2025 Louisiana Permit Test 17
The following questions are from real DMV written tests. These are some of the actual permit questions you will face in Louisiana. Each permit practice test question has three answer choices. Select one answer for each question and select "grade this section." You can find this button at the bottom of the drivers license quiz. For a complete list of questions and answers for Louisiana please visit https://cheat-sheets.dmv-written-test.com/en/louisiana/car.
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Number of Question
Passing Score
25. The best way to deal with tailgaters is to:
Explanation
Check the traffic behind you several times a minute to know if another driver is tailgating, approaching too fast, or trying to pass. If another car is following you too closely, slow down and let it pass. Most rear-end collisions are caused by vehicles following too closely.
26. You may drive around the gates at a railroad crossing:
Explanation
You are required to stop at all railroad crossings when signals warn of an approaching train. These signals may include flashing red lights, a lowered crossing gate, a flagger signaling, or a train’s audible signal of warning. Do not attempt to go around a lowered gate.
27. A flashing red light on a traffic signal means:
Explanation
A flashing red light means the same thing as a stop sign. If you encounter a flashing red light, you should come to a complete stop, yield to appropriate traffic and pedestrians, and only proceed when it is safe to do so.
28. Increase your following distance when:
Explanation
You should increase your following distance when you are behind a large vehicle that blocks your vision, when driving in bad weather or heavy traffic, when exiting an expressway, when behind a motorcycle or bicycle, and if someone is tailgating you.
29. Your vehicle strikes an unattended parked vehicle and you cannot locate the vehicle’s owner. You:
Explanation
Upon striking an unattended vehicle, stop and try to locate the owner. If you cannot find the owner, leave a written notice containing your name, your address, and the circumstances of the accident.
30. Drivers who eat and drink while driving:
Explanation
Choosing to eat, drink, or smoke while driving is dangerous because these actions require a driver to remove their hands from the wheel and their eyes from the road. Drivers who engage in distracting activities while driving have trouble staying in their lanes and controlling their vehicles.
31. Driving is:
Explanation
For many, driving may seem almost automatic. However, driving is a complex activity mastered over time that should not be taken for granted. Driving is a privilege, not a right.
32. A slow-moving vehicle emblem is:
Explanation
