A 3-minute lesson from the Indiana course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
Crashes are often caused by a driver's lack of attention, failure to follow the rules of the road, or both. If you're in one, the law spells out when to move your car, what to share, and how to help.
Know the rule
Among all collisions in Indiana, failure to yield the right of way is the most common factor.
If someone is injured or killed, give reasonable assistance to people injured or trapped, as directed by law enforcement, medical personnel, or a 911 operator. As soon as possible, make sure police are notified.
If you hit an unattended vehicle or other property, stop and stay at the scene and take reasonable steps to notify the owner. If the owner can't be found, call a law enforcement agency to provide the information.
When the BMV requests it, your insurer must electronically file a Certificate of Compliance (COC) showing you had minimum liability coverage at the time of the accident. Ask your insurer right away.
Leaving the scene of an accident, or failing to notify authorities when required, is a major offense that counts toward Habitual Traffic Violator status.
You rear-end a car at low speed on a busy highway and no one is hurt. Stop, move your car off the traveled part of the highway as close to the scene as possible, give the other driver your name, address, and registration number, and show your license.
Check your understanding
Read the question, decide on an answer, then open it to check the explanation. These are Roadwise study questions based on the source handbook.
What is the most common factor in Indiana collisions, according to the handbook?
Speeding
Following too closely
Vehicle mechanical failure
Failure to yield the right of way
Answer: Failure to yield the right of way
Among all collisions in Indiana, failure to yield the right of way is the most common factor.