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Louisiana permit test: road signs

Sign shapes and colors, regulatory, warning, guide and service signs, and construction signs, devices and flaggers. 38 questions, 10 at a time, starting with ones you haven't seen.

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  1. An ALL-WAY or 4-WAY plate is added where all approaching traffic has a stop sign. (p. 32, Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (opens the handbook))
  2. On roads with a minimum speed limit, you are legally required to travel at least that fast so you are not a hazard. (p. 32, Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (opens the handbook))
  3. At a stop sign you must stop behind the stop line or crosswalk, yield to vehicles and pedestrians, then enter when safe. (p. 32, Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (opens the handbook))
  4. A one-way sign means traffic flows only in the direction of the arrow. (p. 33, Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (opens the handbook))
  5. A Keep Right sign means traffic must stay to the right of a feature such as a median, island or lane divider. (p. 33, Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (opens the handbook))
  6. A DO NOT PASS sign shows where you may not pass another vehicle. (p. 33, Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (opens the handbook))
  7. Left Turn Yield on Green means a left turn is allowed on a green light, but you must yield to oncoming traffic. (p. 33, Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (opens the handbook))
  8. A DO NOT ENTER sign marks a roadway you may not enter, such as an exit ramp from the wrong direction. (p. 34, Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (opens the handbook))
  9. The railroad crossbuck is required at all public crossings and means you must yield the right-of-way to a train. (p. 34, Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (opens the handbook))
  10. The move over law requires you to slow down and move over a lane as you approach a roadside incident. (p. 35, 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 road signs questions

  1. 1.What does this sign mean?

    DONOTPASS
    • ADo not enter this road
    • BOne lane only ahead
    • CPassing is allowed with care
    • DYou may not pass other vehicles here
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    ✓ D. You may not pass other vehicles here

    A DO NOT PASS sign shows where you may not pass another vehicle.

    Source: Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (DPSMV2052), page 33

  2. 2.What does the color red mean on a traffic sign?

    • AConstruction ahead
    • BStop or do not
    • CCaution, slow down
    • DRecreation area
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    ✓ B. Stop or do not

    Red is used on STOP, YIELD, DO NOT ENTER and WRONG WAY signs and means stop or do not.

    Source: Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (DPSMV2052), page 29

  3. 3.You see a PASS WITH CARE sign. What does it mean?

    • AOnly trucks may pass here
    • BThe no passing zone has ended
    • CYou must pass the car ahead
    • DPassing is never allowed
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    ✓ B. The no passing zone has ended

    Pass with Care means you are at the end of a no-passing zone. You may pass, but only when it is safe.

    Source: Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (DPSMV2052), page 33

  4. 4.What does this sign mean?

    • ARight turn only ahead
    • BSlower traffic keep right
    • CKeep right of the obstruction
    • DRight lane ends ahead
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    ✓ C. Keep right of the obstruction

    A Keep Right sign means traffic must stay to the right of a feature such as a median, island or lane divider.

    Source: Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (DPSMV2052), page 33