Indiana permit test flashcards

324 cards for the Indiana BMV knowledge test. Read the question, say your answer, then flip: every answer comes with a one-line reason and the handbook page it comes from.

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Each deck starts with 20 free cards. Swipe right if you knew it, left to see it again.

What’s in each deck

Practice test 123 cards

Every question in our Indiana bank as a card. The front is the question (with its diagram where there is one); the back is the correct answer, why, and the page of the Indiana Driver's Manual. Diagrams that would give the answer away appear only after you flip.

Topics: Road signs, Traffic signals, Pavement markings, Right of way & intersections, Turning & signaling, Lanes, passing & merging, Speed limits & control, Following distance & space, Parking & stopping, Highways & freeways, Sharing the road, School buses & emergency vehicles, Railroad crossings, Work zones, Night, weather & hazards, Emergencies & crashes, Alcohol & drugs, Distracted & drowsy driving, Permits & licensing, Laws, points & insurance, Seat belts & equipment.

Road signs 118 cards · free

The sign on the front; its name, what it means and what to do on the back. Regulatory, warning, school, railroad, work zone and guide signs, all from the federal MUTCD, which Indiana follows.

Road-sign flashcards on their own

Indiana rules 21 cards

Permit and test facts (age, fees, passing score, supervised hours) and Indiana’s laws on phones, DUI, seat belts, school buses, Move Over and more. Each card links to the official source it was checked against.

Read the full Indiana traffic laws page

Motorcycle 62 cards

Questions from the Motorcycle Operator Manual, 21st Edition (Train Smart. Ride Smart.): gear, controls, lane position, hazards and Indiana’s motorcycle laws.

Indiana motorcycle practice tests

A few of the cards

Front on top, back below. In the player you see one side at a time.

  • Indiana rules · Permit and test facts

    How old must you be to get a learner’s permit in Indiana?

    15 years

    15 if enrolled in an approved behind-the-wheel driver education course; 16 without driver education.

    in.gov

  • Indiana rules · Traffic laws

    What must you do after a crash in Indiana?

    After any crash you must stop, stay at the scene, and give your name, address, registration number and driver's license to the others involved.

    If anyone is hurt or killed, give reasonable help and notify police, the sheriff, state police or 911 immediately. Police investigate crashes with injury, death or at least $2,500 in property damage; you don't file a separate driver report, but the BMV may then require proof of insurance.

    iga.in.gov

  • Practice test · Road signs

    Road sign shown with this question

    In Indiana, what does a five-sided traffic sign warn you about?

    An area near a school where children may be crossing

    The five-sided (pentagon) shape is reserved for school zones and school crossings.

    Indiana Driver's Manual, page 33

  • Practice test · Traffic signals

    What does a flashing red traffic light at an intersection mean?

    Treat it like a stop sign

    A flashing red light equals a stop sign: come to a complete stop, then proceed with caution when the way is clear.

    Indiana Driver's Manual, page 39

  • Practice test · Pavement markings

    What do yellow lane lines separate?

    Traffic moving in opposite directions

    Yellow lines divide traffic moving in opposite directions. You may cross a broken yellow line to pass when safe, but not a solid yellow line except to turn.

    Indiana Driver's Manual, page 42

  • Road signs · Regulatory signs

    Stop sign

    What does this sign mean?

    Stop

    Come to a complete stop at the stop line (or before the crosswalk or intersection), then go only when it is safe and you have yielded to traffic and pedestrians.

    MUTCD 11th ed., page 6

How to study with flashcards

  1. Answer before you flip. Say the answer out loud or in your head. Recalling it yourself is what makes it stick; recognizing it among four options is easier than the real test.
  2. Grade yourself honestly. Swipe right (or press “Got it”) only if you had the answer, not if it looked familiar. Swipe left for “Again”.
  3. Review your misses straight away. At the end of a round you can go through just the cards you missed.
  4. Come back over several days. Short sessions spread out beat one long night.
  5. Finish with a real-format test. When most cards are known, take the Indiana exam simulator to practice under test conditions.

Questions about the flashcards

How many Indiana permit test flashcards are there?

324 in all: 123 practice-test cards from the Indiana question bank, 118 road-sign cards, 21 Indiana rules and permit facts and 62 motorcycle cards.

Are the flashcards free?

The road-signs deck is free for everyone, with no sign-up. The first 20 cards of each Indiana deck are free too, and every practice test on this site is free.

Where do the answers come from?

Practice cards come from questions written from the Indiana Driver's Manual, and each answer names the handbook page. Rule cards come from Indiana’s statutes and BMV pages, checked and quoted on our traffic-laws page. Road-sign cards follow the federal MUTCD, which every state uses.

Do the flashcards work on a phone?

Yes. They open full screen, you tap a card to flip it and swipe right if you knew it, left to see it again, or up to skip. Turn your phone sideways for a wider card. There are buttons for every action, and on a computer you can use the keyboard.

Are these the real test questions?

No. States keep their test questions confidential, and no practice site has them. These cards cover the same rules the real Indiana test is based on, with a source for every answer.

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