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SERVE  \nINDIANA BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES  \nCHAPTER 1 | Obtaining a New Credential  \nTABLE OF CONTENTS  \nCHAPTER ONE | Obtaining a New Credential  \nCredential Overview   1  \nCredential Design   1  \nReal ID   1  \nIndiana Residency Requirements   2  \nApplying for an Identification Card   3  \nLearner’s Permit  3  \nVision Screening 4  \nKnowledge Exam   5  \nDriving Skills Test Waiver for Skills Exam   5  \nDriving Skills Exams   6  \nFinancial Liability for Injury or Damage   7  \nApplying For a Driver’s License   8  \nCommercial Learner’s Permit and Commercial Driver’s License   10  \nPhoto-Exempt Credentials   11  \nReceiving Your Credential by Mail   11  \nPublic Safety Restrictions and Prohibitions   11  \nCHAPTER TWO | Restrictions and Endorsements  \nRestrictions and Endorsements   12  \nMotorcycle Learner’s Permit  13  \nMotorcycle Endorsement   13  \nMotor Driven Cycles   14  \nAutocycles   15  \nFor-Hire Endorsement   15  \nChauffeur’s and Public Passenger Chauffeur’s Licenses   16  \nCHAPTER THREE | Indicators, Watercraft, and Parking Placards  \nOrgan Donation   17  \nActive Duty and Veteran Military Indicator  17  \nWatercraft   17  \nParking Placards   18  \nCHAPTER FOUR | Renewing, Amending, or Replacing a Credential  \nRenewing a Credential   19  \nAmending a Credential   19  \nReplacing a Credential   20  \nCHAPTER FIVE | Points, Suspensions, and Insurance Requirements  \nPoint Values   21  \nDriver Safety Program   21  \nInsurance Requirements   22  \nSuspensions   23  \nHabitual Traffic Violators   25  \nCHAPTER SIX | Traffic Signs and Signals  \nTraffic Sign Colors   27  \nTraffic Sign Shapes   28  \nWarning Signs   29  \nTraffic Regulation Signs   31  \nTraffic Guidance Signs   33  \nTraffic Signals   34  \nINDIANA DRIVER’[S MANUAL](S MANUAL | IN.gov/BMV)[ |](S MANUAL | IN.gov/BMV)[ IN.gov/BMV](S MANUAL | IN.gov/BMV)  \nCHAPTER SEVEN | Safe Vehicle Operation  \nLane Markings   37  \nChanging Lanes and Passing Other Vehicles   37  \nRules for Safe and Legal Turning   38  \nSpeed Limits 40  \nBraking and Following Distances 41  \nFuel Economy 42  \nTire Pressure and Tread Depth 43  \nDriving in Uncertain Weather Conditions 43  \nDriving at Night 44  \nImpaired and Dangerous Driving 45  \nDistracted Driving 45  \nAggressive Driving 46  \nDriving on Rural Roads 46  \nDriving on Interstate Highways 46  \nWork Zones 47  \nRailroad Crossings 48  \nSafety at Railroad Crossings 49  \nSharing the Road with Tractor-Trailers 49  \nSharing the Road with Other Vehicles   51  \nParking and Reversing   54  \nPedestrian Safety   55  \nSeat Belts and Child Safety Restraints   55  \nTruck Equipment Requirements   57  \nCHAPTER EIGHT | Accidents and Emergency Situations  \nWhat to Do After an Accident   58  \nAvoiding Collisions   58  \nImpaired Driving   59  \nRoadside Emergency Situations   60  \nVehicle Equipment Failures   60  \nAvoiding Vehicle Theft  60  \nTraffic Stops by Law Enforcement   61  \nCarbon Monoxide Poisoning   62  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