Louisiana Permit Practice Test 6
25 questions written from the Class D & E Driver's Guide, with an explanation and page citation for every answer.
Under Louisiana law, how far before a turn must you begin signaling?
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About this test
These questions were written from the Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052). 11 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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Under Louisiana law, how far before a turn must you begin signaling?
- A At least 200 feet
- B At least 500 feet
- C At least 100 feet
- D At least 50 feet
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C. At least 100 feet
A right or left turn signal must be given continuously for at least 100 feet before the turn. Signal earlier when you are going faster or traffic is heavy so others have time to react.
What does a yellow, pennant-shaped sign (a triangle pointing sideways) on the left side of the road mean?
- A Yield to traffic coming from the left
- B A lane ends ahead on the left
- C A side road enters from the left
- D You are entering a no-passing zone
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D. You are entering a no-passing zone
The sideways-pointing triangle, or pennant, is used only to mark no-passing zones. It is posted on the left side of the road so you can see it when you are thinking about passing.
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You are merging onto an interstate. How big a gap in traffic should you look for?
- A About 8 seconds
- B About 4 seconds
- C About 1 second
- D About 2 seconds
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B. About 4 seconds
When you merge into traffic, look for a gap of about four seconds. That leaves both you and the car you merge in front of about a two-second following distance.
You are 19. In Louisiana, at what blood alcohol concentration (BAC) are you over the legal limit for driving?
- A 0.08 percent or more
- B 0.05 percent or more
- C 0.04 percent or more
- D 0.02 percent or more
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D. 0.02 percent or more
For drivers 20 and younger, Louisiana's BAC limit is 0.02 percent, far below the 0.08 limit for adults. Even a small amount of alcohol can put a young driver over it, so the only safe plan is not to drink at all before driving.
Louisiana school bus drivers turn on the flashing YELLOW lights at what distance before a bus stop?
- A Exactly 30 feet
- B Between 100 and 500 feet
- C Between 50 and 100 feet
- D Between 500 and 1,000 feet
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B. Between 100 and 500 feet
Bus drivers turn on the flashing yellow lights at least 100 feet but no more than 500 feet before the stop. Yellow means get ready to stop; red lights and the stop arm come on when the bus halts.