Traffic Laws

Study questions with answers

12 sample Traffic Laws questions with the correct answer, a short explanation, and the official handbook reference. Read through them, then take the quiz above.

1. 1. Drivers under age 17 face a nighttime driving restriction. During which hours may they not drive unsupervised?

   Correct answer: Between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m.

   Drivers below 17 are barred from driving between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. unless accompanied by a qualifying licensed adult or older sibling.

   Source: Louisiana Class D & E Driver's Guide, Ch. 6 - Other Laws You Should Know

2. 2. What does Louisiana law say about wearing headphones or a listening device while driving?

   Correct answer: Wearing them in both ears is prohibited

   Wearing a listening device in both ears is prohibited, while wearing one in a single ear is allowed (a hearing aid is exempt).

   Source: Louisiana Class D & E Driver's Guide, Ch. 6 - Other Laws You Should Know

3. 3. Louisiana law requires drivers to turn on their headlights under which of these conditions?

   Correct answer: Whenever weather makes windshield wipers necessary

   Headlights (not just parking lights) are required between sunset and sunrise and whenever conditions require the use of windshield wipers.

   Source: Louisiana Class D & E Driver's Guide, Ch. 5 - Night Driving

4. 4. When must a driver switch from high beams to low beams while following another vehicle at night?

   Correct answer: Within 200 feet of the vehicle ahead

   Louisiana law requires lower beams when you are within 200 feet of a vehicle you are following, and within 500 feet of an oncoming vehicle.

   Source: Louisiana Class D & E Driver's Guide, Ch. 5 - Night Driving

5. 5. According to the state's child restraint law, how should a child from birth to at least age two ride?

   Correct answer: In a rear-facing, federally approved car seat

   The law requires a child from birth to at least two years old to ride in a rear-facing, federally approved car seat.

   Source: Louisiana Class D & E Driver's Guide, Ch. 4 - Young Children

6. 6. On a two-lane road with one lane each way, when is a driver required to stop for a stopped school bus displaying flashing red lights?

   Correct answer: Drivers approaching from both directions must stop

   On an undivided road with a single lane in each direction, drivers traveling in both directions must stop for the bus loading or unloading children.

   Source: Louisiana Class D & E Driver's Guide, Ch. 6 - Stopped School Buses

7. 7. What does Louisiana law require regarding open alcohol containers inside a vehicle?

   Correct answer: Both possessing an open container and drinking are prohibited

   The open-container law bans both possessing an open alcoholic beverage container and drinking alcohol in the vehicle.

   Source: Louisiana Class D & E Driver's Guide, Ch. 9 - Blood Alcohol Concentration

8. 8. Regarding riding in the open bed of a truck, what does Louisiana law state?

   Correct answer: No one under twelve may ride there, and no one on an interstate

   No one under twelve may ride in an open truck bed, and no passenger of any age may ride there when the truck travels on an interstate.

   Source: Louisiana Class D & E Driver's Guide, Ch. 6 - Other Laws You Should Know

9. 9. Louisiana's safety belt law applies to which vehicle occupants in a car, van, or pickup?

   Correct answer: All occupants in both the front and back seats

   The state's mandatory belt law requires all occupants in both front and back seats to be properly buckled.

   Source: Louisiana Class D & E Driver's Guide, Ch. 4 - Use of Safety Belts

10. 10. How does Louisiana treat operators of bicycles under the traffic laws?

    Correct answer: They have the same rights and duties as motorists

    People riding bicycles have the same rights and must obey the same rules and regulations as those driving an automobile.

    Source: Louisiana Class D & E Driver's Guide, Ch. 6 - Other Laws You Should Know

11. 11. What does the law require of drivers when a funeral procession is passing?

    Correct answer: Yield the right-of-way to the procession vehicles

    All other motorists must yield the right-of-way to vehicles taking part in a funeral procession.

    Source: Louisiana Class D & E Driver's Guide, Ch. 6 - Other Laws You Should Know

12. 12. Under Louisiana law, how far in advance must you give a continuous turn signal before turning?

    Correct answer: At least 100 feet before the turn

    The law requires the turn signal to run continuously for at least 100 feet before you make the turn, and more at higher speeds.

    Source: Louisiana Class D & E Driver's Guide, Ch. 6 - Signaling