Louisiana: Exam Simulator
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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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Who must have a Louisiana driver’s license?
- A resident of Louisiana who wants to drive a motor vehicle on public streets and highways
- Only a resident who drives a motor vehicle for pay
- Only a resident who is under 21 years of age
- Only a resident who drives outside the parish where the vehicle is registered
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Correct answer: A resident of Louisiana who wants to drive a motor vehicle on public streets and highways
The manual says a Louisiana resident who wants to drive a motor vehicle on public streets and highways must have a Louisiana driver’s license.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 1 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 1)
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Besides a vehicle’s equipment and age, what else affects its handling?
- The number of previous owners the vehicle has had
- The color and style of the vehicle’s paint job
- The price paid when the vehicle was first purchased
- Whether regular maintenance has been performed on it
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Correct answer: Whether regular maintenance has been performed on it
The manual says the vehicle’s equipment, its age and whether regular maintenance has been performed all affect its handling.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 19 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 19)
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Which highway safety feature is said to help nighttime drivers?
- Rumble strips and synchronized traffic signals
- Breakaway poles and guard rails
- Retro reflective signs and pavement markings
- Skid resistant pavement and snow storage areas
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Correct answer: Retro reflective signs and pavement markings
The manual says retro reflective signs and pavement markings help nighttime drivers.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 21 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 21)
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On what is the design of a highway based?
- The number of crashes on other highways in the same parish
- The size of the parish that regulates and maintains it
- The speed limit set by the nearest traffic court
- The anticipated volume and composition of the traffic using it
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Correct answer: The anticipated volume and composition of the traffic using it
The manual says the design of a highway, including lane width, shoulder width and the median, is based on the anticipated volume and composition of the traffic using it.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 20 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 20)
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You park facing downhill next to a curb. How should you turn your wheels?
- Away from the curb
- Toward the curb
- Straight ahead
- Parallel to the road
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Correct answer: Toward the curb
When facing downhill with a curb, you turn your wheels toward the curb and shift into reverse or park.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 68 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 68)
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Which of these is a traffic control device?
- A vehicle title
- A driver's license restriction
- Pavement markings
- An inspection sticker
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Correct answer: Pavement markings
Traffic control devices include traffic signals, signs and pavement markings.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 22 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 22)
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What are electronic message signs, also called dynamic message signs, used to post?
- Directions to rest areas and the nearest tollbooths on the route
- The times when stores and gas stations along the road are open
- Warnings about hazardous conditions such as fog, high winds or ice storms
- The speed of each vehicle that passes the sign along the highway
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Correct answer: Warnings about hazardous conditions such as fog, high winds or ice storms
The manual says electronic message signs, also called dynamic message signs, post warnings about hazardous conditions such as fog, high winds or ice storms.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 21 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 21)
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Which of these people can provide traffic control that you must obey?
- A school crossing guard
- A pedestrian waiting at the curb
- A passenger riding in the car ahead
- A driver stopped behind you
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Correct answer: A school crossing guard
Traffic control can also be provided by law enforcement, highway personnel or school crossing guards, and you must obey their directions.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 22 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 22)
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Which of these is an effort to improve intersections and reduce crashes there?
- Narrower lanes at the stop line
- Higher speed limits on side streets
- Removing pavement markings
- Synchronized traffic signals
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Correct answer: Synchronized traffic signals
The manual lists exclusive turn lanes, roundabouts and synchronized traffic signals as efforts to improve intersections and reduce crashes there.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 21 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 21)
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What is the yellow circular sign used for?
- School zone advance warning
- Construction zone warning
- Route marker identification
- Railroad advance warning
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Correct answer: Railroad advance warning
The round yellow sign is an advance warning sign used exclusively for railroad advance warning.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 23 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 23)