Indiana permit test: night, weather & hazards
Headlights, rain, fog, ice, skids, glare and other hazards. 7 questions.
When does Indiana law require you to use headlights?
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Sample night, weather & hazards questions
When does Indiana law require you to use headlights?
- A Only after dark, and only on rural roads without any street lights
- B From 6:30 p.m. to 6:30 a.m.
- C Whenever it is raining hard
- D From sunset to sunrise and when visibility is under 500 feet
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D. From sunset to sunrise and when visibility is under 500 feet
Use headlights between sunset and sunrise and any other time visibility is less than 500 feet. Failure to use headlights is 2 points.
Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, page 49
At night, within how many feet of an oncoming vehicle must you switch to low beams?
- A 200 feet
- B 300 feet
- C 500 feet
- D 1,000 feet
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C. 500 feet
Dim your lights within 500 feet of an oncoming vehicle and within 200 feet when following one. High beams can blind other drivers.
Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, page 49
At night with your high beams on, you are following another vehicle. Within what distance of its rear must you switch to low beams?
- A Within 100 feet
- B Within 200 feet
- C Within 500 feet
- D Within 50 feet
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B. Within 200 feet
Use low beams whenever you are within 200 feet of the rear of another vehicle. Your high beams reflect in their mirrors and can blind them.
Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, page 49
Your car starts to skid and has anti-lock brakes (ABS). What should you do?
- A Pump the brakes quickly
- B Keep firm, steady pressure on the brake and steer normally
- C Take your foot off the brake completely and steer sharply away from the skid
- D Shift into neutral and pull the parking brake
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B. Keep firm, steady pressure on the brake and steer normally
With ABS, keep firm, continuous pressure on the brake pedal while steering normally. A grinding noise or pedal vibration means ABS is working.
Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, page 47