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Indiana · BMV study resources

Indiana permit test prep.

Build your knowledge of Indiana driving rules with 59 short lessons, 109 road-sign illustrations, and 776 study questions based on the course’s driver handbook edition.

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A winding country road with a red car and road signs
Study questions
776
Driving lessons
59
Signs & illustrations
109
Course units
10

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Indiana practice test

See the 50-question simulation, the 41-correct passing threshold, sample questions, and source notes.

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Recognition

Indiana road signs

Browse 109 signs and illustrations, with their meanings and the action to take.

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Reference

Indiana driver handbook

Find the chapter list, source PDF, and companion lessons for the handbook in this course.

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A clear route through the handbook

The 59 lessons below follow 10 course units. Open a lesson to read its rules, examples, and source page references, or use the study app for its checkpoint quiz.

Unit 1 · 8 lessons

Getting Your Credential

Real ID, permits, exams, licenses, and probationary rules

  1. Credentials, Real ID & residency
  2. New residents & ID cards
  3. Getting a learner's permit
  4. Practicing with a permit
  5. The knowledge exam & booking the skills test
  6. The driving skills exam: scoring & failing
  7. Getting your driver's license
  8. Probationary license rules

Unit 2 · 8 lessons

Endorsements, Renewals & Documents

Restriction codes, motorcycles, MDCs, for-hire, renewals, and required documents

  1. License restrictions & endorsement codes
  2. Motorcycle permit & endorsement
  3. Motor driven cycles & autocycles
  4. For-hire endorsement
  5. CDLs, photo exemptions, mail & rules for all
  6. Indicators, watercraft & parking placards
  7. Renewing, amending & replacing
  8. Documents you must bring

Unit 3 · 5 lessons

Points, Suspensions & Insurance

Violation points, insurance, OWI, HTV status, and reinstatement

  1. Point values & the Driver Safety Program
  2. Insurance requirements & SR22
  3. OWI & other suspensions
  4. Habitual Traffic Violators
  5. Driver records, reinstatement & special privileges

Unit 4 · 6 lessons

Traffic Signs & Signals

Colors, shapes, sign types, and what each signal means

  1. Sign colors
  2. Sign shapes
  3. Warning, work zone, railroad & school signs
  4. Regulation, guidance & service signs
  5. Traffic signals & turning on red
  6. Stop lines, yield signs & special signals

Unit 5 · 6 lessons

Safe Vehicle Operation

Lanes, turns, right of way, speed, stopping, and vehicle care

  1. Lane markings, lane changes & passing
  2. Turning, signals & U-turns
  3. All-way stops & roundabouts
  4. Speed limits
  5. Following distance, skids & rollovers
  6. Fuel economy & tire care

Unit 6 · 5 lessons

Weather, Night & Driver Condition

Bad weather, darkness, fatigue, distraction, and teen risks

  1. Winter, rain, fog, wind & flooding
  2. Night driving & headlights
  3. Drowsy driving
  4. Distracted & aggressive driving
  5. Teen driver risks & other BMV rules

Unit 7 · 5 lessons

Rural Roads, Interstates & Railroads

Open roads, interstates, work zones, and crossings

  1. Driving on rural roads
  2. Driving on interstate highways
  3. Work zones & flagger signals
  4. Railroad crossings: signs & stopping rules
  5. Railroad safety & emergencies

Unit 8 · 6 lessons

Sharing the Road

Trucks, emergency vehicles, buses, motorcycles, bicycles, and more

  1. Sharing the road with tractor-trailers
  2. Move Over law & emergency vehicles
  3. School buses
  4. Motorcycles & motor driven cycles
  5. Bicycles
  6. Slow vehicles, horses, officers & processions

Unit 9 · 4 lessons

Parking, Pedestrians & Vehicle Safety

Parking, pedestrians, seat belts, and equipment

  1. Parking, reversing & accessible spaces
  2. Pedestrian safety
  3. Seat belts & child restraints
  4. Vehicle equipment & warning devices

Unit 10 · 6 lessons

Accidents & Emergencies

What to do when something goes wrong

  1. After an accident
  2. Avoiding collisions & off-road emergencies
  3. Impaired driving & spotting impaired drivers
  4. Roadside emergencies & equipment failures
  5. Traffic stops by law enforcement
  6. Carbon monoxide poisoning

Know which test you are studying for

Indiana Knowledge Exam

This Roadwise course uses a 50-question practice test with 41 correct answers needed to pass. Separately scored parts also have their own passing thresholds. The format can depend on your age, license class, or application type.

The handbook and the official BMV knowledge-exam page both confirm the exam has two separately-scored components (road signs; traffic laws and safe driving) each requiring 80% or higher correct, but neither publishes the exact question count. The 50-question / 16-sign / 34-law breakdown is the best-corroborated figure found (a driving-tests.org practice-test summary); minimum correct-answer counts here are computed as the minimum whole-number score that clears 80% (13/16 = 81.25%, 28/34 = 82.35%), since the source's own per-section 'miss counts' were inconsistent with the stated 80% rule.

See format details and sample questions