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Page 2 of 4 AARP Driver Safety Smart Driver™ Course State-Specific Information D20690 – March 2026NEW INDIANA Safe Following Distance - Participant Guidebook Page 64 • A safe following distance must be reasonable and prudent. This means adjusting your speed to the surrounding traffic, condition of the road and speed of the vehicle you are following. Indiana recommends a two to three-second following distance. Turning at Intersections - Participant Guidebook Page 68 • Drivers must use an appropriate signal a reasonable time before turning or changing lanes. • An officer can ticket a driver for waiting to turn left in an intersection if they are obstructing traffic. • When turning left from a two-way street on to a one-way street (two-lane), drivers must turn into the most extreme left-hand lane available. • It is legal to turn on red from the inside lane of multiple right turn lanes if it is safe to do so and there are no signs prohibiting. • It is illegal to make a left turn from a two-way street to a one-way on a solid red light. U-Turns – Participant Guidebook Page 69 • Drivers may not make a U-turn using designated crossovers for emergency vehicles or maintenance equipment on any interstate. • Drivers may not make a U-turn when there is a sign prohibiting doing so. • Drivers shall always yield the right-of-way to oncoming vehicles. Merging – Participant Guidebook Page 70 • Drivers must stay to the right and increase speed in the acceleration lane. • Drivers shall always yield the right-of-way to vehicles already on the interstate. Handicapped Parking – Participant Guidebook Page 74 • Drivers must have the proper placard or handicapped/disabled license plate to park in handicapped spaces. Driving in Rain, Snow, Fog, Smoke, Dust and Other Conditions – Participant Guidebook Page 75-77 • Drivers must use their headlights if visibility is less than 500 feet. • Drivers should use their headlights in rain, fog, and snow. • Drivers should use their flashing emergency signals along with headlights while driving in fog. Sharing the Road with Emergency Vehicles – Participant Guidebook Page 82 • On any undivided highway on which an emergency vehicle approaches with its lights and siren on, all traffic shall yield to the right, clear of any intersection, and shall stop. • If an emergency vehicle is stopped on the shoulder of a freeway with its flashing lights on, the driver must move to the middle or left lane. If it is not possible to change lanes, the driver must reduce their speed to at least 10 mph under the posted limit and proceed with caution.