A 2-minute lesson from the Indiana course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
Farm machinery, construction equipment, and horse-drawn buggies share Indiana roads. So do traffic officers and funeral processions, whose directions outrank ordinary signals.
Know the rule
Slow-moving farm vehicles, construction equipment, and animal-drawn vehicles may share the road. Use care approaching and passing them, and watch for the special emblem on the rear.
A rider of a horse or horse-drawn vehicle has the same rights and responsibilities as a motor vehicle driver on a public highway. Approach with caution and watch for their hand signals.
A law enforcement officer may direct traffic because of special events, congestion, or other reasons. If the officer's command differs from a signal or sign, obey the officer.
On a public highway, what rights does the rider of a horse or driver of a horse-drawn vehicle have?
They must yield to all motor vehicles
The same rights and responsibilities as a motor vehicle driver
They may use only the shoulder of the road
The right of way over all motor vehicles
Answer: The same rights and responsibilities as a motor vehicle driver
A rider of a horse or horse-drawn vehicle has the same rights and responsibilities as a motor vehicle driver on a public highway, so approach with caution and watch for hand signals.
