Louisiana Road Signs Test Simulator

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80% Passing score
25 Questions
5 Mistakes allowed
A Louisiana road signs practice test should do more than toss a few Stop signs at you and call it preparation. The signs section matters because those questions are tucked into the real Class E knowledge exam, alongside traffic laws, signals, pavement markings, safe driving rules, driver responsibility, and Louisiana-specific rules of the road. So, yes, this practice test focuses on road signs, but it is not pretending the official test is road-sign-only. That would be convenient. It would also be wrong. This Louisiana DMV practice test gives you 20 road sign questions at a time, pulled from a broader question pool so the next round is not just the same test wearing a different hat. You need 16 correct answers to pass, which lines up with Louisiana’s 80% passing standard. On the official Class E knowledge test, the numbers are bigger: 40 multiple-choice questions, with at least 32 correct answers required. Same passing percentage, more ground to cover, and a little more room for one or two careless answers to become a problem. The value here is the narrow focus. Road signs are visual, and frankly, reading about them only gets you so far before everything starts to blur into “yellow means warning” and “red means something serious, probably.” This simulator makes you identify the sign, answer the question, and then deal with the explanation immediately after. That feedback matters. It tells you why an answer is right, not just whether your guess happened to land well that time. A lot of the questions include images too, which is how sign practice should work, because real roads do not give you a paragraph of context before the sign appears. Use it before the full Louisiana permit test, during driver education, while preparing for a learner’s permit, or as a focused review if you are rusty and would rather admit that privately to a practice test than publicly at the OMV. It works on desktop, mobile, and the app, so you can run through another set whenever you have a few minutes. Not forever, ideally. Just enough times that the signs stop feeling vaguely familiar and start looking obvious.
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Sample Louisiana Permit Test Questions

Question 1

What roadway condition does the pictured warning sign indicate?

This sign is used to warn drivers about:
  1. A. Several intersections ahead
  2. B. A highway work zone
  3. C. A curve to the left
  4. D. A change in the number of lanes

Correct answer: C. – A curve to the left

This warning sign shows that the roadway bends to the left ahead. Adjust your speed before reaching the curve and maintain control as you follow it. If an advisory-speed plaque is posted, it identifies the recommended speed for the curve.

Source: Louisiana Class D & E Driver’s Guide — Ch. 3, “Warning Signs”

Question 2

Which centerline may not be crossed to pass another vehicle?

  1. A. One solid and one broken yellow line
  2. B. A single broken yellow line
  3. C. Two solid yellow lines
  4. D. A single broken white line

Correct answer: C. – Two solid yellow lines

Double solid yellow centerlines separate traffic moving in opposite directions. The Louisiana guide states that drivers may not cross these lines to pass another vehicle. They may be crossed to make a permitted turn when the movement can be completed safely.

Source: Louisiana Class D & E Driver’s Guide — Ch. 3, “Lane Markings”

Question 3

What does the pictured crossbuck sign identify?

This road sign means:
  1. A. A location where drivers stop only for cross traffic
  2. B. A three-way intersection
  3. C. A crossroad ahead
  4. D. A railroad grade crossing

Correct answer: D. – A railroad grade crossing

A crossbuck identifies a railroad grade crossing. At a passive crossing without gates, automatic signals, or a flagger, Louisiana drivers must yield, reduce speed for conditions, and stop if safety requires it. A driver may proceed only when the tracks can be crossed safely.

Source: La. R.S. § 32:169 – Cross buck, stop and warning signs, traffic control devices, La. R.S. § 32:171(E) – Motor vehicles approaching railroad crossings; reporting violations; penalties

Question 4

What condition is shown by this warning sign?

This sign means:
  1. A. Traffic must turn right
  2. B. A side road enters from the right
  3. C. Traffic must continue straight
  4. D. Right turns are prohibited

Correct answer: B. – A side road enters from the right

The side-road warning sign indicates that another roadway joins the highway from the right. It alerts drivers to watch for vehicles entering or leaving near the junction. It is a warning sign, not a requirement to turn.

Source: Louisiana Class D & E Driver’s Guide — Ch. 3, “Warning Signs”

Question 5

Under Louisiana law, a green arrow pointing left authorizes you to:

A green arrow pointing to the left on a traffic light means you may:
  1. A. Turn left or continue straight regardless of other signals
  2. B. Stop before turning in the arrow’s direction
  3. C. Turn left cautiously after yielding to lawful roadway users
  4. D. Turn without checking whether the intersection is clear

Correct answer: C. – Turn left cautiously after yielding to lawful roadway users

A green arrow permits cautious movement in the direction shown. Before turning, the driver must stop and yield to pedestrians lawfully in an adjacent crosswalk and to other traffic lawfully using the intersection. The arrow does not authorize an unchecked or unsafe turn.

Source: La. R.S. § 32:232(1)(b) – Traffic-control signals

Question 6

What does a single solid white line indicate about changing lanes?

  1. A. You may cross it at any time
  2. B. Crossing is allowed only with great care
  3. C. It may be crossed only to enter a driveway
  4. D. It may be crossed only when making a U-turn

Correct answer: B. – Crossing is allowed only with great care

The Louisiana guide states that a single solid white line marks an area where lane-to-lane movement is hazardous and may be crossed only with great care. State law also requires a driver to determine that any lane movement can be made safely before leaving the current lane.

Source: La. R.S. § 32:79(1) – Driving on roadway laned for traffic, Louisiana Class D & E Driver’s Guide — Ch. 3, “Lane Markings”

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