Your light turns green, but a vehicle is still clearing the intersection. What should you do?
Correct answer: Wait for the crossing vehicle to clear.
A green light permits movement only when the path is clear. It does not cancel the duty to yield to road users already in the intersection.
Source: Louisiana Class D & E Driver's Guide linked by OMV (cover R08/25; internal revision markers vary); Green light and occupied intersection; printed page 33, physical PDF page 38; reviewed September 22, 2026. ↗
You are waiting to turn left on a steady green light. An oncoming car is going straight. Who must yield?
Correct answer: You must yield before crossing its path.
An ordinary green light is not a protected left-turn arrow. Oncoming vehicles and crossing pedestrians still have priority over your left turn.
Source: Louisiana Class D & E Driver's Guide linked by OMV (cover R08/25; internal revision markers vary); Left turn on steady green; printed page 33, physical PDF page 38; reviewed September 22, 2026. ↗
A green arrow appears for your turn while a pedestrian remains in your path. What is the correct response?
Correct answer: Yield to the pedestrian before turning.
The arrow authorizes a direction, not a collision. Check that the intersection is clear of other road users before following it.
Source: Louisiana Class D & E Driver's Guide linked by OMV (cover R08/25; internal revision markers vary); Green arrow; printed page 33, physical PDF page 38; reviewed September 22, 2026. ↗
A signal changes to steady yellow while you can still stop safely before the stop line. What should you do?
Correct answer: Slow down and stop before the line.
Yellow warns that red is next. Stop when you can do so safely before the stopping position; do not accelerate to race the change.
Source: Louisiana Class D & E Driver's Guide linked by OMV (cover R08/25; internal revision markers vary); Steady yellow signal; printed page 33, physical PDF page 38; reviewed September 22, 2026. ↗
At a flashing yellow traffic light, the intersection is clear. How should you proceed?
Correct answer: Slow down, check for conflicts and continue cautiously.
A flashing yellow signal warns of a hazard. It calls for caution and a careful traffic check rather than an automatic stop on every approach.
Source: Louisiana Class D & E Driver's Guide linked by OMV (cover R08/25; internal revision markers vary); Flashing yellow signal; printed page 33, physical PDF page 38; reviewed September 22, 2026. ↗
You want to turn right at a steady red light, and no sign prohibits it. What must happen first?
Correct answer: Stop completely and yield to conflicting traffic and pedestrians.
A permitted right turn on red begins with a full stop. Turn only after yielding and confirming that the entire path is safe.
Source: Louisiana Class D & E Driver's Guide linked by OMV (cover R08/25; internal revision markers vary); Right turn on red; printed page 34, physical PDF page 39; reviewed September 22, 2026. ↗
A traffic signal flashes red toward you. Which action is required?
Correct answer: Stop fully, then yield and proceed when safe.
Flashing red uses the stop-sign procedure. Make a complete stop and check for vehicles and pedestrians before entering.
Source: Louisiana Class D & E Driver's Guide linked by OMV (cover R08/25; internal revision markers vary); Flashing red signal; printed page 34, physical PDF page 39; reviewed September 22, 2026. ↗
In Louisiana, you face a steady right-pointing red arrow. No sign prohibits a right turn on red. After a complete stop and yielding to pedestrians and other traffic, may you turn right when safe?
Correct answer: Yes; the statute permits this cautious turn after stopping and yielding.
R.S. 32:232(3)(b) expressly includes the turn exception in (c), which applies to any steady red signal when no sign prohibits the turn. Stop fully and yield before a safe right turn. This statutory exception is missing from the guide's simplified red-arrow summary.
Source: Louisiana Legislature; R.S. 32:232(3)(b) and (c): red-arrow turn exception; official page read September 22, 2026. ↗
You reach an intersection where the traffic-control signal is not functioning. How must you treat it in Louisiana?
Correct answer: As an all-way stop.
The Louisiana guide says a nonfunctioning signal reverts to an all-way or four-way stop. Stop and use the applicable yielding rules.
Source: Louisiana Class D & E Driver's Guide linked by OMV (cover R08/25; internal revision markers vary); Nonfunctioning traffic signal; printed page 86, physical PDF page 91; reviewed September 22, 2026. ↗
You and a car on your right stop at an all-way stop at the same time. Neither is turning across another vehicle. Who goes first?
Correct answer: The car on your right.
For simultaneous arrivals, the driver on the left yields to the driver on the right. Never force priority if another driver fails to yield.
Source: Louisiana Class D & E Driver's Guide linked by OMV (cover R08/25; internal revision markers vary); Simultaneous all-way-stop arrivals; printed page 93, physical PDF page 98; reviewed September 22, 2026. ↗
Your road ends at a T intersection with no traffic officer directing you. Before entering the through road, you should:
Correct answer: Yield to traffic on the through road.
Traffic entering from the terminating road yields to vehicles on the continuing road. Choose a safe gap for the whole maneuver.
Source: Louisiana Class D & E Driver's Guide linked by OMV (cover R08/25; internal revision markers vary); T intersection; printed page 93, physical PDF page 98; reviewed September 22, 2026. ↗
You approach a paved road from an unpaved road. Which traffic has priority?
Correct answer: Traffic already traveling on the paved road.
The guide requires a driver entering a paved road from an unpaved road to yield. Do not make another road user brake to accommodate your entry.
Source: Louisiana Class D & E Driver's Guide linked by OMV (cover R08/25; internal revision markers vary); Unpaved road entering paved road; printed page 93, physical PDF page 98; reviewed September 22, 2026. ↗
