Indiana Accidents and Emergencies Practice Test

20 practice questions

1. 1. What does the manual identify as the most common factor in Indiana collisions?

   1. Vehicle color
   2. Failure to yield the right of way
   3. Driving with low-beam headlights
   4. Parking on a hill
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   Correct answer: B. Failure to yield the right of way

   Failure to yield the right of way is the most common factor in Indiana collisions.

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2. 2. After being involved in an accident, a driver must first:

   1. Drive home before reporting it
   2. Continue until reaching a repair shop
   3. Leave if traffic is heavy
   4. Stop immediately or as close to the scene as possible
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   Correct answer: D. Stop immediately or as close to the scene as possible

   Stop immediately or as close to the accident scene as possible without blocking traffic more than necessary.

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3. 3. An accident injures another person. What assistance must the driver provide?

   1. Only assistance chosen by bystanders
   2. No assistance until an insurance company responds
   3. Medical treatment beyond the driver's training
   4. Reasonable assistance as directed by law enforcement, medical personnel or a 911 operator
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   Correct answer: D. Reasonable assistance as directed by law enforcement, medical personnel or a 911 operator

   When an accident causes injury or death, provide reasonable assistance as directed by law enforcement, medical personnel or a 911 operator.

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4. 4. After an accident, the BMV asks for proof of financial responsibility. Who must electronically file the Certificate of Compliance?

   1. The repair shop
   2. The other driver
   3. The vehicle manufacturer
   4. Your insurance provider
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   Correct answer: D. Your insurance provider

   Your insurance provider must electronically file the Certificate of Compliance with the BMV.

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5. 5. What three actions does the manual list for avoiding an imminent collision, depending on the situation?

   1. Honk, flash lights or close your eyes
   2. Stop quickly, turn quickly or speed up
   3. Stop only; never steer or accelerate
   4. Shift to park, turn off the engine or open the door
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   Correct answer: B. Stop quickly, turn quickly or speed up

   Depending on the situation, you may avoid a collision by stopping quickly, turning quickly or speeding up.

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6. 6. Your wheels drift onto the shoulder. How should you return to the road?

   1. Turn sharply back onto the pavement immediately
   2. Accelerate hard while turning
   3. Drive along the shoulder, ease off the gas, slow down and return gradually
   4. Stop across the travel lane
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   Correct answer: C. Drive along the shoulder, ease off the gas, slow down and return gradually

   Stay on the shoulder long enough to ease off the gas and slow down, then steer back onto the road gradually.

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7. 7. Your vehicle plunges into water. What should you avoid doing?

   1. Opening a door
   2. Removing your seat belt
   3. Opening a window
   4. Helping children out of restraints
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   Correct answer: A. Opening a door

   Do not try to open a door. Remove your seat belt and open a window for escape.

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8. 8. Which set contains the primary BAC factors listed in the manual?

   1. Amount consumed, speed of consumption and body weight
   2. Vehicle size, road type and weather
   3. Age of the vehicle, fuel level and tire pressure
   4. Driving experience, license type and trip length
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   Correct answer: A. Amount consumed, speed of consumption and body weight

   The primary BAC factors are the amount of alcohol, how quickly it is consumed and the person's body weight.

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9. 9. Which driving behavior may signal impairment?

   1. Maintaining a lane and steady legal speed
   2. Using headlights at night
   3. Weaving across the center line or driving unusually slowly
   4. Stopping correctly at a red light
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   Correct answer: C. Weaving across the center line or driving unusually slowly

   Weaving or straddling the center line and driving at an unusual speed are possible signs of impairment.

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10. 10. During a roadside emergency, where should you move the vehicle if possible?

    1. Onto the roadside shoulder
    2. Into the center of the travel lane
    3. Across two lanes
    4. Into an intersection
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    Correct answer: A. Onto the roadside shoulder

    If possible, pull onto the roadside shoulder and turn on the hazard lights.

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11. 11. What should you do first during a tire blowout?

    1. Brake hard and turn sharply
    2. Accelerate
    3. Hold the wheel firmly, go straight and slow gradually without braking
    4. Turn off the ignition
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    Correct answer: C. Hold the wheel firmly, go straight and slow gradually without braking

    Hold the wheel firmly, keep straight, ease off the gas and let the vehicle slow without braking.

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12. 12. Conventional brakes suddenly fail. What should you try first?

    1. Shift lower if possible and pump the brake fast and hard
    2. Shift to a higher gear and accelerate
    3. Turn the ignition to lock
    4. Leave the roadway without slowing
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    Correct answer: A. Shift lower if possible and pump the brake fast and hard

    Shift to a lower gear if possible and pump conventional brakes fast and hard several times.

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13. 13. When may you turn a moving vehicle's ignition to the lock position?

    1. During a tire blowout
    2. During brake failure
    3. Never while the vehicle is moving
    4. Whenever traffic is light
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    Correct answer: C. Never while the vehicle is moving

    Never turn the ignition to lock while moving because the steering can lock.

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14. 14. Which simple step helps reduce the chance of vehicle theft?

    1. Remove the keys
    2. Leave the engine running
    3. Hide spare keys on the vehicle
    4. Leave the doors unlocked
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    Correct answer: A. Remove the keys

    Remove the keys and lock the doors when leaving the vehicle.

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15. 15. How should you first acknowledge an officer who is stopping you?

    1. Turn on your right turn signal
    2. Turn on the left signal
    3. Speed up
    4. Ignore the officer until reaching home
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    Correct answer: A. Turn on your right turn signal

    Turn on the right turn signal to acknowledge that you recognize the officer's presence.

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16. 16. When is carbon monoxide most likely to leak into a vehicle?

    1. With the heater running, a faulty exhaust, or heavy traffic fumes
    2. Only with windows open on an empty road
    3. Only while parked outdoors
    4. Only with a full fuel tank
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    Correct answer: A. With the heater running, a faulty exhaust, or heavy traffic fumes

    Risk is highest with the heater running, a faulty exhaust system, or exhaust fumes in heavy traffic.

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17. 17. Which action helps prevent carbon monoxide poisoning?

    1. Never run the engine in a closed garage
    2. Ignore exhaust problems
    3. Open the fresh-air vent in congestion
    4. Run the heater in a sealed garage
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    Correct answer: A. Never run the engine in a closed garage

    Never run an engine in a closed garage, and keep the exhaust system checked.

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18. 18. A minor accident occurs on the traveled part of a highway, with no injury, death, entrapment or hazardous material. What should the driver do with the vehicle?

    1. Leave it in the travel lane
    2. Move it off the highway as close to the accident as possible
    3. Drive it to another county
    4. Abandon it and walk away
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    Correct answer: B. Move it off the highway as close to the accident as possible

    If the accident is on the traveled part of a highway, move the vehicle off the highway to a nearby location unless a do-not-move condition applies.

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19. 19. You hit an unattended parked vehicle and cannot locate its owner. What should you do?

    1. Leave without reporting it
    2. Remain, take reasonable steps to notify the owner, then call law enforcement to provide information
    3. Wait five minutes and then leave
    4. Move the other vehicle
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    Correct answer: B. Remain, take reasonable steps to notify the owner, then call law enforcement to provide information

    Stop and remain, try to notify the owner, and if the owner cannot be located, call law enforcement to provide the information.

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20. 20. If a collision looks possible, which direction should you turn away from?

    1. The road shoulder
    2. Any object that might give way
    3. Traffic moving in your direction
    4. Oncoming traffic
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    Correct answer: D. Oncoming traffic

    Turn away from oncoming traffic, even if doing so means leaving the road.

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