Louisiana OMV permit practice test 12

C: Within 50 feet but no less than 15 feet from the nearest rail. Under R.S. 32:171, when a crossing signal or gate is active or a train is close, stop no closer than 15 feet and no farther than 50 feet from the nearest rail. Class D & E Driver's Guide: Railroad Grade Crossing, page 99.

A: No; it lets you keep steering control while braking. ABS doesn't stop the car faster; it helps you keep control and steer to safety. Class D & E Driver's Guide: Avoiding Collisions, page 118.

A: Five days. A buyer of a used vehicle must apply for a title in their own name within five days of the sale. Class D & E Driver's Guide: Used Vehicles, page 140.

D: Toward the approaching train, away from the tracks. Get everyone out and move away from the tracks toward the oncoming train, so debris from the impact flies away from you. Class D & E Driver's Guide: Railroad Grade Crossing, page 99.

C: Increase your speed so the driver can move in behind you. If the passing driver must drop back, increase your speed so they can move in behind you. Class D & E Driver's Guide: Overtaking vehicle in danger, page 119.

B: Your license plate is seized and you have three days (excluding weekends and holidays) to provide proof. The plate is seized and the vehicle may be impounded; you have three calendar days, excluding weekends and holidays, to provide proof. Class D & E Driver's Guide: Proof of Insurance, page 141.

D: Vehicles carrying passengers for hire, school buses, and vehicles carrying explosives or flammable liquids. Vehicles carrying passengers for hire, school buses, trucks, or vehicles with explosives or flammable liquids must stop; don't pass them unless legal and safe. Class D & E Driver's Guide: Railroad Grade Crossing, page 99.

D: Be ready to brake, brace yourself, and press your head against the head rest. Be ready to brake so you aren't pushed into the car ahead, brace yourself, and press your head against the headrest. Class D & E Driver's Guide: Protecting Yourself in a Crash, page 119.

B: Surrender it to the Office of Motor Vehicles. Remove the plate and surrender it to OMV before the insurance is cancelled; penalties apply otherwise. Class D & E Driver's Guide: Proof of Insurance, page 141.

C: A phone number and US DOT crossing number to report an emergency or signal malfunction. The ENS sign lists a phone number and US DOT number to notify the railroad of emergencies or malfunctions. Class D & E Driver's Guide: Railroad Grade Crossing, page 100.

C: 1 in 3. Only about 1 in 40 vehicles in crashes roll over, but 1 in 3 passenger vehicle occupant deaths occur in rollovers. Class D & E Driver's Guide: Rollovers, page 119.

C: Every automobile, truck, trailer, boat trailer and motorcycle operated on the highways. Cars, trucks, trailers, boat trailers and motorcycles used on Louisiana highways all need a current inspection sticker. Class D & E Driver's Guide: Motor Vehicle Inspection Sticker, page 142.

D: More than a mile. A 100-car freight train at 55 mph requires more than a mile (18 football fields) to stop. Class D & E Driver's Guide: Track Facts, page 101.

D: Wearing your safety belt. The most effective way to reduce rollover injury or death is to use your safety belt. Class D & E Driver's Guide: Rollovers, page 120.

D: No. Backing up on any part of a controlled-access highway, including the shoulder, is illegal. Class D & E Driver's Guide: Other Laws You Should Know, page 101.

D: Visual, manual and cognitive. Distractions are visual (eyes), manual (hands) and cognitive (mind); texting involves all three. Class D & E Driver's Guide: Distracted Driving, page 115.

B: No more than three. Louisiana law allows no more than three people in the front seat of a moving vehicle. Class D & E Driver's Guide: Other Laws You Should Know, page 101.

B: Cognitive distraction still exists with a hands-free phone. A hands-free phone keeps your hands on the wheel, but your mind is still on the call, so the cognitive distraction remains. Class D & E Driver's Guide: Distracted Driving, page 116.

C: Anyone under 12 (and no one of any age on an interstate). No one under 12 may ride in an open truck bed, and no person of any age may ride in one on an interstate. Class D & E Driver's Guide: Other Laws You Should Know, page 101.

A: Drivers 17 years of age or younger. No person 17 or younger may drive while using a wireless device to make a call or write, send or read a text. Class D & E Driver's Guide: Distracted Driving, page 116.

C: No closer than 500 feet. Following an emergency vehicle responding to a call closer than 500 feet is unlawful. Class D & E Driver's Guide: Other Laws You Should Know, page 102.

B: Writing, sending or reading text-based communications and accessing social networking sites. Louisiana law prohibits anyone from texting or accessing social networking sites while driving, and requires hands-free for wireless devices. Class D & E Driver's Guide: Cellular Phones, page 83.

A: Prohibited in both ears; one ear is allowed. Wearing headphones in both ears is prohibited; a listening device in one ear alone is allowed. Class D & E Driver's Guide: Other Laws You Should Know, page 102.

C: 4.6 seconds. Texting takes your eyes off the road for 4.6 seconds; at 55 mph that's the length of a football field. Class D & E Driver's Guide: Cellular Phones, page 83.

A: Whenever your windshield wipers are needed. Louisiana law requires low-beam headlights when your windshield wipers are required. Class D & E Driver's Guide: Other Laws You Should Know, page 102.

D: No. Riding in a house trailer while it is being moved on a highway is not allowed. Class D & E Driver's Guide: Other Laws You Should Know, page 101.

B: No, unless a fire department official gives consent. Do not cross unprotected fire hoses unless consent is given by a fire department official. Class D & E Driver's Guide: Other Laws You Should Know, page 102.