor.
Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, How to Avoid Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, printed page 62 (physical PDF 67); downloaded September 14, 2026. ↗
Can a driver rely on smell to detect dangerous carbon monoxide in a vehicle?
Correct answer: No; carbon monoxide cannot be seen, smelled or tasted.
Carbon monoxide has no warning smell, color or taste. Maintain the exhaust system and avoid situations where engine exhaust can accumulate.
Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, printed page 62 (physical PDF 67); downloaded September 14, 2026. ↗
After pulling over for a traffic stop, where should you remain unless the officer directs otherwise?
Correct answer: Inside the vehicle, with your hands clearly visible.
The manual recommends remaining in the vehicle and keeping hands visible. Getting out unexpectedly can expose you to traffic and create confusion.
Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, Traffic Stops by Law Enforcement, printed page 61 (physical PDF 66); downloaded September 14, 2026. ↗
An officer requests your registration, which is in the glove box. What should you do before reaching for it?
Correct answer: Explain where it is and follow the officer's directions.
Tell the officer where documents are located before reaching into a compartment or for a phone containing insurance proof. Keep movements clear and predictable.
Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, Traffic Stops by Law Enforcement, printed page 61 (physical PDF 66); downloaded September 14, 2026. ↗
Your vehicle stalls on railroad tracks. What should happen before you try to save the vehicle?
Correct answer: Everyone should get out and move away from the tracks.
Get occupants away from the crossing immediately. From a safe location, use the crossing's emergency notification information and contact emergency help; do not put the car ahead of people.
Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, Railroad Crossing Safety, printed page 49 (physical PDF 54); downloaded September 14, 2026. ↗
A railroad gate is down, but you cannot see a train. May you drive around it?
Correct answer: No; driving around a lowered gate is illegal.
Obey the active railroad warning. A train may be approaching even when your view is limited; an empty-looking track does not permit bypassing the gate.
Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, Railroad Crossing Safety, printed page 48 (physical PDF 53); downloaded September 14, 2026. ↗
Traffic beyond a railroad crossing leaves too little room for your entire car. Should you begin crossing?
Correct answer: No; wait until you can clear the tracks without stopping.
Never enter unless there is enough space to get completely across. Traffic congestion is not a reason to stop on the tracks.
Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, Railroad Crossing Safety, printed page 49 (physical PDF 54); downloaded September 14, 2026. ↗
An ordinary railroad crossing has a crossbuck but no stop sign or active warning. How should you treat the crossbuck?
Correct answer: As a yield control; stop if a train is approaching.
A crossbuck alone requires yielding to rail traffic. A crossing without gates is not an inactive crossing; look and listen before proceeding.
Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, Railroad Crossings — Crossbucks, printed page 48 (physical PDF 53); downloaded September 14, 2026. ↗
A work-zone flagger faces you with the STOP side of a paddle. What must you do?
Correct answer: Stop and wait for the direction to proceed.
Follow the flagger's traffic-control instructions. The STOP paddle requires stopping; proceed at reduced speed only when directed.
Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, Flagger Signals, printed page 47 (physical PDF 52); downloaded September 14, 2026. ↗
Work-zone signs direct drivers to use both lanes and merge near the lane closure. How should you respond?
Correct answer: Follow the signed late or zipper-merge arrangement.
Indiana's manual recognizes signed late or zipper merging at some locations. Follow the arrangement posted for that work zone instead of imposing a different merging pattern.
Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, Work Zone Safety Driving Tips, printed page 48 (physical PDF 53); downloaded September 14, 2026. ↗
