INDIANA BMV CORE EXAM 2026 SET QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔When CAN you turn left during a red light or arrow? - ✔✔When you are turning from
a one-way street onto a one-way street, after coming to a full stop, yielding if necessary,
and checking for a "No Turn on Red" Sign.
✔✔What does a flashing yellow light mean? - ✔✔Slow down and use caution when
traveling through an intersection.
✔✔What do red flashing lights mean? - ✔✔A red flashing light at an intersection is
equivalent to a stop sign and means you must come to a complete stop before entering
the intersection.
✔✔Where do you stop at a Red Light or Stop Sign? - ✔✔stop at the solid white stop
line.
✔✔When should you stop if there is no white stop line? - ✔✔come to a complete stop
perpendicular to the stop signs, before entering the crosswalk on your side of the
intersection. If there is no crosswalk stop before entering the intersection.
✔✔How long do you have to wait to go if the light gets stuck on red and wont change? -
✔✔120 seconds
✔✔A yield sign - ✔✔indicates that a driver must slow down when approaching an
intersection and be prepared to come to a complete stoop if a vehicle or pedestrian with
the right of way is approaching from another direction
✔✔When approaching an intersection with a non-operating signal..... - ✔✔stop before
entering the intersection. Proceed with caution only after you have yielded as usual
✔✔When approaching an intersection with no sign or signal..... - ✔✔before entering a
street from an alley or driveway, stop and yield right of way to other vehicles
✔✔Walk - ✔✔
✔✔Don't walk - ✔✔
✔✔Pedestrian hybrid beacon - ✔✔is a specialized type of signal that is used to facilitate
pedestrian crossing that may be found at a mid-block crosswalk
✔✔Sequence for Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon - ✔✔1.) Dark until activated
2) flashing yellow
3.) steady yellow
, 4.) stead red during walk
5.) alternating flashing red while ped clears
6.) Dark again until activated
✔✔When are yellow lane markings used? - ✔✔for traffic going in opposite directions
✔✔Can you cross a broken yellow line? If so when? - ✔✔You can pass another vehicle
when it is safe
✔✔Can you cross a solid yellow line? If so when? - ✔✔Generally no. Only when you
have to turn.
✔✔What are white lane markings use for? - ✔✔to separate multiple lanes of traffic
going in the same direction
✔✔Can you cross a broken white line? If so when? - ✔✔Yes, when it is safe to change
lanes.
✔✔Can you cross a solid white line? If so when? - ✔✔You should not cross a solid
white line.
✔✔When changing lanes to prepare for a turn, you must signal your intention to do so
at least ____ feet prior to changing lanes or turning. - ✔✔200.
✔✔Your signal distance must be at least ______ feet before the turn if operating a
vehicle in a speed zone of at least ____ mph. - ✔✔300; 50
✔✔On a highway, which lane is for fast moving vehicles? Which is for slow? - ✔✔Left
lane; right lane
✔✔Make sure the passing lane is clear of traffic-- you must return to the right side of the
road no less than ______ before any oncoming vehicle - ✔✔100 feet
✔✔Where do you look to make sure no other vehicle is attempting to pass you? -
✔✔behind and to the left
✔✔When is it unsafe to pass another car? - ✔✔When you are driving on or approaching
a curve in the road, when you are approaching the crest of a hill or grade in the road, or
within 100 feet of an intersection, railroad crossing, bridge, viaduct, or tunnel
✔✔When is passing another vehicle prohibited? - ✔✔When it is unsafe or a solid yellow
line is marked on the driver's side of the center line of the road, a yellow pennant-
shaped "No Passing Zone" is posted on the left-hand side of the road, or a white
rectangular "Do Not Pass sign is posted on the right-hand side of the road.
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔When CAN you turn left during a red light or arrow? - ✔✔When you are turning from
a one-way street onto a one-way street, after coming to a full stop, yielding if necessary,
and checking for a "No Turn on Red" Sign.
✔✔What does a flashing yellow light mean? - ✔✔Slow down and use caution when
traveling through an intersection.
✔✔What do red flashing lights mean? - ✔✔A red flashing light at an intersection is
equivalent to a stop sign and means you must come to a complete stop before entering
the intersection.
✔✔Where do you stop at a Red Light or Stop Sign? - ✔✔stop at the solid white stop
line.
✔✔When should you stop if there is no white stop line? - ✔✔come to a complete stop
perpendicular to the stop signs, before entering the crosswalk on your side of the
intersection. If there is no crosswalk stop before entering the intersection.
✔✔How long do you have to wait to go if the light gets stuck on red and wont change? -
✔✔120 seconds
✔✔A yield sign - ✔✔indicates that a driver must slow down when approaching an
intersection and be prepared to come to a complete stoop if a vehicle or pedestrian with
the right of way is approaching from another direction
✔✔When approaching an intersection with a non-operating signal..... - ✔✔stop before
entering the intersection. Proceed with caution only after you have yielded as usual
✔✔When approaching an intersection with no sign or signal..... - ✔✔before entering a
street from an alley or driveway, stop and yield right of way to other vehicles
✔✔Walk - ✔✔
✔✔Don't walk - ✔✔
✔✔Pedestrian hybrid beacon - ✔✔is a specialized type of signal that is used to facilitate
pedestrian crossing that may be found at a mid-block crosswalk
✔✔Sequence for Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon - ✔✔1.) Dark until activated
2) flashing yellow
3.) steady yellow
, 4.) stead red during walk
5.) alternating flashing red while ped clears
6.) Dark again until activated
✔✔When are yellow lane markings used? - ✔✔for traffic going in opposite directions
✔✔Can you cross a broken yellow line? If so when? - ✔✔You can pass another vehicle
when it is safe
✔✔Can you cross a solid yellow line? If so when? - ✔✔Generally no. Only when you
have to turn.
✔✔What are white lane markings use for? - ✔✔to separate multiple lanes of traffic
going in the same direction
✔✔Can you cross a broken white line? If so when? - ✔✔Yes, when it is safe to change
lanes.
✔✔Can you cross a solid white line? If so when? - ✔✔You should not cross a solid
white line.
✔✔When changing lanes to prepare for a turn, you must signal your intention to do so
at least ____ feet prior to changing lanes or turning. - ✔✔200.
✔✔Your signal distance must be at least ______ feet before the turn if operating a
vehicle in a speed zone of at least ____ mph. - ✔✔300; 50
✔✔On a highway, which lane is for fast moving vehicles? Which is for slow? - ✔✔Left
lane; right lane
✔✔Make sure the passing lane is clear of traffic-- you must return to the right side of the
road no less than ______ before any oncoming vehicle - ✔✔100 feet
✔✔Where do you look to make sure no other vehicle is attempting to pass you? -
✔✔behind and to the left
✔✔When is it unsafe to pass another car? - ✔✔When you are driving on or approaching
a curve in the road, when you are approaching the crest of a hill or grade in the road, or
within 100 feet of an intersection, railroad crossing, bridge, viaduct, or tunnel
✔✔When is passing another vehicle prohibited? - ✔✔When it is unsafe or a solid yellow
line is marked on the driver's side of the center line of the road, a yellow pennant-
shaped "No Passing Zone" is posted on the left-hand side of the road, or a white
rectangular "Do Not Pass sign is posted on the right-hand side of the road.
