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Louisiana: Right-of-way and turning — Part 6 Practice Test

Questions in this part include: “What does the manual say the law does about the right-of-way?”

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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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  1. If you intend to turn left at a traffic circle or roundabout, when do you signal “right” to take the exit?

    Overhead view of a roundabout with a planted central island, four roads joining it, YIELD signs on each road and striped crosswalks on the west and east roads.
    • As soon as you enter the circle
    • After you have traveled three quarters of the way around
    • After you have traveled one quarter of the way around
    • After you have traveled half of the way around
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    Correct answer: After you have traveled three quarters of the way around

    The guide says that once you have traveled three quarters of the way around, you signal “right” to take the exit.

    Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 92 · Open this page in the manual

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  2. In a traffic circle or roundabout, what should you not do about large vehicles such as trucks and buses?

    A tractor-trailer drives around a single-lane roundabout, its trailer wheels on the central island's paved apron, while a blue car waits at the yield line of an entry.
    • Yield to them
    • Signal near them
    • Slow down for them
    • Drive alongside them
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    Correct answer: Drive alongside them

    The guide says not to drive alongside large vehicles, such as trucks and buses, in a traffic circle or roundabout.

    Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 92 · Open this page in the manual

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  3. What does the manual say the law does about the right-of-way?

    • It gives the right-of-way to the driver who arrived first
    • It gives the right-of-way to the driver on the main road
    • It says who must yield, but it does not give anyone the right-of-way
    • It gives the right-of-way to the driver of the larger vehicle
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    Correct answer: It says who must yield, but it does not give anyone the right-of-way

    The law says who must yield the right-of-way to another roadway user; it does not give anyone the right-of-way.

    Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 93 · Open this page in the manual

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  4. Other drivers or pedestrians are not following the right-of-way rules, and the right-of-way belongs to you. What does the manual say to do?

    • Insist on taking the right-of-way so they learn the rule
    • Sound your horn until they yield
    • Let them have the right-of-way
    • Speed up and clear the intersection before they move
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    Correct answer: Let them have the right-of-way

    The manual says you should never insist on taking the right-of-way and should let others have it even if it belongs to you.

    Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 93 · Open this page in the manual

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  5. At a yield sign intersection, when may you proceed ahead?

    A red and white YIELD sign
    • Only when it will not interfere with approaching traffic
    • As soon as you have slowed to a reasonable speed
    • Once you have honked to warn approaching traffic
    • As soon as the vehicles ahead of you have passed
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    Correct answer: Only when it will not interfere with approaching traffic

    At a yield sign intersection you slow down, stop if required, and proceed only when you will not interfere with approaching traffic.

    Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 93 · Open this page in the manual

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  6. The driver making a left turn must yield the right-of-way to whom?

    A blue car with its left signal lamps flashing in its lane just before a four-way intersection with green signals; a yellow car at the stop line on the right-hand street.
    • Only oncoming motor vehicles, not bicyclists
    • Traffic approaching from behind in the same lane
    • Vehicles that are stopped behind the turning driver
    • Oncoming traffic, including bicyclists
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    Correct answer: Oncoming traffic, including bicyclists

    A driver making a left turn must yield the right-of-way to oncoming traffic, including bicyclists.

    Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 93 · Open this page in the manual

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  7. Where must you yield the right-of-way to pedestrians who are legally crossing the roadway on which you are driving?

    A two-way street with a double yellow line and a marked crosswalk; a pedestrian is crossing, and a blue car and a red car approach from opposite directions, each behind a white stop line.
    • At marked crosswalks only
    • At crosswalks controlled by traffic signals only
    • At marked or unmarked crosswalks
    • At crosswalks on roads with a posted speed limit under 25 mph
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    Correct answer: At marked or unmarked crosswalks

    The manual says you must yield to pedestrians legally crossing the roadway, at marked or unmarked crosswalks.

    Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 93 · Open this page in the manual

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  8. What must you do for a person who is using a guide dog for the visually impaired?

    A person walking a yellow guide dog in a harness across a marked crosswalk on a two-lane street; a blue car approaches from a distance in the same lane.
    • Yield the right-of-way to the person
    • Sound your horn so the person knows you are there
    • Pass quickly on the left side of the person
    • Slow down, but you are not required to yield
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    Correct answer: Yield the right-of-way to the person

    The manual lists persons using a guide dog for the visually impaired among those to whom you must yield the right-of-way.

    Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 93 · Open this page in the manual

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  9. What must you do for a person who is using a white cane with or without a red tip?

    A pedestrian using a long white cane with a red tip crossing the street in a marked crosswalk while a car approaches.
    • Flash your headlights to warn the person you are approaching
    • Drive around the person, leaving a wide gap
    • Stop only if the person steps off the curb
    • Yield the right-of-way to the person
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    Correct answer: Yield the right-of-way to the person

    The manual lists persons using a white cane, with or without a red tip, among those to whom you must yield the right-of-way.

    Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 93 · Open this page in the manual

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  10. At an uncontrolled intersection, you must yield to which vehicles?

