Louisiana: Emergency vehicles and work zones
Yielding to emergency vehicles, parked emergency vehicles, work zones, flag persons and channelizing devices. Split into 2 shorter tests so you're not stuck in one long quiz.
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Emergency vehicles and work zones — Part 1
Questions in this part include: “What is the basic color of the traffic control devices used in construction and maintenance work areas?”
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Questions in this part include: “What do flag persons wear, and what do they use to direct traffic through a work zone?”
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A diamond-shaped sign that is orange is used where?
- Near schools
- In construction zones
- At railroad crossings
- On curves and side roads
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Correct answer: In construction zones
An orange diamond-shaped sign is used in construction zones, where you should slow down and proceed with caution.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 23 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 23)
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What does the Louisiana "move over" law require you to do when approaching a roadside incident?
- Stop until the incident is cleared
- Speed up to pass the incident quickly
- Slow down and change lanes
- Stay in your lane and sound your horn
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Correct answer: Slow down and change lanes
The "move over" law requires you to slow down and change lanes when approaching a roadside incident.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 30 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 30)
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What do orange warning signs in a construction area tell you is just ahead?
- Workers, machinery and barricades
- A school zone with children crossing
- A railroad crossing with no gates
- A change in the posted speed limit
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Correct answer: Workers, machinery and barricades
Orange warning signs tell you that workers, machinery and barricades are just ahead, and you may need to slow down, stop or change lanes.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 31 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 31)
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What is the basic color of the traffic control devices used in construction and maintenance work areas?
- Yellow
- Red
- White
- Orange
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Correct answer: Orange
The manual says orange is the basic color for the traffic control devices used in construction and maintenance work areas.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 31 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 31)
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What shape are most of the signs used in construction and maintenance work areas?
- Octagon
- Diamond
- Circle
- Triangle
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Correct answer: Diamond
Most signs in work areas are diamond shaped; only a few are rectangular.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 31 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 31)
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What are construction and maintenance signs used to notify drivers of?
- Changes in the speed limit on interstate highways
- Unusual or potentially dangerous conditions near work areas
- Places where parking is allowed near the work trucks
- Detour routes that are always posted for a month
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Correct answer: Unusual or potentially dangerous conditions near work areas
Construction and maintenance signs notify drivers of unusual or potentially dangerous conditions in or near work areas.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 31 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 31)
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A work-area sign shows a person holding a flag, and the manual labels it "Flagger Ahead." What should you do when you see it?
- Speed up to clear the work area quickly
- Stop at once and wait for the flagger to call you forward
- Change lanes and keep your speed
- Slow down and be prepared to stop
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Correct answer: Slow down and be prepared to stop
The Flagger Ahead sign indicates that a flag person is ahead to control traffic, so you should slow down and be prepared to stop.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 31 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 31)
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A diamond-shaped work-area sign shows a worker with a shovel, and the manual labels it "Workers Ahead." What should you do when you see it?
- Reduce speed and adjust lane position away from workers
- Stop and wait for a flagger to wave you through
- Keep your speed and stay in the middle of your lane
- Sound your horn to warn the workers you are coming
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Correct answer: Reduce speed and adjust lane position away from workers
The Workers Ahead sign indicates that workers are performing maintenance on the roadway, so you should reduce speed and adjust your lane position away from the workers.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 31 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 31)
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In Louisiana, what is true of traffic fines in construction zones?
- They are cut in half
- They are double
- They are the same as elsewhere
- They are doubled only at night
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Correct answer: They are double
The manual states that in Louisiana traffic fines are double for construction zones.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 31 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 31)
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Why are reduced speed limits set in work zones?
- To keep traffic flowing in only one direction
- To give drivers time to read the detour signs
- To protect the drivers and the workers
- To keep the work vehicles from being damaged
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Correct answer: To protect the drivers and the workers
The manual says reduced speed limits are set to protect the drivers and workers.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 31 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 31)
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What does every road construction job include plans for?
- The safe movement of traffic
- Free parking for the workers' vehicles
- Closing the road to all traffic until the work is done
- Posting a flagger at every intersection
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Correct answer: The safe movement of traffic
The manual says every road construction job includes plans for the safe movement of traffic.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 31 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 31)
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The manual says slower speeds in a work zone give drivers more of what?
- Time to make good decisions
- Room to pass the work vehicles
- Permission to change lanes freely
- Distance to stop within the work area
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Correct answer: Time to make good decisions
Drivers can become confused in a construction area even when it is well designed, and slower speeds allow them more time to make good decisions.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 32 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 32)
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Why should you not become oblivious to work zone signs when the work is long term or widespread?
