Intersection scanning — Louisiana Permit Test
Intersection scanning on the Louisiana permit test — 5 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
If stopped at an intersection, look left, right and left again before entering.
The first lane you cross carries traffic from the left, so you check that side twice.
If stopped, look left, right and left again before entering the intersection.
Searching to the front, left and right is especially important just after the light turns green, when cross traffic may hurry through.
Drivers on the cross street often rush the yellow, so the first moment of your green is the most risky.
This searching technique is especially important just after the light has turned green.
Do not rely on traffic signals or signs to tell you that no one will cross in front of you.
Some drivers do not see or obey the signal, so a green light does not prove the way is clear.
Do not rely on traffic signals or signs to tell you that no one will be crossing in front of you.
If you are stopped and your view of a cross street is blocked, edge forward slowly until you can see.
Creeping out lets crossing drivers see your bumper first, so they can slow down or warn you.
If you are stopped and your view of traffic or a cross street is blocked, edge forward slowly until you can see.
Look to the sides when near shopping centers, parking lots, construction areas, busy sidewalks, playgrounds and schoolyards, where someone is likely to enter the road.
Where people gather beside the road, someone is likely to step or pull out in front of you.
Therefore, it is very important to look to the sides when you are near shopping centers and parking lots, construction areas, busy sidewalks, playgrounds and schoolyards.
On the test
You are stopped at an intersection. In what order should you look before you go?
Left, right, then left again. The first lane you cross carries traffic from the left, so you check that side twice. Class D & E Driver's Guide, p.62: “If stopped, look left, right and left again before entering the intersection.”
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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.")