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Louisiana DMV Flashcards

Every question in the Louisiana bank as a flashcard, not only the 86 road sign cards. Read the question, flip for the answer and a short explanation from the Louisiana Class D and E Driver's Guide, then sort it into Still learning or Know it.

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What BAC limit applies to a Louisiana driver who is 21 years of age or older?
Answer: .08 percent
Handbook, p. 123
Which BAC limit does the Louisiana guide list for a driver who is 20 years old or younger?
Answer: .02 percent
Handbook, p. 123
Your car has a manual transmission. When should you shift gears at a railroad crossing?
Answer: Before reaching the tracks, not while crossing them
Handbook, p. 95
Where must a driver stop when approaching a stop sign and a stop line is present?
Answer: Behind the stop line
Handbook, p. 27
Before entering a Louisiana roundabout, to which direction must a vehicle yield?
Answer: To the left
Handbook, p. 37
How fast should a driver generally travel inside a Louisiana roundabout?
Answer: 15 mph or less
Handbook, p. 37
Who has the right-of-way when you merge onto a Louisiana interstate?
Answer: Traffic already traveling on the interstate
Handbook, p. 100
Why does the Louisiana guide say you should know the meaning of sign shapes?
Answer: A shape can tell you what a sign means before you can read it
Handbook, p. 22
What car seat does Louisiana’s guide specify from birth to at least age two?
Answer: A rear-facing federally approved car seat
Handbook, p. 40
What is a driver required to do when a high-speed road has a posted minimum speed?
Answer: Travel at least the posted minimum unless conditions require otherwise
Handbook, p. 27
When does a school speed limit sign marked 'flashing' require the reduced speed?
Answer: Only when the sign is flashing
Handbook, p. 27
What is Louisiana's maximum speed for a vehicle pulling or towing another motor vehicle?
Answer: 45 mph
Handbook, p. 128
What is the Louisiana speed limit for a school bus that frequently stops to load or unload children?
Answer: 35 mph
Handbook, p. 128
How long does the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles maintain convictions for DWI?
Answer: 10 years
Handbook, p. 11
What percentage must a first-time applicant answer correctly to pass Louisiana's knowledge test?
Answer: 80 percent
Handbook, p. 8
What may make material on a Louisiana vehicle's front windshield or front side windows lawful?
Answer: A physician's prescription
Handbook, p. 96
How close may a driver follow an emergency vehicle responding to a call in Louisiana?
Answer: Not closer than 500 feet
Handbook, p. 97
When an authorized emergency vehicle approaches with audible or visual signals, where should a driver stop?
Answer: Parallel to the right-hand edge or curb
Handbook, p. 121
When a railroad crossing signal is flashing and a train is approaching, where must a Louisiana driver stop?
Answer: Within 50 feet but no less than 15 feet from the nearest rail
Handbook, p. 94
What does Louisiana law prohibit a driver from doing on railroad tracks?
Answer: Stopping a vehicle on the tracks
Handbook, p. 94
Which condition requires a Louisiana driver to stop at a railroad crossing?
Answer: A lowered crossing gate
Handbook, p. 94
At a steady green light, when may a driver turn left?
Answer: Only when the intersection is clear and oncoming traffic and pedestrians have been yielded to
Handbook, p. 33
What does a flashing red traffic light require before entering an intersection?
Answer: A complete stop, a look in both directions, and yielding right-of-way
Handbook, p. 34
What should a driver do when weather or traffic conditions make the posted maximum speed unsafe?
Answer: Reduce speed below the posted maximum as conditions require
Handbook, p. 27
What does Louisiana's knowledge test cover for a first-time applicant?
Answer: Traffic signs and signals, safe driving practices, and Louisiana driving laws
Handbook, p. 8
How long are driving privileges suspended for a first refusal of Louisiana's alcohol analysis test?
Answer: 365 days
Handbook, p. 126
What does Louisiana's implied consent law mean for a person driving on state highways?
Answer: The driver is deemed to have consented to testing for alcohol and certain drugs
Handbook, p. 126
