Louisiana permit test: safe driver habits

Safety belts and air bags, defensive driving, stress, fatigue and drowsy driving, illness and medication, road rage, cell phones, peer pressure, older drivers, distracted driving and teen risks. 24 questions, 10 at a time, starting with ones you haven't seen.

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Children aged 2 to 4 must ride in a forward-facing, federally approved car seat. (p. 45, Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (opens the handbook))
Children younger than 13 should ride in the rear seat, properly restrained, when a rear seat is available. (p. 45, Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (opens the handbook))
Safety belts keep people from being thrown about in the car, cutting the chance of serious injury and death by 60% to 80%. (p. 45, Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (opens the handbook))
Sit at least 10 inches from a steering wheel that has an air bag; closer than that, the bag can strike you with serious force. (p. 46, Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (opens the handbook))
Air bags come out at 150 to 200 mph. (p. 46, Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (opens the handbook))
Rest every two hours, and avoid driving more than six or eight hours in a day. (p. 61, Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (opens the handbook))
Late night and early morning are the body's natural sleep times, so try to limit driving between midnight and 6 a.m. (p. 62, Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (opens the handbook))
Do not stop to settle it at the roadside, and never drive home. (p. 65, Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (opens the handbook))
At 55 mph, the 4.6 seconds spent looking at a text covers about the length of a football field. (p. 83, Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (opens the handbook))
Adults may use hands-free devices, but drivers 17 or younger may not use any wireless device to make a call or text while driving. (p. 116, 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 safe driver habits questions

1.Where should a lap belt be buckled?
- ASnugly across the hips and lower abdomen
- BAcross the chest under the arms
- CLoosely across the stomach
- DBehind your back for comfort
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✓ A. Snugly across the hips and lower abdomen
Lap belts should be snug across your hips and the lower part of your abdomen. The shoulder belt need not be quite so tight.
Source: Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (DPSMV2052), page 45
2.A pickup truck has a passenger air bag on-off switch. When is it meant to be switched off?
- AWhenever it is raining
- BWhen a child 12 or under rides up front
- CWhen a large adult sits in front
- DWhen the driver is under 21
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✓ B. When a child 12 or under rides up front
The off position disables the front passenger air bag so a child age 12 or under can ride in the right front seat of a vehicle with little or no back seat.
Source: Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (DPSMV2052), page 46
3.Which hand positions on the steering wheel does the handbook recommend?
- A10 and 2 or 11 and 1
- B9 and 3 or 8 and 4
- C12 and 6
- D7 and 5
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✓ B. 9 and 3 or 8 and 4
Because of air bags, the recommended hand positions are 9 and 3 or 8 and 4.
Source: Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (DPSMV2052), page 46
4.Under Louisiana law, how must a 1-year-old child ride in a car?
- AIn a rear-facing car seat
- BIn a booster seat
- CIn a forward-facing car seat
- DOn an adult's lap with a belt
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✓ A. In a rear-facing car seat
From birth to at least 2 years, a child must ride in a rear-facing, federally approved car seat.
Source: Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (DPSMV2052), page 45