Your light is green, but a police officer directing the intersection signals you to stop. Which instruction must you follow?
Correct answer: Stop as the officer directs.
Follow the officer's traffic direction even when it differs from the signal. A green light does not authorize ignoring an officer controlling the intersection.
Source: Louisiana Legislature; R.S. 32:231(A); current official statute read September 22, 2026. ↗
You are on a one-way street and want to turn left onto another one-way street in its permitted direction. The light is steady red and no sign prohibits the turn. What does Louisiana law allow?
Correct answer: Turn cautiously after stopping and yielding, when the path is clear.
The permitted left-on-red case is from a one-way street into another one-way street. It requires a full stop, yielding and no sign prohibiting the turn; it is not a general left-on-red permission.
Source: Louisiana Legislature; R.S. 32:232(3)(c); current official statute read September 22, 2026. ↗
A flashing yellow arrow controls your left turn, and an oncoming car is approaching. What does the arrow require?
Correct answer: Yield to the oncoming car before making a safe turn.
A flashing yellow arrow permits a cautious turn, not a protected one. Left-turning traffic must yield to oncoming vehicles, pedestrians in the crosswalk and traffic already lawfully in the intersection.
Source: Louisiana Legislature; R.S. 32:232(4); current official statute read September 22, 2026. ↗
At a steady red light, there is no marked stop line but there is a crosswalk on your side of the intersection. Where must you stop?
Correct answer: Before entering that crosswalk.
When no stop line exists, stop before the near-side crosswalk. The absence of a painted stop line does not authorize blocking the pedestrian crossing.
Source: Louisiana Legislature; R.S. 32:232(3)(a); current official statute read September 22, 2026. ↗
Your light is green, but the lane beyond the intersection is full. You would have to stop inside the junction. What should you do?
Correct answer: Wait outside until there is room to clear the intersection.
Check the far side as well as the light. Do not enter when congestion prevents your vehicle from clearing the intersection; otherwise you can obstruct traffic from another direction.
Source: Louisiana Class D & E Driver's Guide linked by OMV (cover R08/25; internal revision markers vary); Do Not Block Intersection; printed page 28, physical PDF page 33; reviewed September 22, 2026. ↗
You have already entered the intersection when the light turns yellow. The route ahead is clear. What should you do?
Correct answer: Continue through safely.
The guide distinguishes approaching a yellow light from already being in the intersection. If already inside, continue safely rather than stopping in the junction or reversing.
Source: Louisiana Class D & E Driver's Guide linked by OMV (cover R08/25; internal revision markers vary); Steady YELLOW Traffic Light; printed page 33, physical PDF page 38; reviewed September 22, 2026. ↗
A left-turn green arrow is displayed beside a circular red light. You are in the proper left-turn lane, and the intersection is clear. What movement does the arrow permit?
Correct answer: A cautious left turn in the arrow's direction.
The green arrow authorizes its indicated movement even when another indication is displayed. It does not turn the circular red into permission to go straight; continue to yield to lawful road users.
Source: Louisiana Legislature; R.S. 32:232(1)(b); current official statute read September 22, 2026. ↗
A flagger holds a STOP paddle toward your lane in an authorized highway work zone. You see no oncoming vehicles. What should you do?
Correct answer: Stop and wait for the flagger to direct you onward.
A work-zone flagger's instructions must be obeyed. The flagger may be protecting workers, equipment or traffic beyond your view; an empty-looking lane is not permission to pass.
Source: Louisiana Legislature; R.S. 32:237(A)(1); current official statute read September 22, 2026. ↗
An official construction barricade closes the highway. The pavement behind it looks usable, and no police officer is directing you through. May you drive around it?
Correct answer: No; follow the open route or detour.
Drivers must not bypass a closed-highway barricade merely because the surface appears passable. The law preserves an exception when a police officer directs otherwise; do not invent your own access permission.
Source: Louisiana Legislature; R.S. 32:237(A)(1), closed-highway barricades; current official statute read September 22, 2026. ↗
You drive through the same long-term work zone every day. Why should you keep reading its current signs and lane guidance?
Correct answer: Lane shifts and closures can change from day to day.
Familiarity can hide a changed traffic pattern. The guide warns that work-zone lane shifts and alternating closures may change daily, so respond to the controls in place now.
Source: Louisiana Class D & E Driver's Guide linked by OMV (cover R08/25; internal revision markers vary); Highway work zones; printed page 32, physical PDF page 37; reviewed September 22, 2026. ↗
An electronic arrow panel directs traffic out of a lane that is closing for roadwork. How should you respond?
