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Indiana driving lessons

Indiana driving lessons.

Read 59 lessons across 10 course units, from licensing basics to the driving rules in Indiana’s handbook. Every public lesson includes its full study text, examples, and source page references.

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Your course, in order

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Unit 1 · 8 lessons

Getting Your Credential

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

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

Unit 2 · 8 lessons

Endorsements, Renewals & Documents

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

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

Unit 3 · 5 lessons

Points, Suspensions & Insurance

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

  1. Point values & the Driver Safety Program 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Insurance requirements & SR22 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. OWI & other suspensions 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  4. Habitual Traffic Violators 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  5. Driver records, reinstatement & special privileges 3 min · 3 checkpoint questions

Unit 4 · 6 lessons

Traffic Signs & Signals

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

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

Unit 5 · 6 lessons

Safe Vehicle Operation

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

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

Unit 6 · 5 lessons

Weather, Night & Driver Condition

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

  1. Winter, rain, fog, wind & flooding 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Night driving & headlights 2 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. Drowsy driving 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  4. Distracted & aggressive driving 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  5. Teen driver risks & other BMV rules 4 min · 3 checkpoint questions

Unit 7 · 5 lessons

Rural Roads, Interstates & Railroads

Open roads, interstates, work zones, and crossings

  1. Driving on rural roads 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Driving on interstate highways 2 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. Work zones & flagger signals 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  4. Railroad crossings: signs & stopping rules 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  5. Railroad safety & emergencies 3 min · 4 checkpoint questions

Unit 8 · 6 lessons

Sharing the Road

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

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

Unit 9 · 4 lessons

Parking, Pedestrians & Vehicle Safety

Parking, pedestrians, seat belts, and equipment

  1. Parking, reversing & accessible spaces 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Pedestrian safety 2 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. Seat belts & child restraints 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  4. Vehicle equipment & warning devices 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 10 · 6 lessons

Accidents & Emergencies

What to do when something goes wrong

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