Louisiana DMV Cheat Sheet

Correct answer: 365 days

Refusing the test on a first offense suspends your driving privileges for 365 days (730 days for a second or later offense). You must also file proof of future financial responsibility to be reinstated.

Correct answer: 180 days

If you are 21 or older and test at .08 to .149, your driving privileges are suspended for 180 days. A result of .15 or greater raises the suspension to two years.

Correct answer: Two years

A BAC of .15 or greater results in a two-year suspension of driving privileges — longer than the 180 days that applies at .08 to .149.

Correct answer: 500 feet

It is unlawful to follow an emergency vehicle responding to a call closer than 500 feet, and you must not follow it into and park within the block where it has stopped.

Correct answer: 10 days

You must correct the address on your registration within 10 days of moving. Failing to update it can mean you miss your renewal notice and can result in a violation ticket.

Correct answer: 50 hours of behind-the-wheel experience, at least 15 of them at night

No Class E intermediate license is issued unless a parent or guardian signs a statement attesting the applicant has at least 50 hours of behind-the-wheel driving experience, with at least 15 of those hours at night.

Correct answer: No more than one such passenger

Between 6:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m., an intermediate licensee may not transport more than one passenger under the age of 21 who is not a member of the immediate family.

Correct answer: A 38-hour driver-education course, or a 6-hour pre-licensing course plus an 8-hour behind-the-wheel course

Applicants 18 or older who have not entered the graduated licensing program may apply for a full Class E license or learner’s permit upon completing a 38-hour driver-education course, or a 6-hour pre-licensing course plus an 8-hour behind-the-wheel course.

Correct answer: Once on the same day, if time allows

Under OMV Policy 10.00, if you fail the knowledge exam you may retake it once on the same day, if time allows. Louisiana does not publish a mandatory multi-day wait for an ordinary failure.

Correct answer: 10 days

Louisiana law requires you to correct the address on your license within 10 days after a move. Failing to do so may result in a violation if you are stopped by law enforcement.

Correct answer: Back into the space or pull through, so you can drive forward when leaving

When possible, back into a perpendicular space or pull through. Driving forward out of the space is far safer than backing blindly into traffic and pedestrians.

Correct answer: No — those vehicles must stop at all crossings, and you may not pass them unless it is legal and safe

Vehicles carrying passengers for hire, school buses, and vehicles carrying explosives or flammable liquids must stop at railroad crossings. Do not pass them unless it is legal to do so and there are no unsafe conditions.

Correct answer: 500 feet

Following an emergency vehicle responding to a call closer than 500 feet is unlawful. You also must not park within the block where the emergency vehicle has stopped.

Correct answer: Stop — this road is not considered a divided highway

A roadway with one lane in each direction and a dedicated two-way left-turn lane is NOT considered a divided highway, so you must stop for the stopped school bus. You must also stop on a four-lane roadway that is not separated by a barrier.

Correct answer: A guide dog, or a white cane with or without a red tip

You must yield the right-of-way to persons using a guide dog for the visually impaired, and to persons using a white cane with or without a red tip.

Correct answer: Sweep, search, and scan — keeping your eyes moving to spot danger

SIPDE stands for Sweep/search/scan, Identify hazards, Predict conflicts, Decide on a safe action, and Execute the move. It keeps your eyes and mind ahead of trouble.

Correct answer: Caution — be alert and prepare to slow down

Amber (yellow) is the background color for warning and school signs. It means caution — be alert and prepare to slow down.

Correct answer: A yield sign

The crossbuck is a regulatory sign required at all public railroad crossings. It has the same meaning as a yield sign — you must yield the right-of-way to any approaching train.

Correct answer: Come to a complete stop and proceed as you would at a stop sign

A flashing red light means the same as a stop sign: stop behind the stop bar or crosswalk, look both ways, yield the right-of-way, and proceed only when it is safe.

Correct answer: Only to make left turns — never for through travel or passing

A two-way left-turn lane may be used by vehicles traveling in either direction, but for left-turn maneuvers only. It must never be used for through travel or passing, and you may not travel more than 200 feet in it.

Correct answer: About 290 feet

A fully loaded tractor-trailer at 55 mph on a clear, dry road needs a minimum of about 290 feet to stop — far more than a car. Never cut in front of a truck and then brake.

Correct answer: Occupants of the cars

In crashes involving large trucks and cars, the occupants of the cars sustain about 78 percent of the fatalities. Because you lose in such a crash, give trucks a wide berth.

Correct answer: Pull wide to the left first, since the machine often has no turn signals

Farm machinery usually has no turn signals and is very wide. To make a right turn, the operator may first pull wide to the left. Pass with great caution — the operator often cannot hear you approaching.

Correct answer: At least two additional seconds

Add at least one extra second of following distance for night driving, and at least two additional seconds when driving on unfamiliar roadways at night, because your headlights limit how far ahead you can see.

Correct answer: Four times greater

Doubling your speed from 20 to 40 mph makes the impact four times greater and the braking distance four times longer. Tripling to 60 mph makes them nine times greater — high speed sharply increases crash severity and stopping distance.