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Indiana Motorcycle Permit Practice Test

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Permits and the endorsement 15

  • A person fails Indiana's motorcycle operational skills test three times in a row. When may they take it again? IC 9-24-8.5-3(d)
  • A person has not taken an approved rider course. How old must they be to receive an Indiana motorcycle endorsement? IC 9-24-8.5-3(a)(1)(B)
  • A rider moves to Indiana with a valid motorcycle endorsement from another state. Which requirement may the bureau waive? IC 9-24-8.5-3(c)
  • Besides the written examination, which test does Indiana's motorcycle endorsement section require? IC 9-24-8.5-3(a)(4)
  • Does an ordinary Indiana driver's license entitle its holder to ride a motorcycle on a highway? IC 9-24-3-4.5
  • During which hours may the holder of an Indiana motorcycle learner's permit ride? IC 9-24-8-3(b)(2)
  • How long does an Indiana motorcycle learner's permit last? IC 9-24-12-0.5(b)
  • How many passengers may a rider carry on an Indiana motorcycle learner's permit? IC 9-24-8-3(b)(3)
  • Indiana's learner's permit section requires a helmet that meets which standard? IC 9-24-8-3(b)(1)
  • To which credentials may Indiana add a motorcycle endorsement? IC 9-24-8.5-2
  • Under the Indiana Code, how many motorcycle learner's permits may the bureau issue to one person within five years? IC 9-24-12-0.5(b)
  • What may the Indiana bureau waive for a person who completes an approved motorcycle operator safety course? IC 9-24-8.5-3(b)
  • What must a person already hold before the Indiana bureau will issue a motorcycle learner's permit? IC 9-24-8-3(a)(1)
  • What must an applicant pass to get an Indiana motorcycle learner's permit? IC 9-24-8-3(a)(2)
  • Who must wear a helmet while riding on an Indiana motorcycle learner's permit? IC 9-24-8-3(b)(1)
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Helmets, lamps and equipment 25

  • A new car in Indiana must carry two red rear reflectors. What is the least a motorcycle built after 1955 must carry? IC 9-19-6-5(b)
  • At 35 miles per hour or more, how far ahead must an Indiana motorcycle's head lamp reveal a person or vehicle? IC 9-19-6-22(b)
  • Below 25 miles per hour, what is the least distance at which an Indiana motorcycle's head lamp must reveal a person or vehicle? IC 9-19-6-22(b)
  • Besides a helmet, what must a rider under 18 wear on an Indiana street or highway? IC 9-19-7-1(b)(2)
  • Does Indiana's under-18 helmet section apply on a motor driven cycle? IC 9-19-7-1(b)
  • Does Indiana's under-18 helmet section cover a passenger as well as the operator? IC 9-19-7-1(b)
  • For whom must an Indiana motorcycle be equipped with footrests or pegs? IC 9-19-7-2(a)(2)
  • From what distance must a stop lamp be visible in normal sunlight under the Indiana Code? IC 9-19-6-17(a)
  • From what distance must an Indiana motorcycle's horn be audible under normal conditions? IC 9-19-5-1
  • How many head lamps must an Indiana motorcycle carry? IC 9-19-6-3(b)
  • How many stoplights must a motorcycle have to be sold or ridden on Indiana highways? IC 9-19-6-6(b)
  • In Indiana, a motorcycle built before January 1, 1956 may go without lamps on what condition? IC 9-19-7-2(b)
  • In Indiana, where a load blocks the view to the rear, the required mirror or camera must show the highway for at least what distance behind? IC 9-19-12-1
  • Indiana's motorcycle equipment chapter requires a helmet for riders below what age? IC 9-19-7-1(b)
  • Measured to the center of the lamp, how high must a head lamp sit on an Indiana motorcycle? IC 9-19-6-3(d)
  • Under the Indiana Code, a muffler must be in good working order and in what kind of operation? IC 9-19-8-3
  • Under the motorcycle equipment chapter, on which wheels must an Indiana resident's motorcycle have brakes in good working order? IC 9-19-7-2(a)(1)
  • What light must a tail lamp give when it is lit, under the Indiana Code? IC 9-19-6-4(a)
  • When may a rider sound the horn on an Indiana highway? IC 9-19-5-2
  • Which devices may a motorcycle built before January 1, 1956 lawfully lack in Indiana? IC 9-19-7-2.5
  • Which of these may an Indiana motorcycle not be equipped with? IC 9-19-8-4
  • Which sound may a horn or other warning device not make under the Indiana Code? IC 9-19-5-1
  • Which type of head lamp beam may an Indiana motorcycle use? IC 9-19-6-22(a)
  • Which vehicle does Indiana excuse from the footrest requirement? IC 9-19-7-2(c)
  • Who is excused from Indiana's under-18 helmet and eye protection section? IC 9-19-7-1(a)

