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Louisiana permit test: graduated licensing and your driving record

The three GDL stages, proof of insurance, license restrictions, your driving record, revocation and losing your driving privileges. 20 questions, 10 at a time, starting with ones you haven't seen.

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  1. The intermediate license must be kept until the driver's 17th birthday; then the driver may move to a full license. (p. 12, Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (opens the handbook))
  2. Stage 1 of Louisiana's graduated licensing program, the learner's permit, requires you to be at least 15 years old. (p. 12, Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (opens the handbook))
  3. You must keep your learner's permit for at least 180 days, and you also cannot move up until you turn 16. (p. 12, Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (opens the handbook))
  4. Louisiana law requires your insurance card to be in the vehicle at all times as evidence of insurance. (p. 12, Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (opens the handbook))
  5. A learner's permit requires 30 hours of classroom instruction plus 8 hours of behind-the-wheel instruction. (p. 12, Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (opens the handbook))
  6. To get a learner's permit you must pass the vision exam and pass the knowledge exam with at least 80% accuracy. (p. 12, Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (opens the handbook))
  7. A permit holder may drive only with a licensed adult aged 21 or older or a licensed sibling aged at least 18. (p. 12, Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (opens the handbook))
  8. An acceptable proof of insurance must show the company name, policy number, effective dates, vehicle description, insured's name and NAIC number. (p. 12, Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (opens the handbook))
  9. Most traffic convictions and crashes stay on your public record for 5 years, but DWI convictions are kept for 10 years. (p. 16, Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (opens the handbook))
  10. Three reckless driving convictions committed within a 12-month period are grounds for losing your driving privileges. (p. 17, Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (opens the handbook))

Taken from the explanations to checked practice questions; page numbers link to the official handbook.

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Sample graduated licensing and your driving record questions

  1. 1.What score do you need on the knowledge exam to get a learner's permit?

    • AAt least 70%
    • BAt least 90%
    • CAt least 75%
    • DAt least 80%
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    ✓ D. At least 80%

    To get a learner's permit you must pass the vision exam and pass the knowledge exam with at least 80% accuracy.

    Source: Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (DPSMV2052), page 12

  2. 2.You have a learner's permit. Your 19-year-old brother has a full license. May he supervise you while you drive?

    • ANo, only a parent or guardian may supervise
    • BYes, but only during daylight hours
    • CNo, a supervisor must be at least 21
    • DYes, a sibling aged 18 or older may supervise
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    ✓ D. Yes, a sibling aged 18 or older may supervise

    A permit holder may drive only with a licensed adult aged 21 or older or a licensed sibling aged at least 18.

    Source: Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (DPSMV2052), page 12

  3. 3.Before getting a learner's permit, how much driver education must a teen complete?

    • A20 hours classroom and 10 hours behind the wheel
    • B30 hours classroom and 8 hours behind the wheel
    • C50 hours classroom and 15 hours behind the wheel
    • D6 hours classroom and 6 hours behind the wheel
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    ✓ B. 30 hours classroom and 8 hours behind the wheel

    A learner's permit requires 30 hours of classroom instruction plus 8 hours of behind-the-wheel instruction.

    Source: Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (DPSMV2052), page 12

  4. 4.Where must your proof of insurance card be kept?

    • AAt your insurance office
    • BIn the vehicle at all times
    • CAt home with your title
    • DWith the Office of Motor Vehicles
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    ✓ B. In the vehicle at all times

    Louisiana law requires your insurance card to be in the vehicle at all times as evidence of insurance.

    Source: Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (DPSMV2052), page 12