Louisiana Permit Practice Test 2
26 questions written from the Class D & E Driver's Guide, with an explanation and page citation for every answer.
What is the youngest age at which you can get a Louisiana learner's permit?
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About this test
These questions were written from the Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052). 14 of the 21 Louisiana questions in this test cover rules that are specific to Louisiana or differ between states. Every answer comes with an explanation and a link to the exact page it comes from, so you can check it yourself.
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What is the youngest age at which you can get a Louisiana learner's permit?
- A 16
- B 15 and a half
- C 15
- D 14
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C. 15
Stage 1 of Louisiana's Graduated Licensing Program, the learner's permit, starts at age 15. A Temporary Instructional Permit for driver education can come earlier, but you must also finish driver education and pass the vision and knowledge tests before the learner's permit is issued.
When passing a bicyclist in Louisiana, what is the minimum space you must leave between your car and the bicycle?
- A 2 feet
- B 18 inches
- C 3 feet
- D 6 feet
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C. 3 feet
Louisiana's R.S. 32:76.1 requires at least three feet between your vehicle and a slower bicyclist you are passing. The air current from a passing car can unsteady a rider, so give more room when you can.
What do double solid white lines between two lanes going the same direction mean?
- A You may cross them to pass with care
- B The lane on the left is for turning only
- C Crossing the lines is prohibited
- D Traffic on the other side goes the opposite way
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C. Crossing the lines is prohibited
Double solid white lines separate two lanes moving the same direction, and crossing them is prohibited. You see them most often on interstates, for example near ramps and special lanes.
Under Louisiana's hands-free law, where is holding a phone while driving a primary offense, so police can stop you for that alone?
- A Only on interstate highways
- B In a school zone or highway construction zone
- C On any road, at any time, anywhere in Louisiana
- D Only between sunset and sunrise
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B. In a school zone or highway construction zone
Louisiana law (R.S. 32:59) bars every driver from holding or using a wireless device while driving unless the vehicle is lawfully stationary. In a school zone or highway construction zone a violation is a primary offense with a $250 fine; elsewhere it is a secondary offense with a $100 fine.
Source: Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles (Department of Public Safety and Corrections) website
You are at a T-intersection, on the road that ends. Whom must you yield to?
- A Only vehicles that are turning
- B Vehicles on the through road
- C No one, if you arrived first
- D Only vehicles coming from your right
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B. Vehicles on the through road
At a T-intersection, the driver on the road that ends must yield to vehicles on the through road. Wait for a safe gap in both directions before turning.