IN DMV Road Rules and Right of Way 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: At an uncontrolled intersection in Indiana, who has the right of way?
- The driver who arrived last
- The driver on the left
- The driver on the right (Correct answer)
- The driver traveling faster
Correct answer: The driver on the right
At an uncontrolled intersection where two vehicles arrive at the same time, the driver on the right has the right of way in Indiana.
Question 2: In Indiana, when must drivers yield to pedestrians?
- Only at crosswalks with pedestrian signals
- At all marked and unmarked crosswalks (Correct answer)
- Only when a pedestrian is already in the road
- Only in school zones
Correct answer: At all marked and unmarked crosswalks
Indiana law requires drivers to yield to pedestrians at all crosswalks, whether marked or unmarked, whenever a pedestrian is present.
Question 3: When two vehicles meet on a narrow mountain or steep road in Indiana, which vehicle must yield?
- The vehicle traveling uphill
- The vehicle traveling downhill (Correct answer)
- The lighter vehicle
- The vehicle in the left lane
Correct answer: The vehicle traveling downhill
On narrow steep roads, the downhill vehicle must yield because it is easier to back down than for the uphill vehicle to safely reverse.
Question 4: In Indiana, who has the right of way when a driver is entering a roundabout?
- The entering vehicle
- Vehicles already circulating inside the roundabout (Correct answer)
- The vehicle to the right of the entering vehicle
- Emergency vehicles only
Correct answer: Vehicles already circulating inside the roundabout
Vehicles already traveling within a roundabout have the right of way; entering drivers must yield and wait for a safe gap.
Question 5: When approaching a school bus with flashing red lights stopped on an Indiana road, drivers in BOTH directions must:
- Slow to 15 mph and pass carefully
- Stop and wait until the lights stop flashing and the bus moves (Correct answer)
- Stop only if on the same side of the road as the bus
- Yield to the bus then proceed carefully
Correct answer: Stop and wait until the lights stop flashing and the bus moves
Indiana law requires vehicles traveling in both directions to stop when a school bus displays flashing red lights, except on divided highways with a median.
Question 6: In Indiana, when two vehicles approach a four-way stop simultaneously from different directions, who proceeds first?
- The vehicle going straight
- The vehicle turning left
- The vehicle to the right (Correct answer)
- The vehicle with the largest engine
Correct answer: The vehicle to the right
When two vehicles arrive at a four-way stop at the same time, the vehicle on the right has the right of way and proceeds first.
IN DMV Road Rules and Right of Way 1
At an uncontrolled intersection in Indiana, who has the right of way?