Rural animal collision — Louisiana Permit Test
Rural animal collision on the Louisiana permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
If hitting an animal cannot be avoided, do not swerve; keep your vehicle under control and on the roadway.
Swerving off the road can roll your car or hit a tree, which may hurt you more than the animal would.
Keep your vehicle under control and on the roadway when you hit the animal.
When a crash with a single animal is unavoidable, steer toward the area the animal came from.
The animal is more likely to keep moving forward than to turn back, so its starting point may be clear.
Steer your vehicle towards the area the animal came from.
Just before hitting an animal, brake firmly, angle the vehicle and take your foot off the brake as you impact.
Letting off the brake lifts the front of the car slightly, which may keep the animal out of the windshield.
Brake firmly, angle the vehicle and take your foot off the brake as you impact.
Report a crash to the police if it involves a large animal such as a deer or farm animal.
A large animal left on or near the road is a danger to the next driver, and police can deal with it.
Report the crash to the police if it involves a large animal such as a deer or farm animal.
On the test
A crash with a deer cannot be avoided. What should you do?
Keep control and stay on the road. Swerving off the road can roll your car or hit a tree, which may hurt you more than the animal would. Class D & E Driver's Guide, p.105: “Keep your vehicle under control and on the roadway when you hit the animal.”
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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.")