Louisiana: Distracted and drowsy driving — Part 1 Practice Test
Questions in this part include: “When should you call the litter hotline to report someone littering?” · “Which of these does the manual list as a way of fighting fatigue?”
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Questions are original and based on the official manual "Class D & E Driver’s Guide" (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles.
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When should you call the litter hotline to report someone littering?
- While driving, right after you see it
- While parked, not while driving
- Only after you have driven away
- Only while stopped at a red light
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Correct answer: While parked, not while driving
The manual says to call while parked, not while driving.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 14 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 14)
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According to the manual, what is the most important safety feature of the automobile?
- The driver
- The air bag
- The safety belt
- The anti-lock brakes
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Correct answer: The driver
The manual says the most important safety feature of the automobile is the driver.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 53 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 53)
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What does the manual say you must do each and every time you drive, whatever the time of year?
- Check the weather report before leaving
- Drive only on familiar roads
- Pay attention to your surroundings
- Reduce your speed by 10 mph
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Correct answer: Pay attention to your surroundings
Each time you drive your vehicle upon the road you must pay attention to your surroundings, whatever the time of year.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 53 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 53)
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In the manual’s discussion of driving under stress, what are “incidents”?
- Normal maneuvers such as stopping for the light
- Frequent but unpredictable events, such as near-misses
- Crashes that cause injury or property damage
- Traffic offenses that result in a ticket
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Correct answer: Frequent but unpredictable events, such as near-misses
The manual defines incidents as frequent but unpredictable events, some dangerous and frightening like near-misses, others merely annoying like missing your turn.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 56 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 56)
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According to the manual, which of these is an example of an unpredictable action that creates danger, stress and crashes?
- Impulsive lane changes without signaling
- Maintaining a steady speed in your lane
- Stopping for a red light
- Keeping a safe following distance
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Correct answer: Impulsive lane changes without signaling
The manual gives impulsive lane changes without signaling as unpredictability that creates danger, stress and crashes.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 56 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 56)
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According to the manual, what does predictability, such as maintaining a steady speed in your lane, create?
- Danger, stress and a higher risk of crashes
- Boredom and highway hypnosis on long trips
- Safety, security and escape from disaster
- Impatience and aggressiveness toward others
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Correct answer: Safety, security and escape from disaster
The manual says predictability, like maintaining steady speed in one’s lane, creates safety, security and escape from disaster.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 56 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 56)
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What does the manual say you should do if you are worried, nervous, angry, frustrated or depressed?
- Take a short drive to calm down
- Let someone else drive
- Drive slowly in the right lane
- Drive only at night when traffic is light
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Correct answer: Let someone else drive
The manual says to let someone else drive, because you may become impulsive and aggressive and take risks you normally wouldn’t.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 56 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 56)
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If you do all the driving yourself, the manual says not to drive longer than how many hours a day?
- Four or five hours
- Twelve or fifteen hours
- Six or eight hours
- Twelve or fourteen hours
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Correct answer: Six or eight hours
The manual says a driver should rest every two hours and not drive longer than six or eight hours a day.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 56 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 56)
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The manual says driver fatigue, just like alcohol and drugs, impairs which of these?
- Your vision and judgment
- Your hearing and balance
- Your strength and flexibility
- Your sense of taste and smell
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Correct answer: Your vision and judgment
The manual says driver fatigue, just like alcohol and drugs, impairs your vision and judgment.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 56 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 56)
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Which of these is one way fatigue can affect you, according to the manual?
- It widens your side vision
- It shortens the distance you need to stop
- It makes you more alert to hazards
- It slows your reaction time
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Correct answer: It slows your reaction time
The manual says fatigue slows your reaction time and causes a loss in concentration and attention.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 56 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 56)
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Which of these does the manual list as a way of fighting fatigue?
- Turn the heater up
- Chew gum
- Keep the windows closed
- Drive faster to finish the trip sooner
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Correct answer: Chew gum
The manual lists taking a break, having a cup of coffee, chewing gum, listening to the radio and letting some fresh air into your car as ways of fighting fatigue.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 56 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 56)
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What does the manual mean by “highway hypnosis”?
- Your senses become dulled and your eyes become fixed on the road
- A sudden fear of driving at high speeds that makes you pull over
- Dizziness caused by bright sunlight shining on the road ahead
- A habit of changing lanes often without signaling first
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Correct answer: Your senses become dulled and your eyes become fixed on the road
The manual says boredom on long trips can lead to highway hypnosis: your senses become dulled, your eyes become fixed on the road and you are not alert to traffic situations.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 56 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 56)
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On a long trip, how does the manual say you should take rest stops?
- Only when you feel tired
- Only when your fuel is low
- Regularly, even if you are not tired
- Only after driving four hours without a break
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Correct answer: Regularly, even if you are not tired
To keep from getting tired on a long trip, the manual says to take regular rest stops, even if you are not tired.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 56 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 56)
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To keep from getting tired on a long trip, what does the manual say to do with your eyes?
- Keep them fixed on the road directly ahead of you
- Keep moving them, looking near and far, left and right
- Close them briefly every few minutes
- Look only at the center line
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Correct answer: Keep moving them, looking near and far, left and right
The manual says to keep moving your eyes and look at objects near and far, left and right.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 56 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 56)
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What does the manual say to do if nothing helps you stay awake?
- Drive faster to reach your destination sooner
- Keep driving in the right lane at a lower speed
- Stop in the traffic lane with your flashers on
- Get off the highway and take a short nap
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Correct answer: Get off the highway and take a short nap
The manual says that if nothing helps you stay awake, you should get off the highway and take a short nap, which could save your life.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 56 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 56)
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According to the manual, which of these is a common factor in drowsy-driving crashes?
- The crash occurs around midday
- The crash involves several vehicles in heavy traffic
- The crash occurs late at night or early in the morning
- The crash occurs at low speed in a parking lot
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Correct answer: The crash occurs late at night or early in the morning
The manual lists crashes late at night or early in the morning as one of the common factors involving drowsy-driving crashes.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 57 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 57)
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Which of these does the manual list among the common factors in drowsy-driving crashes involving the driver?
- The driver is alone in the vehicle
- The driver has several passengers
- The driver tries hard to avoid the crash
- The driver is driving at a very low speed
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Correct answer: The driver is alone in the vehicle
The manual lists a driver who is alone in the vehicle as one of the common factors in drowsy-driving crashes.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 57 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 57)
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According to the manual, drowsy-driving crashes commonly involve what kind of vehicle movement?
- Two vehicles colliding head-on in a parking lot
- Several vehicles stopped at an intersection
- A vehicle backing out of a driveway
- A single vehicle which leaves the roadway
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Correct answer: A single vehicle which leaves the roadway
The manual lists a crash involving a single vehicle which leaves the roadway as a common factor in drowsy-driving crashes.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 57 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 57)
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How does the manual say to begin a journey to prevent drowsy driving?
- After a large meal
- Well rested
- After a short drive around the block
- With a full tank of fuel
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Correct answer: Well rested
The manual says to begin your journey well rested to prevent drowsy driving.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 57 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 57)