1. That four-second gap when merging gives what following distance for both vehicles?
- A. Two-second following distance each
- B. One-second following distance each
- C. Four-second following distance each
- D. No following distance for either
Answer: Two-second following distance each
The handbook explains that this gap gives both you and the car you merge in front of a two-second following distance.
2. The sign “NO TURN ON RED” means you must:
- A. Turn only after slowing
- B. Turn only if no pedestrians are present
- C. Not turn during the red light and wait for green
- D. Only turn from the left lane
Answer: Not turn during the red light and wait for green
“No Turn on Red” means you may not turn right or left during the red light; you must wait for green.
3. Clinging to a moving vehicle while on a bicycle is:
- A. Allowed in residential areas
- B. Allowed only at low speeds
- C. Prohibited on public roadways
- D. Allowed if wearing a helmet
Answer: Prohibited on public roadways
The handbook states that no person riding a bicycle shall attach himself or the bicycle to any vehicle while on public roadways.
4. In Louisiana, driving is considered:
- A. A guaranteed right for all residents
- B. A privilege that must be earned and kept
- C. A constitutional right
- D. An automatic right at age 16
Answer: A privilege that must be earned and kept
The handbook states that driving is a privilege, not a right, and you must earn and work to keep it.
5. Louisiana Revised Statute 32:199 requires that all children under age 12 on bicycles:
- A. Wear elbow and knee pads
- B. Wear an approved helmet with head straps
- C. Ride on the sidewalk only
- D. Ride only during daylight
Answer: Wear an approved helmet with head straps
The statute quoted says that all children under the age of 12, when operating or a passenger on a bicycle, must wear an approved helmet with head straps on public highways, bicycle paths, or other public rights-of-way.
6. Before you start your engine, what is the first reminder given in Chapter 8?
- A. Check tire tread depth
- B. Never drive impaired
- C. Turn on your high beams
- D. Set cruise control
Answer: Never drive impaired
The pre-start list begins with: “Never drive impaired.”
7. Which is not one of the three main components of the Highway Transportation System?
- A. People
- B. Vehicles
- C. Weather
- D. Roads
Answer: Weather
The three main components listed are People, Vehicles, and Roads; weather is a factor but not a component.
8. Under Louisiana law, a child 6 years or younger or under 60 pounds may not be transported:
- A. In the back seat with a booster
- B. In any vehicle
- C. In the front seat of a vehicle with an active airbag
- D. On rural roads
Answer: In the front seat of a vehicle with an active airbag
The handbook states that a child 6 years or younger or under 60 lbs may not be transported in the front seat of a vehicle with an active airbag.