Fall driving — Louisiana Permit Test

Wet leaves on the road or on road lines can make driving slippery and dangerous.

A patch of wet leaves can be as slick as ice and make your tires slide when you brake or turn.

Once leaves become wet, they can present slippery and dangerous driving conditions.

Avoid parking near piles of dry leaves, which can be set on fire by your car's catalytic converter.

The underside of a car gets very hot after a drive, hot enough to light dry leaves.

Avoid parking your vehicle near leaf piles to prevent fires that could start from your vehicle's catalytic converter.

The end of daylight saving time means less visibility, so watch harder for pedestrians and cyclists.

When it gets dark earlier, people walking or biking home are much harder to see.

The end of daylight saving time means reduced visibility on the roads, which can create unfamiliar driving conditions.

In an especially heavy downpour, you may want to pull off the road until it is safe to continue.

When the rain is so heavy you can barely see, waiting it out is safer than guessing where the road is.

In an especially heavy downpour, you may want to pull off the road until it's safe to continue.

Why should you watch for patches of wet leaves in the fall?

They can be slippery. A patch of wet leaves can be as slick as ice and make your tires slide when you brake or turn. Class D & E Driver's Guide, p.52: “Once leaves become wet, they can present slippery and dangerous driving conditions.”