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. ↗
You are leaving a driveway to join a public road. Which is the safest lawful plan?
Correct answer: Wait for a safe gap and yield to road traffic.
A signal communicates your plan but does not give you priority. Drivers entering from driveways, alleys or roadsides yield to traffic on the road.
Source: Louisiana Class D & E Driver's Guide linked by OMV (cover R08/25; internal revision markers vary); Entering from a driveway; printed page 93, physical PDF page 98; reviewed September 22, 2026. ↗
An ambulance approaches with its siren and warning lights operating. You can move right safely. What should you do?
Correct answer: Pull to the right, clear of intersections, and stop.
Clear the ambulance's path by moving to the right edge away from intersections and stopping. Check for additional emergency vehicles before resuming.
Source: Louisiana Class D & E Driver's Guide linked by OMV (cover R08/25; internal revision markers vary); Approaching emergency vehicle; printed page 93, physical PDF page 98; reviewed September 22, 2026. ↗
A pedestrian using a white cane is crossing the roadway ahead. What is your responsibility?
Correct answer: Yield and allow the pedestrian to cross safely.
The guide specifically protects people using white canes or guide dogs. Do not use a green light or missing paint as a reason to endanger them.
Source: Louisiana Class D & E Driver's Guide linked by OMV (cover R08/25; internal revision markers vary); White cane and guide dog; printed page 93, physical PDF page 98; reviewed September 22, 2026. ↗
You approach a roundabout while vehicles are circulating past your entrance. What should you do?
Correct answer: Slow down and yield before entering.
Vehicles entering a roundabout yield to those already circulating. Wait for a suitable opening and enter in the correct lane.
Source: Louisiana Class D & E Driver's Guide linked by OMV (cover R08/25; internal revision markers vary); Entering a roundabout; printed page 91, physical PDF page 96; reviewed September 22, 2026. ↗
On an undivided road, a school bus is stopped to pick up children on their way to school, with its red stop signals operating. How far away must you stop?
Correct answer: At least 30 feet from the bus.
Louisiana requires a stop at least 30 feet from the school bus in this situation. Do not pass while the required stop remains in effect, and watch carefully for children.
Source: Louisiana Legislature; R.S. 32:80(A)(1), (E): school bus stop distance; official page read September 22, 2026. ↗
A road has one travel lane each way and a shared center left-turn lane. A school bus opposite you stops for children with red stop signals operating. Must you stop?
Correct answer: Yes; this layout is not a divided-highway exception.
R.S. 32:80(C)(2) expressly excludes this three-lane layout from the separate-roadways exception. Stop at least 30 feet from the bus.
Source: Louisiana Legislature; R.S. 32:80(A)(1), (C)(2), (E): three-lane road; official page read September 22, 2026. ↗
A stopped school bus is on the opposite roadway of a highway divided by a raised concrete median. Must traffic on your separate roadway stop solely for that bus?
Correct answer: No, but remain alert for hazards.
The separate-roadways exception applies to a bus on the other roadway. It does not exempt drivers traveling behind the bus on its own roadway.
Source: Louisiana Legislature; R.S. 32:80(C)(1), (E): bus on separate roadway; official page read September 22, 2026. ↗
A lowered railroad gate requires you to stop. What distance from the nearest rail does the Louisiana guide specify?
Correct answer: Between 15 and 50 feet.
When a rail crossing requires a stop, stay at least 15 feet and no more than 50 feet from the nearest rail. Wait until crossing is permitted and safe.
Source: Louisiana Class D & E Driver's Guide linked by OMV (cover R08/25; internal revision markers vary); Railroad stopping position; printed page 94, physical PDF page 99; reviewed September 22, 2026. ↗
