Avoiding collisions — Indiana Permit Test

Avoiding collisions on the Indiana permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

To avoid a collision you can stop quickly, turn quickly, or speed up, depending on the situation.

Braking is not always the answer; sometimes steering or speeding up gets you out of the way.

Speed up.

Indiana Driver's Manual, p.58

If a collision looks likely, turn away from oncoming traffic, even if it means leaving the road.

A head-on crash is the deadliest kind, so the ditch is often the safer choice.

If a collision looks possible, turn away from oncoming traffic, even if it means leaving the road.

Indiana Driver's Manual, p.58

If you must hit something, choose something soft that yields, such as brush or shrubs, rather than something hard.

Soft objects slow the car gradually instead of stopping it all at once.

Choose to hit something that will give way, such as brush or shrubs, rather than something hard.

Indiana Driver's Manual, p.58

It is safer to hit something that is not moving than to hit something head-on.

In a head-on crash the speeds of both vehicles add together.

However, it is safer to hit something that is not moving than to hit something head-on.

Indiana Driver's Manual, p.58

On the test

Which of these can help you avoid a collision?

Speeding up, in some situations. Braking is not always the answer; sometimes steering or speeding up gets you out of the way. Indiana Driver's Manual, p.58: “Speed up.”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against Indiana Driver's Manual, published by the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-03.