Left turn method — Louisiana Permit Test

Left turn method on the Louisiana permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

Keep your wheels straight while waiting to turn left, so a hit from behind will not push you into traffic.

If your wheels point left and someone rear-ends you, your car rolls right into oncoming cars.

Keep your wheels straight while waiting to turn.
Class D & E Driver's Guide, p.90

Do not cut the corner of a left turn so sharply that your vehicle ends up in front of someone coming from the left.

Cutting the corner puts you in the lane of cars waiting on the street you are turning into.

Avoid cutting the corner so sharply that your vehicle is in front of someone approaching from the left.
Class D & E Driver's Guide, p.90

When you and an oncoming driver both turn left at an intersection, each should turn to the left of the center of the intersection.

Passing each other on the left side keeps the two turning cars from meeting nose to nose.

When safe, each driver should turn to the left of the center of the intersection.
Class D & E Driver's Guide, p.90

When a lane at an intersection is marked as a left turn lane, you may only turn left from it.

Drivers beside you expect cars in that lane to turn. Going straight from it can cause a side crash.

When such a lane is marked, you may ONLY turn left from this lane.
Class D & E Driver's Guide, p.90

On the test

Why keep your wheels straight while waiting to turn left?

So a rear-end hit won't push you into traffic. If your wheels point left and someone rear-ends you, your car rolls right into oncoming cars. Class D & E Driver's Guide, p.90: “Keep your wheels straight while waiting to turn.”

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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.