    A blue car driving up a residential street toward a crossing street, with houses, lawns and sidewalks on the corners and no signs or signals.
    • Only vehicles approaching from your right side
    • Only vehicles that are larger than yours
    • Only vehicles that are traveling faster than you
    • Vehicles that are already in the intersection
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    Correct answer: Vehicles that are already in the intersection

    The manual says you must yield at uncontrolled intersections where vehicles are already in the intersection.

    Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 93 · Open this page in the manual

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  11. At a "T" intersection, you must yield to which vehicles?

    A blue car approaches the end of a residential street at a T-intersection with no signs, as a red car comes from the left and a white car from the right.
    • Vehicles on the road that ends at the intersection
    • Vehicles on the through road
    • Vehicles waiting in line behind you
    • Only vehicles that are turning left
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    Correct answer: Vehicles on the through road

    The manual says that at "T" intersections you must yield to vehicles on the through road.

    Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 93 · Open this page in the manual

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  12. You are driving on an unpaved road that intersects with a paved road. What must you do?

    A blue car on a gravel road approaching a paved two-lane road, with a car coming from the left and another from the right
    • Proceed first, because the paved road must yield to you
    • Speed up to cross before traffic on the paved road arrives
    • Yield the right-of-way
    • Stop only if you are turning left onto the paved road
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    Correct answer: Yield the right-of-way

    The manual says you must yield the right-of-way when driving on an unpaved road that intersects with a paved road.

    Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 93 · Open this page in the manual

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  13. What must you do when returning to the roadway after your car has been parked?

    A blue car with its left signal on pulling away from the curb on a residential street, with a red car coming up behind it
    • Yield the right-of-way
    • Enter the roadway at once, since moving traffic must make room
    • Signal, and then traffic must yield to you
    • Enter the roadway only when no vehicle is behind you
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    Correct answer: Yield the right-of-way

    The manual lists returning to the roadway after the car is parked among the times you must yield the right-of-way.

    Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 93 · Open this page in the manual

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  14. When you enter a road from a driveway, alley or roadside, whom must you yield to?

    A blue car on a concrete driveway facing a two-lane asphalt road with a double yellow centre line; lawns, houses, trees and a mailbox along the road.
    • Vehicles already on the main road
    • Only vehicles approaching from your left
    • Only vehicles that are turning into the driveway
    • Vehicles that are stopped on the shoulder
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    Correct answer: Vehicles already on the main road

    The manual says that when entering a road from a driveway, alley or roadside you must yield to vehicles already on the main road.

    Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 93 · Open this page in the manual

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  15. A traffic light at an intersection has malfunctioned. What does the intersection become?

    A traffic signal housing with all three lamps dark and unlit.
    • An uncontrolled intersection where no one has to stop
    • A yield intersection for the road with more traffic
    • An intersection where the larger vehicle goes first
    • A 4-way stop intersection
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    Correct answer: A 4-way stop intersection

    The manual says that if a traffic light has malfunctioned, the intersection becomes a 4-way stop intersection.

    Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 93 · Open this page in the manual

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  16. Two vehicles approach a controlled or 4-way stop intersection at the same time. Who must yield the right-of-way?

    A four-way intersection with a STOP sign on each corner: a blue car waits at its stop line at the bottom and a red car at its stop line on the left.
    • The driver on the right yields to the vehicle on the left
    • The driver on the left yields to the vehicle on the right
    • The driver of the larger vehicle yields to the smaller one
    • The driver traveling faster yields to the slower one
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    Correct answer: The driver on the left yields to the vehicle on the right

    When two vehicles approach an intersection at the same time, the driver on the left must yield the right-of-way to the vehicle on the right.

    Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 93 · Open this page in the manual

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  17. At a roundabout, entering traffic yields to what?

    Overhead view of a roundabout with a planted central island, four roads joining it, a raised island in the middle of each road, and a double yellow line on the left and right roads.
    • The traffic waiting at the next entry
    • Only vehicles that are about to exit
    • The traffic in the circulating lane(s)
    • Nothing, since entering traffic has the right-of-way
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    Correct answer: The traffic in the circulating lane(s)

    The manual says that at roundabouts, entering traffic yields to the circulating lane(s).

    Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 93 · Open this page in the manual

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  18. When you merge onto an interstate from an entrance ramp, who has the right of way?

    A blue car with its left signal on in the acceleration lane of an entrance ramp beside a multi-lane highway with traffic
    • Vehicles entering from the ramp
    • Interstate traffic
    • The driver who signals first
    • Larger vehicles only
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    Correct answer: Interstate traffic

    The manual states that interstate traffic has the right of way.

    Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 100 · Open this page in the manual

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  19. How should you approach a rural intersection that is not controlled by yield or stop signs?

    Top view of a rural crossroads between tall corn fields with no signs or signals; a pickup approaches from the left as your blue car approaches from below.
    • Maintain your speed, since you have the right of way here
    • Speed up to clear the intersection before others arrive
    • Slow down and be prepared to stop for crossing or oncoming traffic
    • Stop and wait for the other drivers to signal you to go
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    Correct answer: Slow down and be prepared to stop for crossing or oncoming traffic

    The manual says to slow down and be prepared to stop for crossing or oncoming traffic at an uncontrolled rural intersection.

    Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 104 · Open this page in the manual

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