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1. In Indiana, a steady red arrow faces your right-turn lane. No sign prohibits the turn. What must happen before you may turn right?
- Stop completely and yield to traffic and pedestrians.
- Only slow down because the arrow points right.
- Wait for green because every red-arrow turn is prohibited in Indiana.
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2. 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?
- A left turn without stopping because both streets are one-way.
- A left turn after stopping and yielding, if the way is clear.
- A left turn only when a driver behind you signals permission.
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3. 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?
- Yes; only the destination street matters.
- Yes; any left turn is allowed after stopping.
- No; your starting street is two-way.
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4. Your light is green, but oncoming traffic is close as you prepare to turn left. What should you do?
- Yield until a safe gap is available.
- Turn because green gives left-turning traffic priority.
- Move across the oncoming lane so its drivers stop.
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5. 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?
- Up to three left-turning vehicles may wait together.
- Only one vehicle at a time may be in the intersection to make the left turn.
- Any number may wait if they entered while the light was green.
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6. A flashing yellow arrow is displayed for your left turn. What does it mean?
- Oncoming traffic has a red light and must wait for you.
- The turn is prohibited until the arrow becomes red.
- You may turn after yielding to oncoming traffic and pedestrians.
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7. A traffic light is flashing red and the intersection looks empty. How should you proceed?
- Stop completely, check for conflicts, then proceed when safe.
- Roll through slowly without stopping.
- Treat it as a flashing yellow warning.
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8. An ordinary traffic signal has gone completely dark. What should you do at the intersection?
- Keep going because there is no red light.
- Stop and yield to traffic already there and other users with priority.
- Treat your road as the priority road if it has more lanes.
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9. A NO TURN ON RED sign applies to your lane. You have stopped and see a clear right turn. What now?
- Turn because a complete stop cancels the sign.
- Turn if the driver behind you sounds the horn.
- Wait for a signal that permits the turn.
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10. A painted white stop line is before the crosswalk at a red light. Where should you stop?
- Before the stop line.
- Inside the crosswalk to improve your view.
- At the far edge of the intersection.
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11. The green light changes to steady yellow while you can still stop safely. What is the appropriate response?
- Accelerate to get through before red.
- Stop before entering the intersection.
- Move into the opposite lane to avoid waiting.
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12. A green turn arrow appears, but a pedestrian is still in the path of your turn. What must you do?
- Turn immediately because the arrow overrides the pedestrian.
- Sound the horn and turn without waiting.
- Yield and let the pedestrian clear your path.
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13. A pedestrian hybrid beacon shows two steady red lights over a crosswalk. What must you do?
- Stop and remain stopped while the red indication is steady.
- Proceed slowly if your own lane appears clear.
- Treat the lights as a warning of a crosswalk farther ahead.
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14. The pedestrian beacon has changed from steady red to alternating flashing red. What should an arriving driver do?
- Drive through without stopping because the lights alternate.
- Stop, then proceed only when the crossing is clear.
- Wait for a green light on this beacon.
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15. Another car stops at an all-way stop before you do. Both drivers intend to go straight. Who normally proceeds first?
- You, if your car is closer to the center line.
- Whichever driver accelerates first.
- The other car, after checking that it is safe.
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16. 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?
- Yield to the car on your right.
- Proceed because the driver on the right must yield.
- Both enter together regardless of the paths crossing.
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17. What does a yellow center line normally separate?
- Two lanes traveling in the same direction.
- Traffic traveling in opposite directions.
- A bus lane from a bicycle lane only.
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18. A broken white line separates your lane from the next lane. What does it indicate?
- Opposing traffic; stay left of the line.
- A reserved parking strip between lanes.
- Same-direction lanes; change lanes only when safe.
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19. The center line is solid yellow on your side and broken on the opposite side. May you cross it to pass a moving car?
- No; the solid line is on your side.
- Yes; a broken line anywhere permits both directions to pass.
- Yes; if you flash your headlights first.
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20. 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?
- 25 feet.
- 100 feet.
- One car length.
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Indiana · 20-question sample · Mark one correct answer for each question.
1. A — 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. · page 39
2. B — 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. · page 39
3. C — 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. · page 39
4. A — 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. · page 39
5. B — 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, printed page 34 (physical PDF 39); downloaded September 14, 2026. · page 39
6. C — 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, printed page 34 (physical PDF 39); downloaded September 14, 2026. · page 39
7. A — 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. · page 39
8. B — 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, printed page 35 (physical PDF 40); downloaded September 14, 2026. · page 40
9. C — 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. · page 39
10. A — 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. · page 40
11. B — 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, printed page 33 (physical PDF 38); downloaded September 14, 2026. · page 38
12. C — 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, printed page 34 (physical PDF 39); downloaded September 14, 2026. · page 39
13. A — 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, printed page 36 (physical PDF 41); downloaded September 14, 2026. · page 41
14. B — 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. · page 41
15. C — 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, printed page 39 (physical PDF 44); downloaded September 14, 2026. · page 44
16. A — 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, printed page 39 (physical PDF 44); downloaded September 14, 2026. · page 44
17. B — 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. · page 42
18. C — 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. · page 42
19. A — 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. · page 43
20. B — 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. · page 43
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