- Work zone signs are removed after the first week of work
- Speed limits in work zones are raised every night
- Traffic patterns in work zones can change daily
- Work zones are always moved to a new road each day
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Correct answer: Traffic patterns in work zones can change daily
The manual warns that traffic patterns in work zones can change daily, including lane shifts or alternating lane closures.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 32 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 32)
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Which devices are the most commonly used to alert drivers of unusual or potentially dangerous conditions in work areas and to guide them through the work zone?
- Guardrails, mile markers, reflectors and curbs
- Barricades, vertical panels, drums, cones and tubes
- Speed bumps, rumble strips and traffic signals
- Billboards, mailboxes, fences and trees
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Correct answer: Barricades, vertical panels, drums, cones and tubes
Barricades, vertical panels, drums, cones and tubes are the most commonly used channelizing devices in highway and street work areas.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 32 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 32)
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At night, what are channelizing devices in work areas often equipped with?
- White reflective tape only
- Red flags and orange vests
- Sound alarms and warning horns
- Flashing or steady burning lights
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Correct answer: Flashing or steady burning lights
The manual says channelizing devices are often equipped with flashing or steady burning lights at night.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 32 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 32)
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What do the diagonal stripes on a barricade or vertical panel guide the driver toward?
- The nearest exit from the work zone
- The place where workers are standing
- The direction in which traffic should pass
- The point where the lane ends
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Correct answer: The direction in which traffic should pass
The diagonal stripes on the barricade or vertical panel guide the driver toward the direction in which traffic should pass.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 32 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 32)
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The stripes on a work-zone barricade slope downward to the left. What should you do?
- Bear to the left
- Bear to the right
- Stop and wait for a flagger
- Drive straight ahead through the barricade
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Correct answer: Bear to the left
Stripes sloping downward to the left mean the driver should bear to the left; stripes sloping downward to the right mean bear right.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 32 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 32)
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When may large flashing or sequential arrow panels be used in work zones?
- Only at night
- Only in bad weather
- Only on interstate highways
- Both day and night
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Correct answer: Both day and night
The manual says large flashing or sequential arrow panels may be used in work zones both day and night.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 32 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 32)
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What do flashing or sequential arrow panels inform drivers of?
- A railroad crossing is ahead on the road
- Part of the road or street ahead is closed
- The speed limit has been lowered ahead
- A school bus is stopped on the road ahead
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Correct answer: Part of the road or street ahead is closed
Arrow panels guide drivers into certain traffic lanes and inform them that part of the road or street ahead is closed.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 32 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 32)
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A work-zone arrow panel shows yellow lights in a row forming an arrow that points left. What is it labeled in the manual?
- Lane closed
- Move left
- Move right
- Road closed
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Correct answer: Move left
The manual labels a flashing arrow panel with an arrow pointing left "Move left" and the chevron-pattern panel "Lane closed."
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 32 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 32)
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A work-zone panel shows yellow lights arranged in three chevron shapes pointing left, with no arrow shaft. What is it labeled in the manual?
- Move left
- Detour ahead
- Flagger ahead
- Lane closed
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Correct answer: Lane closed
The manual labels the chevron-pattern flashing panel "Lane closed."
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 32 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 32)
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What are flag persons in highway and street work zones often provided to do?
- Stop, slow down or guide traffic safely through the area
- Check the licenses of drivers who enter the zone
- Issue warnings to drivers who exceed the speed limit
- Close the road to traffic until the work is finished
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Correct answer: Stop, slow down or guide traffic safely through the area
Flag persons are often provided in work zones to stop, slow down or guide traffic safely through the area.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 33 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 33)
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What do flag persons wear, and what do they use to direct traffic through a work zone?
- Yellow-green vests, with white flags or lighted signal batons
- Blue jackets and caps, with green flags or hand-held lanterns
- Orange vests, shirts or jackets, with red flags or stop/slow paddles
- White shirts and helmets, with orange flags or reflective cones
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Correct answer: Orange vests, shirts or jackets, with red flags or stop/slow paddles
Flag persons wear orange vests, shirts or jackets and use red flags or stop/slow paddles.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 33 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 33)
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To safely navigate through a construction zone in warm weather, what does the manual tell drivers to do?
- Follow the vehicle ahead closely to keep the traffic moving
- Ignore the posted signs when no workers are visible nearby
- Obey all signs and watch for construction workers and their vehicles
- Use the left lane to pass slower vehicles and work vehicles
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Correct answer: Obey all signs and watch for construction workers and their vehicles
The manual says to obey all signs and watch for construction workers and their vehicles in construction zones.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 51 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 51)
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Why should you leave extra room when following police vehicles, ambulances and fire trucks?
