Louisiana Car Driving Permit Test-1 - DMV Written Test Questions with Answers - MCQGeeks.com

Q.1

To turn left from multilane, one-way streets and highways, you should start from:

The middle of the intersection.
The right lane.
The left lane.
Any lane.

Q.2

When making a turn, you must ____ your speed.

Increase
Maintain
Vary
Reduce

Q.3

Certain highway signs contain information about hazardous conditions. Such signs are known as:

Regulatory signs.
Warning signs.
Information signs.
Guide signs.

Q.4

You may drink alcoholic beverages in a vehicle on a public highway:

As long as you aren't driving.
If you are riding in the back seat.
If you are riding in the back of a pick-up truck.
Under no circumstances.

Q.5

You are stopped in a line of vehicles waiting at a stop sign. If there is no cross traffic after the vehicles ahead have passed through the intersection, you:

May proceed through the intersection without stopping again.
Must stop again at the stop sign or stop line before proceeding.
May slowly roll past the stop sign.
May follow the vehicle directly ahead of you without stopping.

Q.6

You come to an intersection with a flashing red light. You must:

Slow down and drive carefully through the intersection.
Turn either right or left, since the road is blocked ahead.
Stop at the intersection and wait for a flashing green light.
Stop at the intersection, then proceed as traffic allows.

Q.7

Under normal weather and traffic conditions, maintain a minimum following distance of:

One second.
Two seconds.
Three seconds.
Four seconds.

Q.8

When approaching a railroad crossing warning sign:

Be ready to drive faster than the train.
Be prepared to stop if a train is nearby.
Look for a way around any lowered gates.
Assume no trains are nearby and continue driving normally.

Q.9

If you are driving near a motorcycle, you must:

Allow the motorcycle to use a complete lane.
Drive on the shoulder beside the motorcycle.
Allow the motorcycle to use only half of a lane.
Pass using the same lane as the motorcycle.

Q.10

This sign means:

School ahead.
School crossing.
Pedestrian crossing.
Construction workers on or near the roadway.

Q.11

Which of the following best ensures your safety and the safety of those around you when you are backing your vehicle?

Honk your horn right before shifting into reverse.
Check behind the vehicle before you get into the driver's seat.
Check your rearview mirrors to see what is behind you.
Turn up the car radio before backing up to get the attention of anyone who may be around you.

Q.12

A red and white triangular sign at an intersection means:

Slow down if an emergency vehicle is approaching.
Look both ways as you cross the intersection.
Always come to a full stop at the intersection.
Slow down and be prepared to stop if necessary.

Q.13

To avoid collisions with vehicles in your blind spots, you should:

Quickly turn your head to see if your blind spot is clear before changing lanes.
Adjust your rearview mirrors every few minutes.
Honk your horn right before turning or changing lanes.
None of the above.

Q.14

Coming to a complete stop at an intersection, yielding to cross traffic/pedestrians, and then proceeding through the intersection when the way is clear corresponds with:

A solid red light.
A flashing yellow light.
A solid green light.
A flashing red light.

Q.15

Signs that are colored orange are:

Work zone signs.
Regulatory signs.
School zone signs.
Guide signs.

Q.16

Driving is:

Automatically easy.
Very simple.
A complex activity mastered over time.
A right.

Q.17

If you have the legal right-of-way at an intersection, you should:

Assume other drivers will follow right-of-way laws.
Wave other drivers forward before proceeding.
Immediately move through the intersection.
Check for traffic, pedestrians, and bicyclists before moving forward.

Q.18

The best way to avoid hydroplaning is to:

Keep your tires properly maintained.
Slow down when roads are wet or slushy.
Watch out for standing water or puddles.
All of the above.

Q.19

Drive below the posted speed limit when:

Anything makes conditions less than perfect.
You see a police car.
Entering a highway where there are other cars.
You are on a four-lane road.

Q.20

This sign means:

No right turns.
Right turns are permitted.
Stop before turning right.
Sharp curve ahead.

Q.21

Braking distance is affected by:

The speed your vehicle is traveling.
The condition of your brakes and tires.
The condition of the pavement.
All of the above.

Q.22

What is the meaning of this sign?