Passengers, seating and loads 7

  • How many people may an Indiana motorcycle carry in addition to its operator? IC 9-21-10-1(a)
  • How must the operator and the passenger sit on an Indiana motorcycle? IC 9-21-10-4
  • May a motor driven cycle carry a passenger in Indiana? IC 9-21-10-1(b)
  • What does the Indiana Code say about carrying a package while operating a motorcycle? IC 9-21-10-3
  • Where may a passenger be carried on an Indiana motorcycle? IC 9-21-10-1(a)
  • Which passenger position does the Indiana Code forbid on a motorcycle? IC 9-21-10-2
  • You borrow a friend's motorcycle in Indiana. To whom may you not pass it on for street use? IC 9-21-10-11

Lane use, signals and parking 14

  • After the required wait at a steady red signal, how must an Indiana rider treat the signal before going through? IC 9-21-3-7(b)(3)(D)
  • An Indiana rider gives a hand signal from the left side. How is a right turn shown? IC 9-21-8-28
  • An Indiana rider waits at a steady red signal that does not change. How long must the rider have been stopped at the intersection before going through on red? IC 9-21-3-7(b)(3)(D)
  • Do Indiana's ordinary traffic regulations apply to a person riding a motorcycle? IC 9-21-10-7
  • How does an Indiana rider show a stop or a decrease in speed by hand? IC 9-21-8-28
  • How many motorcycles may be operated abreast in a single Indiana traffic lane? IC 9-21-10-6
  • How much of a traffic lane is a motorcycle entitled to in Indiana? IC 9-21-10-6
  • May an Indiana rider pass a car by riding beside it inside the car's own lane? IC 9-21-10-6
  • What does riding two abreast in one lane require in Indiana? IC 9-21-10-6
  • What must be true before an Indiana rider changes from one traffic lane to another? IC 9-21-8-24
  • When must the headlamp of an Indiana motorcycle be lit? IC 9-21-10-5
  • Which operators may use Indiana's 120-second red signal rule? IC 9-21-3-7(b)(3)(D)
  • Which turn may an Indiana rider make on a steady red signal after a complete stop, unless a sign forbids it? IC 9-21-3-7(b)(3)(B)
  • Which way of parking at a curb does the Indiana Code allow for a motorcycle and not for a car? IC 9-21-16-7(b)

Motor driven cycles and autocycles 15

  • An Indiana resident has no driver's license and no learner's permit. What else lets them operate a motor driven cycle? IC 9-21-11-12
  • Does a person need a motorcycle endorsement or a motorcycle learner's permit to operate an autocycle in Indiana? IC 9-24-8.5-4(b)
  • How old must a person be to operate a motor driven cycle in Indiana? IC 9-21-11-12
  • May an autocycle share an Indiana lane side by side with a motorcycle? IC 9-21-10-6
  • May the operator of an autocycle go through a steady red signal in Indiana after waiting 120 seconds? IC 9-21-3-7(b)(3)(D)
  • Must a motor driven cycle be registered in Indiana before it is operated? IC 9-21-11-12
  • On how many wheels in contact with the ground may a motorcycle be designed to travel under the Indiana Code? IC 9-13-2-108
  • Under the Indiana Code, which of these counts as a motorcycle? IC 9-13-2-108
  • What is the highest speed at which a motor driven cycle may be operated in Indiana? IC 9-21-11-12
  • What is the largest engine a motor driven cycle may have under the Indiana Code? IC 9-13-2-104.1
  • What may the holder of an ordinary Indiana learner's permit, the kind issued for a car, operate? IC 9-24-7-4
  • Where may a motor driven cycle never be operated in Indiana? IC 9-21-11-12
  • Where on an Indiana roadway must a motor driven cycle be driven? IC 9-21-8-2(c)
  • Which equipment is part of Indiana's legal definition of an autocycle? IC 9-13-2-6.1
  • Which of these describes an autocycle under the Indiana Code? IC 9-13-2-6.1

