Louisiana Permit Practice Test 5
25 questions written from the Class D & E Driver's Guide, with an explanation and page citation for every answer.
Two cars reach a four-way stop at the same time. Who must yield?
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About this test
These questions were written from the Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052). 10 of the 20 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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Two cars reach a four-way stop at the same time. Who must yield?
- A The driver going straight yields to the one turning
- B The larger vehicle yields to the smaller one
- C The driver on the right yields to the driver on the left
- D The driver on the left yields to the driver on the right
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D. The driver on the left yields to the driver on the right
When two vehicles arrive at a four-way stop at the same time, the driver on the left yields to the driver on the right. The same rule applies when a signal is out and the intersection becomes a four-way stop.
Who must wear a safety belt under Louisiana's seat belt law?
- A Everyone in both the front and back seats
- B Only passengers under 18
- C Only the driver
- D Only the driver and any front-seat passengers
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A. Everyone in both the front and back seats
Louisiana's mandatory safety belt law requires everyone in both the front and back seats of cars, vans and pickup trucks to be properly buckled. Unbelted back-seat passengers can be thrown into others or ejected in a crash.
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The Louisiana driver's guide recommends a basic following distance of at least how many seconds in normal conditions?
- A 6 seconds
- B 1 second
- C 3 seconds
- D 2 seconds
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C. 3 seconds
Louisiana teaches the three-second rule: when the car ahead passes a fixed object, count three seconds. If you reach the object before you finish counting, you are following too closely.
Before a 15-year-old can receive a Louisiana learner's permit, how much driver education must be completed?
- A 30 hours of classroom with no driving lessons
- B 20 hours of classroom and 10 hours behind the wheel
- C 30 hours of classroom and 8 hours behind the wheel
- D 6 hours of classroom and 8 hours behind the wheel
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C. 30 hours of classroom and 8 hours behind the wheel
Louisiana's learner's permit stage requires 30 hours of classroom instruction plus 8 hours of behind-the-wheel instruction, 38 hours in all. The course must be finished before you apply, so plan for it well before your 15th birthday.
Under Louisiana law, which children must wear an approved helmet when riding a bicycle, as rider or passenger?
- A Children under 12
- B Children under 16
- C Children under 18
- D Children under 8
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A. Children under 12
Louisiana law says no parent or guardian may let a child under 12 ride or be a passenger on a bicycle without an approved helmet fastened securely with its straps. The handbook advises every bicyclist to wear a helmet.