Louisiana: Road signs — Part 2 Practice Test
Questions in this part include: “What colors are most regulatory signs?” · “What colors are speed limit signs?”
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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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A fluorescent yellow-green diamond sign shows a black walking figure. What does it warn of?
- A school bus loading zone
- A bicycle crossing
- A deer crossing
- A pedestrian crossing
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Correct answer: A pedestrian crossing
The manual lists a fluorescent yellow-green diamond sign with a walking figure as Pedestrian Crossing.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 25 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 25)
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A fluorescent yellow-green diamond sign shows a black school bus with small figures beside it and an arrow above. What does it warn of?
- School bus loading
- School crossing
- Pedestrian crossing
- Emergency vehicle crossing
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Correct answer: School bus loading
The manual lists a fluorescent yellow-green diamond sign with a school bus and children as School Bus Loading.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 25 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 25)
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A yellow sign shows one large black arrowhead (chevron) pointing right. According to the manual, what is it?
- Divided Highway Begins
- Merging Traffic
- Sharp Curve Ahead
- Road Entering Curve
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Correct answer: Sharp Curve Ahead
The manual's list of warning signs labels a single black chevron on yellow as Sharp Curve Ahead.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 26 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 26)
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A yellow diamond sign shows a black silhouette of a fire truck. What does it warn of?
- A school bus loading zone
- An emergency vehicle crossing
- Low clearance
- A truck weight limit
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Correct answer: An emergency vehicle crossing
The manual lists a yellow diamond sign with a fire truck as Emergency Vehicle Crossing.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 26 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 26)
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What do regulatory signs tell you about?
- Possible hazards that might be ahead
- Directions to cities and towns
- Locations of roadway services
- Specific laws that you must obey
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Correct answer: Specific laws that you must obey
Regulatory signs tell you about specific laws that you must obey, such as rules for traffic direction, lane use, turning, speed and parking.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 26 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 26)
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What colors are most regulatory signs?
- White with black, red or green letters or symbols
- Yellow with black, red or white letters or symbols
- Orange with black, red or blue letters or symbols
- Blue with black, red or green letters or symbols
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Correct answer: White with black, red or green letters or symbols
Regulatory signs are white with black, red or green letters or symbols.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 26 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 26)
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What do regulatory signs with a red circle and a red slash over a symbol do?
- They warn of a hazard ahead
- They show the way to a service
- They prohibit certain actions
- They mark a temporary work zone
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Correct answer: They prohibit certain actions
Regulatory signs with a red circle and slash over a symbol prohibit certain actions.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 26 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 26)
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A white square sign shows a black right-turn arrow inside a red circle with a red slash. What does it mean?
- Right turn only
- No right turn
- No U-turn
- Right turn allowed on red
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Correct answer: No right turn
The manual lists a regulatory sign with a slashed right-turn arrow as No Right Turn.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 26 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 26)
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A white square sign shows a black U-shaped arrow inside a red circle with a red slash. What does it mean?
- U-turn only
- No left turn
- Keep right
- No U-turn
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Correct answer: No U-turn
The manual lists a regulatory sign with a slashed U-shaped arrow as No U-Turn.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 26 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 26)
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What colors are speed limit signs?
- Black and white
- Red and white
- Yellow and black
- Green and white
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Correct answer: Black and white
Speed limit signs are black and white and show the maximum legal speed or the minimum legal speed required.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 27 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 27)
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What do lane use control signs tell you?
- How fast you may drive in the lane
- Where you may park
- Where you can go and where you can turn
- Which exit leads to services
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Correct answer: Where you can go and where you can turn
Lane use control signs tell you where you can go and where you can turn, and often use an arrow symbol.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 27 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 27)
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How may arrows painted on the road relate to lane use control signs?
- They replace the signs entirely
- They may supplement the signs
- They mark the end of a no passing zone
- They show the minimum speed
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Correct answer: They may supplement the signs
Sometimes arrows may be painted on the road as a supplement to lane use control signs.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 27 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 27)
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A black-and-white square sign shows an arrow pointing up with a branch bending to the right. What does it permit?
- Turning right only
- Merging to the right
- Keeping to the right of an island
- Going straight or turning right
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Correct answer: Going straight or turning right
The manual lists a lane use control sign with an up arrow and a right branch as Straight or Turn Right.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 27 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 27)
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What colors are on a stop sign?
- Red with white letters
- White with red letters
- Yellow with black letters
- Red with black letters
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Correct answer: Red with white letters
A stop sign has eight sides and is red with white letters.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 27 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 27)
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What does a ONE WAY sign with an arrow tell you?
- Traffic may flow in either direction in turns
- Traffic flows opposite to the arrow
- The street is closed to all traffic
- Traffic flows only in the direction of the arrow
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Correct answer: Traffic flows only in the direction of the arrow
One-way signs tell you that traffic flows only in the direction of the arrow.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 28 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 28)
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What are the passing areas marked by Do Not Pass signs based on?
- How far you can see ahead
- The type of vehicle ahead
- The time of day
- The posted speed limit
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Correct answer: How far you can see ahead
Passing areas are based on how far you can see ahead and consider unseen hazards such as hills and curves, intersections and driveways.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 28 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 28)
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What does a PASS WITH CARE sign tell you?
- A no passing zone is just beginning
- Passing is prohibited ahead
- You are at the end of a no passing zone
- You must pass the vehicle in front of you
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Correct answer: You are at the end of a no passing zone
A PASS WITH CARE sign tells you that you are at the end of a no passing zone, and you may pass only when it is safe to do so.
Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 28 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 28)