Cell phone distraction — Louisiana Permit Test
Cell phone distraction on the Louisiana permit test — 2 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
If you must make a call, pull safely off the road and stop first.
Stopped on the side of the road, the call can't pull your eyes or mind away from traffic.
If you must make a call, pull safely off the road and stop before making the call.
Do not take notes or look up phone numbers while driving; let voice mail answer incoming calls.
Writing or searching for a number takes your eyes off the road for many seconds at a time.
Let your voice mail answer incoming calls.
On the test
You need to make a phone call while driving. What is the safe thing to do?
Pull off the road and stop first. Stopped on the side of the road, the call can't pull your eyes or mind away from traffic. Class D & E Driver's Guide, p.77: “If you must make a call, pull safely off the road and stop before making the call.”
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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.")