Rural animal hazards — Louisiana Permit Test

If you see one animal near the road, expect there is another nearby.

Deer and other animals often travel in groups, so a second one may follow the first.

If you see one animal, expect there is another nearby.

If a domestic animal such as a horse or cow wanders into the road, sound your horn and brake in a controlled manner.

The horn usually moves farm animals along, and steady braking keeps your car under control.

Sound your horn and brake in a controlled manner.

If wild animals are on the road, slow down or stop, do not use the horn or rev the engine, and pass as far away as possible.

Loud noise can make a wild animal panic and bolt in any direction, even into your path.

Do not use the horn or rev the engine

Use caution at dawn and dusk and from October through December, when animals are most active.

Deer move about most in these late-year months, so crashes with them are more likely then.

Use caution when driving at dawn and dusk and between the months of October through December, when animals are most active.

Deer tend to fixate on headlights, so flashing them may cause the animal to freeze in the road.

A frozen deer stays in your path, so flashing your lights at it can make things worse.

Deer tend to fixate on headlights so flashing them may cause the animal to freeze in the road.

If a dog chases your vehicle, slow down until it is near, then accelerate away as it approaches.

Dogs that chase cars run in a straight line, so speeding up at the last moment leaves them behind.

Slow down until the dog is near your vehicle then accelerate away from the dog as it approaches.

You see a deer cross the road ahead. What should you expect?

Another animal is nearby. Deer and other animals often travel in groups, so a second one may follow the first. Class D & E Driver's Guide, p.104: “If you see one animal, expect there is another nearby.”