Blind pedestrians — Louisiana Permit Test
Blind pedestrians on the Louisiana permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
For a blind pedestrian, don't stop your car more than 5 feet from the crosswalk.
A blind walker uses the sound of your engine to know where your car is. Stop close so they can hear you.
Don't stop your car more than five feet from the crosswalk.
If a blind pedestrian steps back and pulls in the cane, that is a sign you should go.
This is how the walker tells you they will wait. Waiting longer only leaves them unsure what you are doing.
If the person takes a step back and pulls in his cane, that's a definite sign that you should go.
Don't honk at a blind pedestrian; they can't tell who you are honking at and may be startled.
A sudden horn blast can make a blind walker freeze or step the wrong way.
Don't honk at the pedestrian.
Don't stop in the middle of a crosswalk; it forces the pedestrian to go around your car into traffic.
A walker who has to step around your bumper ends up outside the crosswalk, in the path of moving cars.
Don't stop in the middle of a crosswalk.
On the test
To help a blind pedestrian, stop no more than how far from the crosswalk?
5 feet. A blind walker uses the sound of your engine to know where your car is. Stop close so they can hear you. Class D & E Driver's Guide, p.77: “Don't stop your car more than five feet from the crosswalk.”
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Where these come from
Every rule here is checked against Class D & E Driver's Guide, published by the Louisiana Department of Public Safety, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-04.
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/LA.pdf (Class D & E Driver's Guide, DPSMV2052 (R08/25), Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles, retrieved 2026-09-14; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/LA.pages.txt (the plain pdftotext fixture every citation here was cut from and verified against; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/LA-exam.html (the OMV's Permits page, https://expresslane.la.gov/omv/drivers/personal-driver-s-licenses/permits/, archived 2026-10-04; the 40-question count)
- https://expresslane.la.gov/omv/resources/driver-manuals/
- https://expresslane.la.gov/omv/drivers/personal-driver-s-licenses/new-licenses/ (read 2026-10-04; "An 80% is the minimum passing score for the knowledge test.")