- They need more room to operate
- They always drive in the left lane
- They never use their brake lights
- They are required to stop at every intersection
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Correct answer: They need more room to operate
Police vehicles, ambulances, and fire trucks need more room to operate.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 66 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 66)
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An emergency vehicle is sounding a siren and flashing warning lights. What must you do?
- Slow down and keep driving in your lane until it has passed
- Pull over to the right edge of the roadway clear of intersections and stop
- Stop immediately where you are, even if you are inside an intersection
- Pull over to the left edge of the roadway and keep your engine running
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Correct answer: Pull over to the right edge of the roadway clear of intersections and stop
You must yield by pulling over to the right edge of the roadway, clear of intersections, and stopping until the emergency vehicle has passed.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 93 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 93)
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When you yield to an emergency vehicle that is sounding a siren and flashing warning lights, which traffic does this apply to?
- Only traffic traveling in the same direction as the emergency vehicle
- Traffic in both directions
- Only traffic in the lane directly ahead of the emergency vehicle
- Only traffic approaching the emergency vehicle from the front
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Correct answer: Traffic in both directions
The manual says the duty to pull over and stop for an emergency vehicle applies to traffic in both directions.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 93 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 93)
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What does the manual say you must do when a funeral procession is on the road?
- Yield the right-of-way to the vehicles participating in it
- Pass it as quickly as possible
- Merge into the procession if it is traveling your way
- Stop and turn off your headlights until it has passed
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Correct answer: Yield the right-of-way to the vehicles participating in it
The manual says funeral processions require all operators of motor vehicles to yield the right-of-way to the vehicles participating in the procession.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 97 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 97)
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What must each driver have while participating in a funeral procession?
- The headlights lighted and the horn sounding at intersections
- The parking lights on and a flag displayed
- The emergency lights flashing and the headlights off
- The headlights lighted and the emergency lights flashing
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Correct answer: The headlights lighted and the emergency lights flashing
The manual says each driver in a funeral procession must have the headlights lighted and the emergency lights flashing.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 97 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 97)
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Following emergency vehicles that are responding to a call is unlawful when you are closer than what distance?
- 100 feet
- 300 feet
- 1,000 feet
- 500 feet
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Correct answer: 500 feet
The manual says following emergency vehicles responding to a call closer than 500 feet is unlawful.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 97 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 97)
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After following an emergency vehicle, where must you not park?
- Within 50 feet of the stopped emergency vehicle
- Within the block where the emergency vehicle has stopped
- On the same side of the street as the emergency vehicle
- Within 1,000 feet of the stopped emergency vehicle
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Correct answer: Within the block where the emergency vehicle has stopped
The manual says you must not follow into and park within the block where the emergency vehicle has stopped.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 97 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 97)
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When may you cross unprotected fire department hoses?
- Only at a speed under 5 mph
- Only when no firefighter is near the hose
- Only with consent given by the fire department
- Only when the hose lies across a paved road
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Correct answer: Only with consent given by the fire department
The manual says not to cross unprotected fire department hoses unless the fire department gives consent.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 97 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 97)
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When an authorized emergency vehicle approaches using audible or visual signals, what must you do?
- Pull parallel to the right-hand edge or curb and stay stopped until it passes
- Pull to the left-hand edge and slow to a crawl until it has fully passed you
- Stop in your lane with your emergency flashers on until it has passed
- Speed up and stay ahead of it until it turns off
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Correct answer: Pull parallel to the right-hand edge or curb and stay stopped until it passes
You must yield the right-of-way and immediately drive to a position parallel to the right-hand edge or curb and remain stopped until the emergency vehicle has passed.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 121 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 121)
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On an interstate or other highway with two or more lanes in your direction, how do you yield the right-of-way to a parked authorized emergency vehicle, if possible with due regard to safety and traffic conditions?
- Move into the lane right beside the parked vehicle and slow down to pass
- Stay in your lane and speed up to pass the parked vehicle quickly and safely
- Stop in your lane until the parked vehicle has driven away
- Make a lane change into a lane not adjacent to the parked vehicle
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Correct answer: Make a lane change into a lane not adjacent to the parked vehicle
Yield the right-of-way by changing into a lane not adjacent to the parked vehicle, if possible with due regard to safety and traffic conditions.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 121 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 121)
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On a multi-lane highway, if you cannot change into a lane not next to a parked authorized emergency vehicle, what must you do?
- Stop completely in the travel lane
- Slow to a reasonably safe speed
- Maintain speed and sound the horn
- Pull onto the left shoulder at once
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Correct answer: Slow to a reasonably safe speed
If a lane change is not possible, the driver shall slow to a reasonably safe speed.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 121 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 121)