Road rules that bind riders 9

  • A crossing gate is down at an Indiana railroad grade crossing. Where must the rider stop? IC 9-21-8-39
  • An Indiana police car is stopped on the shoulder with its lights flashing and the rider cannot change lanes safely. What must the rider do? IC 9-21-8-35(b)
  • How does the Indiana Code measure a lawful following distance? IC 9-21-8-14
  • Unless a sign says otherwise, what is the maximum lawful speed for a motorcycle in an Indiana urban district? IC 9-21-5-2(a)
  • What does the Indiana Code say about a phone in the hand while operating a moving motorcycle? IC 9-21-8-59
  • What is the maximum lawful speed in an Indiana alley? IC 9-21-5-2(a)
  • What is the maximum speed for a motorcycle on an Indiana interstate highway outside an urbanized area of 50,000 or more people? IC 9-21-5-2(a)
  • When following another vehicle in Indiana, within what distance must a rider switch off the uppermost beam? IC 9-21-7-5
  • Within what distance of an oncoming vehicle must an Indiana rider stop using a beam that glares into the other driver's eyes? IC 9-21-7-5

Alcohol and insurance 6

  • A 19-year-old rides in Indiana with an alcohol concentration of 0.04. What has the rider committed? IC 9-30-5-8.5
  • At what alcohol concentration does operating a vehicle become a Class C misdemeanor in Indiana? IC 9-30-5-1(a)
  • By operating a vehicle in Indiana, what does a person impliedly consent to? IC 9-30-6-1
  • What is Indiana's minimum financial responsibility for bodily injury to, or the death of, one individual? IC 9-25-4-5
  • What is Indiana's minimum financial responsibility for property damage in one accident? IC 9-25-4-5
  • What must be in effect before a motorcycle is registered or ridden on an Indiana public highway? IC 9-25-4-1

How this list was compiled: Written from the 2026 Indiana Code, Title 9 (Motor Vehicles), as published by the Indiana General Assembly at https://iga.in.gov/laws/2026/ic/titles/9, checked 2026-09-18. Each question names its section and links to it. Exam facts on the page come from the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles, https://www.in.gov/bmv/licenses-permits-ids/learners-permits-and-drivers-licenses-overview/motorcycle-learners-permit and https://www.in.gov/bmv/licenses-permits-ids/learners-permits-and-drivers-licenses-overview/learners-permit/knowledge-exam, checked 2026-09-18. Licence: Own work. Questions, answer choices and explanations were written for this site from the statute text; nothing is copied from the Indiana Motorcycle Operator's Manual, the Motorcycle Safety Foundation or another practice test.

How it works

Title 9 of the Indiana Code answers all 91 questions in this unofficial Indiana motorcycle permit practice test, and the section is printed under each. A helmet at any age on a permit, no passengers, no riding after dark, two abreast at most, 120 seconds at a dead red. Braking, cornering and other riding technique are not here. Statutes checked September 2026.

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Where the Indiana Code surprises new riders

IC 9-19-7-1 requires a helmet only under 18, yet IC 9-24-8-3 puts every permit holder in one. IC 9-21-10-6 gives a motorcycle the full lane and caps side-by-side riding at two, by consent. A motorcycle may park rear wheel to the curb, which a car may not.

What the BMV publishes about the test, and what it leaves out

The Indiana BMV motorcycle permit test is a written knowledge test taken at a branch. IC 9-24-8-3 asks for a valid driver's license first. Neither the BMV's permit page nor its Motorcycle Operator's Manual gives a question count or pass mark. So Exam mode's 25 questions are this site's choice, not the BMV's. The score has no pass or fail. Misses wait under Missed. Clear my progress wipes them.

  • Set Start from to Permits and the endorsement first: the permit's life and cap sit in IC 9-24-12-0.5, the riding limits in IC 9-24-8-3.
  • Keep motor driven cycles apart from motorcycles: 50 cc, 35 mph at most, no passenger, no interstate, right-hand edge of the road.
  • Check which machine each question names: a motorcycle, a motor driven cycle and an autocycle get different rules.

Questions and answers

Can a motorcycle go through a red light that stays red in Indiana?

After a wait, yes. IC 9-21-3-7(b)(3)(D) lets the operator of a motorcycle, motor driven cycle or bicycle proceed on a steady red only after a complete stop of at least 120 seconds. The operator must use due caution, treat the signal as a stop sign and judge it safe. Autocycles are excluded.

What can I not do on an Indiana motorcycle learner's permit?

Under IC 9-24-8-3 you may not carry a passenger, ride earlier than half an hour before sunrise or later than half an hour after sunset, or ride without a helmet, whatever your age. The permit lasts one year. IC 9-24-12-0.5 allows three in five years, though the BMV's page describes one renewal, then a one-year wait.

Will the Indiana motorcycle permit test at the branch look like this?

Only in part. The BMV bases its knowledge test on the Motorcycle Operator's Manual, which teaches riding technique, and this bank holds none. Every question here comes from the 2026 Indiana Code. The site is unofficial and not affiliated with the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles.

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