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Louisiana permit test: pavement markings

Lane and center lines, white lane lines, red raised markers and two-way left-turn lanes. 16 questions, 10 at a time, starting with ones you haven't seen.

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  1. Double solid yellow lines may not be crossed to pass, but you may cross them to make a turn. (p. 39, Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (opens the handbook))
  2. A flashing red light means stop behind the stop bar or crosswalk and then proceed as you would at a stop sign. (p. 39, Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (opens the handbook))
  3. A single broken yellow center line marks a two-lane road. (p. 39, Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (opens the handbook))
  4. Some left turns on red are permitted from a one-way street onto another one-way street, after stopping and yielding to all traffic and pedestrians. (p. 39, Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (opens the handbook))
  5. White lines separate lanes of traffic moving in the same direction, and you must drive between them. (p. 40, Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (opens the handbook))
  6. Any vehicle going slower than the normal speed of traffic must travel in the right lane only. (p. 40, Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (opens the handbook))
  7. Railroad crossing pavement markings are a large white X with two R's, with a white stop line across the lane. (p. 40, Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (opens the handbook))
  8. Directional arrows show which way you must go. (p. 41, Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (opens the handbook))
  9. A two-way left turn lane may be used by traffic from either direction for left turns only. (p. 41, Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (opens the handbook))
  10. Pedestrians in a crosswalk have the right of way over motor vehicles. (p. 41, 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 pavement markings questions

  1. 1.You are driving slower than the normal speed of traffic on a multi-lane road. Which lane should you use?

    • AAny lane you like
    • BThe right lane only
    • CThe center turn lane
    • DThe left lane only
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    ✓ B. The right lane only

    Any vehicle going slower than the normal speed of traffic must travel in the right lane only.

    Source: Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (DPSMV2052), page 40

  2. 2.What do white lane lines on the road tell you?

    • AThey separate traffic going opposite ways
    • BThey separate lanes going the same direction
    • CThey mark where passing is never allowed
    • DThey mark the left edge of a divided highway
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    ✓ B. They separate lanes going the same direction

    White lines separate lanes of traffic moving in the same direction, and you must drive between them.

    Source: Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (DPSMV2052), page 40

  3. 3.At night you see red reflectors on the pavement ahead in your lane. What do they mean?

    • AYou are entering a school zone
    • BA railroad crossing is ahead
    • CYou are going the wrong way
    • DThe lane ends ahead
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    ✓ C. You are going the wrong way

    Red raised pavement markings show you are going against the direction of travel. That roadway must not be entered.

    Source: Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (DPSMV2052), page 40

  4. 4.Your lane has a white arrow painted on it pointing both left and straight. What may you do?

    • ATurn right
    • BOnly go straight
    • CTurn left or go straight
    • DOnly turn left
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    ✓ C. Turn left or go straight

    Directional arrows show which way you must go. When arrows show more than one direction, you may choose any of them.

    Source: Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (DPSMV2052), page 41