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Indiana: Interstate driving Practice Test

Entering and leaving interstate highways, merging, lane use, and what to do if you miss your exit.

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Questions are original and based on the official manual "Indiana Driver’s Manual" (July 2026), Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles.

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  1. On the highway, which lane should be left for faster-moving or passing vehicles?

    A divided highway with two lanes in each direction separated by a wide grass median, with cars, an SUV and a box truck spread across the lanes
    • The right-hand lane
    • The lane closest to the shoulder
    • The left-hand lane
    • Whichever lane has the fewest vehicles
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    Correct answer: The left-hand lane

    Slower vehicles use the right lane, and the left-hand lane is left for faster-moving or passing vehicles.

    Source: Indiana Driver’s Manual (July 2026), page 37 · Open this page in the manual

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  2. What should you do instead of making a U-turn on an interstate highway?

    A divided highway with two lanes in each direction separated by a wide grass median, with cars, an SUV and a box truck spread across the lanes
    • Proceed to the next exit and re-enter the highway in the opposite direction
    • Pull onto the shoulder and wait for a gap in traffic to turn back
    • Use the nearest median opening to turn around when no one is coming
    • Turn around at the next crossover when no one is in sight of you
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    Correct answer: Proceed to the next exit and re-enter the highway in the opposite direction

    The manual says never to U-turn on an interstate; proceed to the next exit and re-enter in the opposite direction.

    Source: Indiana Driver’s Manual (July 2026), page 39 · Open this page in the manual

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  3. What should you do when you enter an interstate on-ramp?

    A blue car on a curved entrance ramp that joins a three-lane freeway with steady traffic
    • Stop at the end of the ramp and wait for a gap
    • Stay to the right and increase your speed in the acceleration lane
    • Slow down in the acceleration lane to the speed of the ramp
    • Move to the left lane as soon as possible
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    Correct answer: Stay to the right and increase your speed in the acceleration lane

    On an interstate on-ramp you stay to the right and increase your speed in the acceleration lane so you can merge when your path is clear.

    Source: Indiana Driver’s Manual (July 2026), page 46 · Open this page in the manual

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  4. Who must yield the right of way when a vehicle enters an interstate from an on-ramp?

    On a divided highway, a blue car in the right lane approaches a red car that is signaling left in the acceleration lane of an entrance ramp just ahead.
    • The driver already on the interstate
    • The driver of the faster vehicle
    • The driver in the left lane
    • The driver entering the interstate
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    Correct answer: The driver entering the interstate

    The manual says drivers entering an interstate must yield the right of way to vehicles on the interstate.

    Source: Indiana Driver’s Manual (July 2026), page 46 · Open this page in the manual

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  5. What should drivers already on the interstate do for those who are entering?

    A blue car drives in the right lane of a three-lane freeway while, just ahead, two cars travel in the entrance-ramp lane beside it, the front red car signaling left.
    • Make allowances for them
    • Speed up so they cannot merge
    • Flash their headlights at them
    • Move to the shoulder to let them in
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    Correct answer: Make allowances for them

    Drivers already on the interstate should make allowances for those entering, although entering drivers must still yield.

    Source: Indiana Driver’s Manual (July 2026), page 46 · Open this page in the manual

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  6. What must you do if you miss an exit on an interstate highway?

    A blue car in the right lane of a three-lane highway just past an exit ramp and its green EXIT sign, the ramp curving away behind it with a car on it
    • Back up to reach the exit
    • Stop on the shoulder and wait for a gap in traffic
    • Drive to the next exit
    • Make a U-turn across the median
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    Correct answer: Drive to the next exit

    The manual says backing up is unsafe and that you must drive to the next exit.

    Source: Indiana Driver’s Manual (July 2026), page 46 · Open this page in the manual

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  7. Which vehicles are allowed to make a U-turn by crossing the median or crossover of an interstate highway?

    A divided highway with two lanes in each direction separated by a wide grass median, with cars, an SUV and a box truck spread across the lanes
    • Emergency vehicles and highway maintenance vehicles
    • Any vehicle when no traffic is coming
    • School buses and vehicles carrying passengers
    • Vehicles with their hazard flashers on
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    Correct answer: Emergency vehicles and highway maintenance vehicles

    Only an emergency vehicle or a highway maintenance vehicle may make a U-turn by crossing the median or crossover of an interstate highway.

    Source: Indiana Driver’s Manual (July 2026), page 46 · Open this page in the manual

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  8. When may you stop or park on the shoulder of an interstate highway?

    A blue car on a highway with rumble strips cut into the paved shoulder beside the right lane
    • To wait for a gap in traffic
    • To let a passenger out
    • When your vehicle is disabled
    • To check a map
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    Correct answer: When your vehicle is disabled

    Except for an emergency or a disabled vehicle, do not stop or park on the shoulder of an interstate highway.

    Source: Indiana Driver’s Manual (July 2026), page 46 · Open this page in the manual

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  9. On a section of interstate with two lanes in one direction, which lane are trucks restricted to?

    A blue car on a highway with rumble strips cut into the paved shoulder beside the right lane
    • The left lane
    • The right lane
    • Either lane
    • The lane next to the median
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    Correct answer: The right lane

    Trucks are restricted to the right lane on sections of interstate with two lanes in one direction.

    Source: Indiana Driver’s Manual (July 2026), page 46 · Open this page in the manual

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  10. On a section of interstate with three or more lanes in one direction, which lanes are trucks restricted to?

    A three-lane interstate in one direction with passenger cars in every lane and a blue car in the middle lane.
    • The right lane only
    • The left two lanes
    • The middle lane only
    • The right two lanes
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    Correct answer: The right two lanes

    Trucks are restricted to the right two lanes of interstate with three lanes or more in one direction.

    Source: Indiana Driver’s Manual (July 2026), page 46 · Open this page in the manual

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