The traffic signal ahead is displaying a red light.
The traffic signal ahead is broken.
The traffic signal ahead is displaying a green light.
There is a traffic signal ahead.

Q.23

Drinking alcohol and driving is:

A minor traffic safety problem.
A serious traffic safety problem.
Safe if you have only had a few drinks.
Only dangerous to the driver who drinks.

Q.24

Driving while being distracted by any activity:

Is never dangerous.
Usually causes the driver to react more slowly to hazards.
Usually causes the driver to drive faster.
Is only dangerous for young drivers.

Q.25

When you see or hear an emergency vehicle coming, you should:

Stop immediately and let the vehicle pass.
Drive as far toward the right side of the road as is safe and stop.
Proceed slowly and permit the vehicle to pass.
Keep moving slowly, staying to the right side of the road.

Q.26

The amount of space you need to cross traffic depends on the:

Road conditions, weather conditions, and oncoming traffic.
Presence of a stop sign.
Use of your turn signals.
Cars behind you.

Q.27

A pedestrian starts to cross in front of your vehicle. You should:

Flash your lights.
Slow down.
Speed up and pass in front of the pedestrian.
Stop and let the pedestrian cross.

Q.28

You are driving at night and another vehicle is approaching from the opposite direction. Your headlights:

Should be on their high beam setting.
Should be on their low beam setting.
Should be off. Use your parking lights.
May be on either their high or low beam setting.

Q.29

If you stop at a railroad crossing with more than one track:

Wait to proceed until you have a clear view of all tracks.
Stop on the first railroad track and watch for another train.
Go through as soon as the train passes.
Go through when one of the tracks is free.

Q.30

The driver's left arm and hand are extended downward. This hand signal means that the driver plans to:

Turn left.
Turn right.
Stop.
Start up.

Q.31

You may pass another vehicle:

In a curve or on a hill because the chance is small that another vehicle is coming.
By using the shoulder of the highway.
If your lane is next to a solid yellow line and the passing lane is clear ahead.
None of the above.

Q.32

You are involved in an accident and another person is injured. You should:

Moved the injured away from the scene immediately.
Always leave the injured where they are.
Not move the injured unnecessarily. Keep the injured warm and administer first aid.
Stay away from the injured.

Q.33

Traffic signals sometimes display arrows to control turns from specific lanes. A green arrow:

Is used only on one-way streets.
Has the same meaning as a circular green traffic light, but traffic must turn in the direction indicated by the arrow.
Means that you may proceed, but only if the green arrow is accompanied by a circular green light.
Points the way to an airport.

Q.34

Snow and ice on your vehicle should be removed from:

Just the windshield.
All windows, the hood, and the roof of your vehicle.
Just the windshield and passenger window.
Just the hood and windshield.

Q.35

In which of the following ways can alcoholic beverages affect you?

It slows your reaction time.
It gives you a feeling of false confidence.
It impairs your thinking ability.
All of the above.

Q.36

When two vehicles arrive to an intersection at the same time, which one has the right-of-way when no signs or signals indicate rules?

The car approaching from the right has the right-of-way.
The car approaching from the left has the right-of-way.
The car in which the driver sounds his horn first has the right-of-way.
The car that is traveling the fastest has the right-of-way.

Q.37

You are driving in the left lane and want to move into the right lane. You should:

Check your mirrors, signal, and look over your left shoulder for other vehicles before changing lanes.
Check your mirrors, signal, and look over your right shoulder for other vehicles before changing lanes.
Check your mirrors, signal, and look over both shoulders for other vehicles before changing lanes.
Check your mirrors, signal, and change lanes.

Q.38

You must yield to other drivers:

When entering a street from a garage or alley.
When they are on a road to your left and you have reached an unmarked intersection at the same time.
When your traffic signal is a green arrow.
All of the above.

Q.39

Your first response to reduced visibility should be:

Turning on your headlights.
Reducing your speed.
Turning on your windshield wipers.
Looking for road edge markings to guide you.

Q.40

A red traffic signal light means that you must:

Stop at the stop line.
Stop before entering any crosswalk.
Stop before entering the intersection.
All of the above.

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