Louisiana OMV Permit Practice Test 4
Test 4 of 10. Pick an answer for each question to see if it is right and why; your score appears at the end. You need 32 correct answers to pass, the same ratio as the real Louisiana test.
- Questions40
- Correct to pass32
- Passing score80%
- Minimum age15 years
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1. A police officer in the intersection raises a hand toward you although your signal is green. What should you do?
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Answer B: Stop and wait for the officer to wave you on
An officer directing traffic overrides signals and signs, and drivers must follow the officer even when the light says otherwise.
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2. A high-occupancy vehicle lane is separated from the general lanes by a pair of solid white lines with a gap every so often. Where may you enter or leave it?
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Answer D: Only at the openings where the solid lines are broken
The solid lines forbid crossing, so entry and exit are limited to the designated openings where the marking is broken.
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3. An oncoming vehicle at night has its high beams on and you are being dazzled. Where should you look?
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Answer A: Toward the right edge of your lane
Looking toward the right edge line keeps you on course while sparing your eyes the worst of the glare. Slow down and do not retaliate with your own high beams.
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4. May you park across the entrance to a fire station?
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Answer D: No, an emergency exit must never be blocked
Emergency vehicles must be able to leave the moment a call comes in, so their entrances and exits are kept clear at all hours.
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5. Your power steering fails while you are driving. What happens and what should you do?
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Answer B: Steering becomes much harder but still works, so slow down and pull off the road
Without power assistance the steering still works, but it takes much more effort, especially at low speed. Keep both hands on the wheel and get off the road.
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6. Your right wheels drop off the edge of the pavement onto a soft shoulder. What should you do?
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Answer C: Ease off the accelerator, hold the wheel straight and steer back gently once you have slowed
Yanking the wheel while the tires are pressed against a pavement lip can throw the vehicle across the road, so slow down first and then make a gentle correction.
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7. Why is passing on a curve prohibited even when the traffic seems light?
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Answer C: You cannot see far enough around it to know the lane is clear
A pass is only as safe as the distance you can see, and a curve hides the very lane the maneuver uses.
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8. What blood alcohol concentration is the legal limit in Louisiana for a driver who is 20 years old?
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Answer B: 0.02 percent
Louisiana sets 0.08 percent for drivers 21 and older and a much lower 0.02 percent limit for anyone younger than 21.
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9. How does a Louisiana driver obtain the Veteran designation on a license?
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Answer D: By presenting a DD Form 214, at no additional charge
On request and on proof by DD Form 214, Louisiana prints the word Veteran below the photograph and charges no additional fee.
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10. What happens to a Louisiana driver's license while an insurance reinstatement requirement remains unsatisfied?
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Answer C: It may not be obtained or renewed until the requirements are satisfied
Until the reinstatement requirements are met, the person is prohibited from obtaining or renewing a driver's license in Louisiana.
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11. Which of these is announced with the same family of signs as the facility shown here?
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Answer A: A rest area for travelers
A rest area belongs to the same motorist service series, which points travelers toward facilities such as fuel, food, lodging and medical care.
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12. How is a violation of Louisiana's one year phone ban for newly licensed drivers enforced?
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Answer C: As a secondary offense, requiring another moving violation first
The section is enforced as a secondary offense, so the officer must have stopped the driver for another moving violation before citing it.
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13. On a rural road, the driver of a slow farm tractor ahead of you signals a left turn even though there is no road or driveway in sight. What should you do?
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Answer B: Stay behind the tractor, because it may be turning into a field entrance
Farm equipment often turns into fields through gaps you cannot see, and it may swing wide to do so. Passing a vehicle that is signaling a left turn is a common cause of crashes.
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14. What should a driver expect a short distance beyond this sign?
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Answer C: Another road crossing the one being traveled
Traffic may enter or cross from either side at the intersection ahead, so the driver should ease off, cover the brake and check both approaches.
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15. How should the inside rearview mirror be adjusted?
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Answer B: So you can see the entire rear window without moving your head
The inside mirror is for the view straight behind you. Framing the whole rear window from your normal seating position gives the widest useful view.
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16. Your vehicle stalls on railroad tracks and you see a train approaching. What should you do?
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Answer D: Get everyone out and run toward the train at an angle away from the tracks
Leave the vehicle at once. Running toward the oncoming train and away from the tracks keeps you clear of the wreckage, which is thrown forward in the direction the train is moving.
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17. You have stopped at a stop sign, but a parked truck blocks your view along the cross street. What should you do?
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Answer A: Creep forward slowly and stop again where you can see
When something blocks the view, a second stop closer to the intersection is the only safe way to see, and it must come before your vehicle enters the traffic lane.
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18. Where is a U-turn generally the most reasonable choice?
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Answer B: At an intersection where it is permitted and you can see well both ways
A U-turn needs a legal place and a long clear view in both directions, which is why a permitted intersection with open sight lines is the usual choice.
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19. You are waiting to turn left across two oncoming lanes when a driver in the near lane stops and waves you through. What should you do?
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Answer D: Turn only after checking the far lane yourself
The waving driver cannot give away the right of way of the traffic in the second lane, which may not be stopping at all.
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20. A driver holds a steady highway speed into the section this sign warns about. What is the most likely result?
