Louisiana: Distracted and drowsy driving — Part 4 Practice Test
Questions in this part include: “Which of these is listed as a distracting activity?” · “If possible, who should make a necessary phone call while you are driving?”
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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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Which of these is listed as a distracting activity?
- Checking your mirrors before a lane change
- Changing the radio station or auxiliary player
- Looking at your speedometer now and then
- Using your turn signal before a turn
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Correct answer: Changing the radio station or auxiliary player
Changing the radio station or auxiliary player is on the manual's list of other distracting activities.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 110 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 110)
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Which of these does the manual list as a distracting activity?
- Scanning the road ahead
- Checking for traffic before a lane change
- Checking the speed limit sign
- Reading, including a map on your phone
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Correct answer: Reading, including a map on your phone
The manual's list of other distracting activities includes reading, including a map on your phone.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 110 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 110)
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What does the manual say about using a hands-free device while driving?
- It removes all three types of distraction as long as the phone is hands free
- It is just as safe as talking with a passenger riding in your own car
- It may keep your hands on the wheel but not necessarily your mind on driving
- It removes the risk of cognitive distraction once the phone is hands free
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Correct answer: It may keep your hands on the wheel but not necessarily your mind on driving
Cognitive distraction still exists with a hands-free phone: a hands-free device does not necessarily keep your mind on your driving.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 111 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 111)
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Which group does the manual call the highest risk group when it comes to texting?
- Drivers over 65
- Commercial drivers
- New residents
- Teens
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Correct answer: Teens
The manual says texting is very high risk and teens are the highest risk group.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 111 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 111)
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According to the manual, what is the number one driver distraction involved in most crashes?
- Eating and drinking
- Cell phone use
- Talking to passengers
- Grooming
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Correct answer: Cell phone use
The manual says the number one driver distraction involved in most of the crashes is cell phone use.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 111 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 111)
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Which of these does the manual say has no place in the driver's seat?
- Daydreaming
- Checking your mirrors
- Scanning the road ahead
- Planning your route
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Correct answer: Daydreaming
The manual says the driver's seat is no place for daydreaming, intense conversation, or absentmindedly looking at scenery.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 111 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 111)
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What does the manual suggest you do with your cell phone before you get in the car?
- Place it on your lap for easy reach
- Set it to the loudest ring tone
- Turn it off or set it to silent
- Leave it on the dashboard in view
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Correct answer: Turn it off or set it to silent
If you cannot hear the phone, you will not be tempted to answer it or look at it.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 111 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 111)
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What does the manual suggest you do so others know you cannot take a call while you drive?
- Call them back from the road
- Leave a message on the phone saying so
- Let a passenger answer every call
- Keep the phone in your hand
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Correct answer: Leave a message on the phone saying so
The manual advises leaving a message on the phone that lets others know you can't take the call.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 111 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 111)
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What does the manual say to do if you must make a phone call while driving?
- Make it while stopped in traffic
- Use the phone only on straight roads
- Hold the phone with one hand only
- Pull over to a safe location
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Correct answer: Pull over to a safe location
If you must make a call, the manual tells you to pull over to a safe location.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 111 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 111)
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If possible, who should make a necessary phone call while you are driving?
- You, while holding the phone low
- You, at a red light
- A passenger
- The driver of the next car
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Correct answer: A passenger
The manual says that if possible, you should have a passenger make the call for you.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 111 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 111)
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Which of these should you never do while driving, according to the manual?
- Text, surf the web or read your emails
- Listen to the radio at a low volume
- Check your mirrors before you change lanes
- Glance at your speedometer now and then
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Correct answer: Text, surf the web or read your emails
The manual says never, ever to text or surf the web while driving, and not to read your emails while driving.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 111 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 111)
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If you are going to an area you are not familiar with, what does the manual say to do before you start to drive?
- Check the map while stopped in traffic
- Ask a passenger to read your phone aloud
- Follow other vehicles going that way
- Study maps or get driving directions
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Correct answer: Study maps or get driving directions
For an unfamiliar area, the manual says to study maps or get driving directions before you start to drive.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 111 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 111)
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If you are driving with pets, what does the manual say to do before you begin?
- Let them ride in your lap
- Secure them properly
- Let them move freely about the car
- Keep them in the front seat
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Correct answer: Secure them properly
The manual says to secure pets properly before you begin.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 111 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 111)
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If a situation arises with a child while you are driving, what does the manual say to do?
- Pull over to a safe location before you handle it
- Turn around and handle it while you keep driving
- Slow down and handle it while in your own lane
- Wait and handle it at the next red light you reach
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Correct answer: Pull over to a safe location before you handle it
The manual says to pull over to a safe location before handling a situation with a child.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 111 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 111)
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What role does the manual suggest asking a passenger to serve?
- Your phone operator
- Your lookout for police
- Your co-pilot
- Your driving instructor
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Correct answer: Your co-pilot
The manual's tip is to ask a passenger to serve as your co-pilot.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 111 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 111)
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Where does the manual say you should do personal grooming?
- At red lights
- At home
- On the highway
- In the parking lane
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Correct answer: At home
The manual says to do personal grooming at home.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 111 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 111)
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What does the manual say about items that fall on the floor or elsewhere in the car?
- Retrieve them at the next stop sign
- Reach for them only on straight roads
- Reach for them with one hand
- Do not try to retrieve them
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Correct answer: Do not try to retrieve them
The manual says not to try to retrieve items that fall on the floor or elsewhere in the car.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 111 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 111)
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What does the manual say is the most important of all when it comes to avoiding distractions?
- To keep your windows closed
- To keep your music low
- To focus on your driving
- To drive only short trips
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Correct answer: To focus on your driving
The manual says the most important thing is to focus on your driving and refrain from any other activity that may take your attention and eyes off the road.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 111 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 111)
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According to the manual, teens are easily distracted while driving by which of these?
- Their speedometer
- Other teens in the car
- Warning lights on the dashboard
- The turn signal
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Correct answer: Other teens in the car
The manual says teens are easily distracted by the radio station, a cell phone or other teens in the car.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 112 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 112)