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The BMV’s Driver’s Manual contains the latest information you will need to successfully pass an operator’s knowledge examination (written test) and obtain an Indiana driver’s license. The Driver’s Manual is also a great way for anyone to review updated traffic laws and regulations.

Please note: Printed manuals are updated a maximum of one time each year and could contain outdated information. The most up-to-date version of the Indiana Driver’s Manual is in electronic format and available for download below in several different languages.

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This chapter contains the following topics:

  • Credential Overview
  • Credential Design
  • Real ID
  • Indiana Residency Requirements
  • Applying for an Identification Card
  • Learner’s Permit
  • Vision Screening
  • Knowledge Exam (Written Test)
  • Driving Skills Exam
  • Financial Liability for Injury or Damage
  • Applying For a Driver’s License
  • Commercial Learner’s Permit and Commercial Driver’s License
  • Photo-Exempt Credentials
  • Receiving Your Credential by Mail
  • Public Safety Restrictions and Prohibitions

Download Chapter One

This chapter contains the following topics:

  • Restrictions and Endorsements
  • Special Needs Restrictions on a Credential
  • Motorcycle Learner’s Permit
  • Motorcycle Endorsement
  • Motor Driven Cycles (MDC)
  • Autocycles
  • For-Hire Endorsement
  • Chauffeur’s and Public Passenger Chauffeur’s Licenses

Download Chapter Two

This chapter contains the following topics:

  • Organ Donation
  • Active Duty and Veteran Military Indicator
  • Watercraft
  • Parking Placards

Download Chapter Three

This chapter contains the following topics:

  • Renewing a Credential
  • Amending a Credential
  • Replacing a Credential

Download Chapter Four

This chapter contains the following topics: 

  • Point Values
  • Driver Safety Program
  • Insurance Requirements
  • Suspensions
  • Habitual Traffic Violators

Download Chapter Five

This chapter contains the following topics:

  • Traffic Sign Colors
  • Traffic Sign Shapes
  • Warning Signs
  • Traffic Regulation Signs
  • Traffic Guidance Signs
  • Traffic Signals

Download Chapter Six

This chapter contains the following topics:

  • Lane Markings
  • Changing Lanes and Passing Other Vehicles
  • Rules for Safe and Legal Turning
  • Speed Limits
  • Braking and Following Distances
  • Fuel Economy
  • Tire Pressure and Tread Depth
  • Driving in Uncertain Weather Conditions
  • Driving at Night
  • Impaired and Dangerous Driving
  • Distracted Driving
  • Aggressive Driving
  • Driving on Rural Roads
  • Driving on Interstate Highways
  • Work Zones
  • Railroad Crossings
  • Safety at Railroad Crossings
  • Sharing the Road with Tractor-Trailers
  • Sharing the Road with Other Vehicles
  • Parking and Reversing
  • Pedestrian Safety
  • Seat Belts and Child Safety Restraints
  • Truck Equipment Requirements

Download Chapter Seven

This chapter contains the following topics:

  • What to Do After an Accident
  • Avoiding Collisions
  • Impaired Driving
  • Roadside Emergency Situations
  • Vehicle Equipment Failures
  • Avoiding Vehicle Theft
  • Traffic Stops by Law Enforcement
  • Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Download Chapter Eight

This chapter contains the following topics:

  • Learner’s Permit and Driver’s License Sample Exam Questions
  • For-Hire Endorsement Sample Exam Questions
  • Motor Driven Cycle  Endorsement

Download the Sample Questions

This chapter contains the following topics:

  • Identity Documents
  • Lawful Status Documents
  • Social Security Number Documents
  • Indiana Residency Documents
  • Submitting Acceptable Documents
  • Obtaining a Non-Compliant Credential
  • Driver Guide for Parents and Teens
  • Forms
  • Voter Registrations
  • Military Selective Service Registration

Download Appendix A, B, & C