Where must proof of required liability insurance be kept while a Louisiana vehicle is operational?
Answer: In the vehicle
Handbook, p. 136
At a simultaneous intersection approach, which driver must yield?
Answer: The driver on the left yields to the driver on the right
Handbook, p. 93
A pedestrian using a white cane, with or without a red tip, is about to cross. What must you do?
Answer: Yield the right of way to the person
Handbook, p. 77
Under Louisiana R.S. 32:61, what maximum applies on an interstate or controlled-access highway unless a different speed zone has been established?
Answer: 70 mph
Handbook
What does a Louisiana Class E license permit?
Answer: Operation of any single motor vehicle under 10,001 pounds, recreational vehicles and certain farm vehicles
Handbook, p. 2
When passing, you must finish the pass before coming within what distance of a vehicle approaching from the opposite direction?
Answer: 100 feet
Handbook, p. 71
Which occupants must be buckled under Louisiana’s mandatory safety belt law?
Answer: Passengers in both front and back seats of cars, vans and pickups
Handbook, p. 39
What activity does Louisiana law prohibit on a public street or road?
Answer: Participating in a race, speed contest, or speed exhibition
Handbook, p. 87
When should a driver move over for a roadside incident in Louisiana?
Answer: When approaching a roadside incident, slow down and change lanes
Handbook, p. 30
What color is used for temporary traffic control signs in Louisiana’s guide?
Answer: Orange
Handbook, p. 24
When approaching another vehicle at night, within what distance must you switch to low beam headlights?
Answer: 500 feet
Handbook, p. 75
When following another vehicle at night, within what distance must you use low beam headlights?
Answer: 200 feet
Handbook, p. 75
What BAC does the guide list for operation of a commercial motor vehicle in Louisiana?
Answer: 0.04%
Handbook, p. 123
According to the Louisiana guide, about how long does the body take to remove one normal drink from circulation?
Answer: About one hour
Handbook, p. 123
Which Louisiana applicants must supply a Social Security number for Selective Service purposes?
Answer: All male U.S. citizens or immigrants age 15 to 26 applying for a license or ID
Handbook, p. 3
For a second or subsequent refusal of Louisiana's alcohol analysis test, how long are driving privileges suspended?
Answer: 730 days
Handbook, p. 126
After a refusal of Louisiana's alcohol analysis test, how long must SR-22 proof be maintained from the date of conviction?
Answer: Three years
Handbook, p. 126
What does Louisiana's open-container law prohibit inside a vehicle?
Answer: Possessing an open alcoholic beverage container and consuming alcohol
Handbook, p. 124
What is the minimum age for a Louisiana learner's permit under the graduated licensing program?
Answer: 15
Handbook, p. 7
How long must a Louisiana learner's license be maintained before advancing to the intermediate stage?
Answer: At least 180 days
Handbook, p. 7
How much more likely per mile are teen drivers ages 16 to 19 to crash than older drivers, according to the Louisiana guide?
Answer: Four times more likely
Handbook, p. 6
How many supervised driving hours must be documented before a Louisiana Class E intermediate license is issued?
Answer: 50 hours, including at least 15 at night
Handbook, p. 7
During what hours is an intermediate licensee generally prohibited from driving in Louisiana?
Answer: 11:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.
Handbook, p. 7

How to use these flashcards

Go through the deck once and be honest: press Know it only when you could have said the answer before you flipped. Then switch to Still learning and repeat until that pile is empty. Your piles are saved on this device only, with no account.

Flashcards build recall. The real test asks you to pick from choices under time pressure, so finish with a full Louisiana practice test or a fixed 20 question test, and drill the road sign test with pictures.

Every card is written from the official Louisiana Class D and E Driver's Guide. Page updated 2026-10-22. How we check every question. Spot something wrong? Use Report a mistake under any card.

Reviewed against the official Louisiana handbook and DMV pages by Kevin Vu · Method: each answer is matched to the handbook text, and fees and rules to the official DMV page · How we check: our method · Last updated 2026-10-22