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Answer B: The vehicle runs wide toward the outside and can cross into another lane or leave the pavement
Holding speed into a change of alignment asks the tires for more side grip than they can supply, so the vehicle runs wide and the driver is left with less room to correct.
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21. You are driving in the left lane at the posted speed limit and a line of vehicles has built up behind you. What should you do?
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Answer D: Move into a lane on your right when it is safe and let the traffic behind go by
Most states require traffic moving slower than the flow to keep right and reserve the left lane for passing, so a driver holding up a line of vehicles should move right when it is safe rather than block the lane.
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22. Which Louisiana license class is the chauffeur's license?
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Answer C: Class D
Louisiana calls Class D the chauffeur's license; it covers everything in Class E plus a single vehicle used in commerce to carry passengers or property within stated weight limits.
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23. Which clue tells you that a parked vehicle is about to pull into traffic?
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Answer D: Exhaust smoke, brake lights, front wheels turned out or a driver in the seat
A running engine, lit brake lights, turned wheels or a person behind the wheel all mean the vehicle may move. Slow down and give it room.
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24. A school crossing guard steps into the roadway and holds up a stop paddle. What must you do?
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Answer D: Stop and stay stopped until the guard and the children have left the road
A crossing guard directs traffic with legal authority; you must remain stopped until both the guard and the children are clear of the roadway.
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25. How does Louisiana treat a headphone violation for enforcement purposes?
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Answer B: As a 25 dollar fine, and a vehicle may not be stopped for it alone
The fine is 25 dollars plus court costs, the violation is not a moving violation, and an officer may not stop a vehicle solely to enforce this section.
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26. What happens to the fine under Louisiana's newly licensed driver phone ban if the violation occurs in connection with a crash?
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Answer B: It is doubled
Louisiana doubles the fine where a violation of this section happens in connection with a crash.
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27. You are driving at night through heavy falling snow. Which headlight setting works better and why?
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Answer C: Low beams, because high beams bounce off the falling flakes back at you
Falling snow reflects light the way fog does, so high beams build a white wall of glare while low beams still give a usable view.
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28. How does Louisiana's general speed law describe the speed a driver must keep?
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Answer D: No greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions and potential hazards then existing
Louisiana's general speed law forbids driving faster than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions and potential hazards then existing, whatever the posted limit says.
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29. What does Louisiana add to every speeding fine, and where does that money go?
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Answer A: Five dollars, to the Louisiana Emergency Response Network Fund
Louisiana adds a five dollar assessment to each speeding violation and directs it to the Louisiana Emergency Response Network Fund.
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30. When are the hazard warning lights properly used?
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Answer A: When your vehicle is stopped or barely moving and is a hazard
Hazard lights warn that your vehicle is an obstruction; they do not authorize illegal parking and they hide your turn signals while driving.
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31. When is a driver at the highest risk of falling asleep at the wheel?
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Answer B: Late at night, early morning and mid afternoon
The body clock produces its deepest dips in alertness in the small hours and again in the middle of the afternoon, and crash records follow those dips.
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32. At night you are waiting to turn left and can see only the headlights of an approaching vehicle. Why should you allow a bigger margin?
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Answer D: Because lights alone make speed and distance hard to judge
With no other visual cues, two points of light give you very little information about how fast the vehicle is closing, so leave extra margin.
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33. On what basis may the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development set a speed limit different from the statutory one?
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Answer A: An engineering and traffic investigation of the road in question
Louisiana lets the department declare a different reasonable and safe maximum where an engineering and traffic investigation shows the statutory figure is greater or less than is safe.
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34. What is the best way to keep your phone from distracting you on a trip?
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Answer D: Silence it and stow it before you start
A phone you cannot hear and cannot reach cannot tempt you, which is far more reliable than deciding case by case while you drive.
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35. What is the correct order of steps as you finish parking an automatic on a grade?
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Answer C: Turn the wheels, set the parking brake, then select park
Setting the parking brake before shifting into park lets the brake take the load, instead of leaving the whole weight of the car on the parking pawl.
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36. How does alcohol change the time a driver needs to respond to a hazard?
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Answer A: It slows it, so stopping takes longer
Alcohol is a depressant that lengthens the time between seeing a hazard and acting on it, which adds directly to the distance needed to stop.
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37. The brake warning light stays on even though the parking brake is fully released. What does it indicate?
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Answer B: A possible brake system problem, so have the brakes checked promptly
The brake warning light also signals low brake fluid or a failure in one part of the hydraulic system. Do not ignore it, because braking may be reduced.
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38. Under Louisiana's hands-free law, how is a violation treated when it happens inside a school zone or a highway construction zone?
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Answer B: As a primary offense carrying a fine of 250 dollars
In school zones and highway construction zones the offense is primary and carries a 250 dollar fine, which a judge may reduce to 100 dollars with community service.
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39. The lane control signal above your lane changes to a steady yellow X. What should you do?
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Answer A: Prepare to leave the lane, because it is about to be closed
A steady yellow X is the warning that the lane below it is about to close, giving drivers time to move over before the red X appears.
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40. Why should your thumbs rest along the rim rather than hook inside the spokes?
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Answer D: A jolt can spin the wheel and injure hooked thumbs
A pothole or a dropped wheel can snap the wheel round violently, and thumbs hooked through the spokes are trapped when it happens.