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Indiana permit test: safe driver habits

Seat belts, child safety restraints, air bags, the telecommunications device ban, distracted and aggressive driving, and carbon monoxide. 15 questions, 10 at a time, starting with ones you haven't seen.

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  1. Indiana law bans typing, sending or reading texts or emails on a hand-held device while the vehicle is moving. (p. 16)
  2. Indiana requires the driver and all passengers to wear seat belts whenever the vehicle is moving, unless a listed exemption applies. (p. 16)
  3. Texting takes your eyes off the road for about five seconds. (p. 50)
  4. To sit safely, the driver should be at least 12 inches away from the steering wheel. (p. 60)
  5. Everyone should wear the belt low on the hips and flat across the collar bone. (p. 60)
  6. Air bags are designed to work with seat belts. (p. 60)
  7. Indiana law requires any passenger under age eight to ride in a child car seat or booster seat that is correctly fastened. (p. 61)
  8. Air bags can kill children and small adults. (p. 61)
  9. Never run your engine in a closed garage. (p. 67)
  10. Carbon monoxide can't be seen, smelled or tasted. (p. 67)

Taken from the explanations to checked practice questions; page numbers link to the official handbook.

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Sample safe driver habits questions

  1. 1.How should a seat belt be worn?

    • ALoose enough that you can move around freely
    • BLow across the hips and flat over the collar bone
    • CUp across the neck so it fits snugly
    • DHigh across the stomach and under the arm
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    ✓ B. Low across the hips and flat over the collar bone

    Everyone should wear the belt low on the hips and flat across the collar bone.

    Source: Indiana Driver's Manual (Published July 2026), page 60

  2. 2.What can happen to your driver record if you are caught using a hand-held phone while driving?

    • AYour license is cancelled at once
    • BNothing, it is only a warning
    • CPoints can be added to your record
    • DYour car is impounded
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    ✓ C. Points can be added to your record

    Using a telecommunications device while driving can add points to your driver record; a hand-held device violation is worth 4 points.

    Source: Indiana Driver's Manual (Published July 2026), page 17

  3. 3.Sending or reading a text takes your eyes off the road for about five seconds. At 55 mph, that is like driving how far without looking?

    • AAbout a full mile
    • BThe length of a school bus
    • CThe length of a football field
    • DHalf of a city block
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    ✓ C. The length of a football field

    Texting takes your eyes off the road for about five seconds. At 55 mph you travel the length of a football field in that time.

    Source: Indiana Driver's Manual (Published July 2026), page 50

  4. 4.Where should your head restraint be set?

    • AAt the level of your neck, for neck support
    • BHigher than the top of your head, close to the back
    • CAs low as it will go, so it stays out of your way
    • DTilted away from the back of your head for comfort
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    ✓ B. Higher than the top of your head, close to the back

    Set the head restraint higher than the top of your head and as close as possible to the back of your head.

    Source: Indiana Driver's Manual (Published July 2026), page 60