Correct answer: Follow the indicated lane direction after checking for a safe move.
Arrow panels guide traffic into available lanes and warn of a closure. Follow that guidance while making an observed, controlled move; the panel does not remove the need to check surrounding traffic.
Source: Louisiana Class D & E Driver's Guide linked by OMV (cover R08/25; internal revision markers vary); Flashing arrow panels; printed page 32, physical PDF page 37; reviewed September 22, 2026. ↗
On a two-lane Louisiana street, you are within a school zone during its posted hours. May you overtake and pass the slower vehicle ahead?
Correct answer: No; passing another vehicle is prohibited in that situation.
Louisiana prohibits overtaking and passing on a two-lane highway or street within a school zone during posted hours. Low speed or a lack of visible children does not remove that restriction.
Source: Louisiana Legislature; R.S. 32:77.1(A); current official statute read September 22, 2026. ↗
A school-zone sign states that its reduced speed limit applies when flashing. The beacon is flashing now. Which limit must you obey?
Correct answer: The reduced limit shown on that school-zone sign.
The flashing condition activates the reduced limit on this sign. Do not replace the sign's actual condition with your own estimate of school hours or whether children are present.
Source: Louisiana Class D & E Driver's Guide linked by OMV (cover R08/25; internal revision markers vary); School Speed Limit When Flashing Sign; printed page 27, physical PDF page 32; reviewed September 22, 2026. ↗
There is no special hazard requiring lower speed, but a driver travels so slowly that normal, reasonable traffic movement is impeded. Is staying below the maximum limit enough to make this lawful?
Correct answer: No; unnecessarily impeding traffic by driving too slowly is prohibited.
The general speed law also addresses unjustifiably slow driving. It retains an exception when a special hazard requires lower speed; this rule is not a demand to drive too fast for conditions.
Source: Louisiana Legislature; R.S. 32:64(B); current official statute read September 22, 2026. ↗
An officially designated pedestrian safety zone is empty. May you drive through it to get past a queue?
Correct answer: No; keep the vehicle out of the safety zone.
Louisiana prohibits driving a vehicle through or within a safety zone. It is not an extra travel lane when vacant, and congestion does not turn it into a passing route.
Source: Louisiana Legislature; R.S. 32:288; current official statute read September 22, 2026. ↗
A car driver extends the left hand and arm horizontally from the vehicle's left side, with the back of the open hand toward the rear. What turn is being signaled?
Correct answer: A left turn.
The horizontal left-arm signal indicates a left turn. Observe the driver's intended movement and maintain safe spacing rather than treating the arm as an invitation to pass.
Source: Louisiana Legislature; R.S. 32:106(A)(1); current official statute read September 22, 2026. ↗
A car driver extends the left arm upward at an angle from the shoulder or elbow, with the back of the open hand toward the rear. Which maneuver is signaled?
Correct answer: A right turn.
For a car driver signaling from the left side, the upward arm position indicates a right turn. Louisiana separately allows a bicyclist to signal right with a horizontally extended right arm.
Source: Louisiana Legislature; R.S. 32:106(A)(2); current official statute read September 22, 2026. ↗
A driver extends the left hand and arm downward at an angle, with the hand open and its back toward the rear. What should a following driver anticipate?
Correct answer: The vehicle slowing or stopping.
The downward hand-and-arm signal warns of a stop or decrease in speed. Respond by maintaining room ahead and preparing for the vehicle to slow.
Source: Louisiana Legislature; R.S. 32:106(A)(3); current official statute read September 22, 2026. ↗
You face red raised pavement reflectors at a roadway entrance. What do they indicate?
Correct answer: You would be traveling against the permitted direction.
The guide identifies red pavement reflectors as a wrong-direction warning. Do not enter that roadway; use an opening intended for your direction of travel.
Source: Louisiana Class D & E Driver's Guide linked by OMV (cover R08/25; internal revision markers vary); Red Raised Pavement Marking or reflectors; printed page 35, physical PDF page 40; reviewed September 22, 2026. ↗
You realize your marked lane requires a turn, but you wanted to continue straight. You can no longer change lanes safely. What should you do?
Correct answer: Make the required turn and find a safe route back.
Follow the lane's required movement instead of surprising others with a sudden stop or lane change. The guide recommends going around the block and returning safely.
Source: Louisiana Class D & E Driver's Guide linked by OMV (cover R08/25; internal revision markers vary); Directional Markings: required turn lane; printed page 37, physical PDF page 42; reviewed September 22, 2026. ↗
