Louisiana permit test flashcards

322 cards for the Louisiana OMV knowledge test. Read the question, say your answer, then flip: every answer comes with a one-line reason and the handbook page it comes from.

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Each deck starts with 20 free cards. Swipe right if you knew it, left to see it again.

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Practice test 122 cards

Every question in our Louisiana bank as a card. The front is the question (with its diagram where there is one); the back is the correct answer, why, and the page of the Class D & E Driver's Guide. Diagrams that would give the answer away appear only after you flip.

Topics: Road signs, Traffic signals, Pavement markings, Right of way & intersections, Turning & signaling, Lanes, passing & merging, Speed limits & control, Following distance & space, Parking & stopping, Highways & freeways, Sharing the road, School buses & emergency vehicles, Railroad crossings, Work zones, Night, weather & hazards, Emergencies & crashes, Alcohol & drugs, Distracted & drowsy driving, Permits & licensing, Laws, points & insurance, Seat belts & equipment.

Road signs 118 cards · free

The sign on the front; its name, what it means and what to do on the back. Regulatory, warning, school, railroad, work zone and guide signs, all from the federal MUTCD, which Louisiana follows.

Road-sign flashcards on their own

Louisiana rules 21 cards

Permit and test facts (age, fees, passing score, supervised hours) and Louisiana’s laws on phones, DUI, seat belts, school buses, Move Over and more. Each card links to the official source it was checked against.

Read the full Louisiana traffic laws page

A few of the cards

Front on top, back below. In the player you see one side at a time.

  • Louisiana rules · Permit and test facts

    How old must you be to get a learner’s permit in Louisiana?

    15 years

    Learner's permit at 15 after completing the 38-hour driver education course (30 classroom + 8 behind-the-wheel). A Temporary Instructional Permit (TIP) for driver-ed enrollment can be issued at 14 (classroom only; behind-the-wheel from 15).

    expresslane.la.gov

  • Louisiana rules · Traffic laws

    What are Louisiana’s drunk-driving (DUI) limits?

    In Louisiana it is a crime to drive with a BAC of 0.08 or more (0.02 or more if you are under 21), and commercial drivers face CDL disqualification at 0.04 in a commercial vehicle.

    Refusing a chemical test brings a one-year suspension for a first refusal.

    legis.la.gov

  • Practice test · Road signs

    Road sign shown with this question

    What does a yellow, pennant-shaped sign (a triangle pointing sideways) on the left side of the road mean?

    You are entering a no-passing zone

    The sideways-pointing triangle, or pennant, is used only to mark no-passing zones.

    Class D & E Driver's Guide, page 28

  • Practice test · Traffic signals

    You reach an intersection where the traffic light is completely dark because of a power failure. What does Louisiana law say to do?

    Treat it as an all-way (four-way) stop

    When a traffic signal is not working, the intersection reverts to an all-way or four-way stop.

    Class D & E Driver's Guide, page 91

  • Practice test · Pavement markings

    What do double solid white lines between two lanes going the same direction mean?

    Crossing the lines is prohibited

    Double solid white lines separate two lanes moving the same direction, and crossing them is prohibited.

    Class D & E Driver's Guide, page 40

  • Road signs · Regulatory signs

    Stop sign

    What does this sign mean?

    Stop

    Come to a complete stop at the stop line (or before the crosswalk or intersection), then go only when it is safe and you have yielded to traffic and pedestrians.

    MUTCD 11th ed., page 6

How to study with flashcards

  1. Answer before you flip. Say the answer out loud or in your head. Recalling it yourself is what makes it stick; recognizing it among four options is easier than the real test.
  2. Grade yourself honestly. Swipe right (or press “Got it”) only if you had the answer, not if it looked familiar. Swipe left for “Again”.
  3. Review your misses straight away. At the end of a round you can go through just the cards you missed.
  4. Come back over several days. Short sessions spread out beat one long night.
  5. Finish with a real-format test. When most cards are known, take the Louisiana exam simulator to practice under test conditions.

Questions about the flashcards

How many Louisiana permit test flashcards are there?

322 in all: 122 practice-test cards from the Louisiana question bank, 118 road-sign cards, 21 Louisiana rules and permit facts and 61 motorcycle cards.

Are the flashcards free?

The road-signs deck is free for everyone, with no sign-up. The first 20 cards of each Louisiana deck are free too, and every practice test on this site is free.

Where do the answers come from?

Practice cards come from questions written from the Class D & E Driver's Guide, and each answer names the handbook page. Rule cards come from Louisiana’s statutes and OMV pages, checked and quoted on our traffic-laws page. Road-sign cards follow the federal MUTCD, which every state uses.

Do the flashcards work on a phone?

Yes. They open full screen, you tap a card to flip it and swipe right if you knew it, left to see it again, or up to skip. Turn your phone sideways for a wider card. There are buttons for every action, and on a computer you can use the keyboard.

Are these the real test questions?

No. States keep their test questions confidential, and no practice site has them. These cards cover the same rules the real Louisiana test is based on, with a source for every answer.

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