Special pavement markings — Louisiana Permit Test
Special pavement markings on the Louisiana permit test — 5 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
Red raised pavement markings or reflectors mean you are going against the direction of travel on a road you must not enter.
If you see red reflectors facing you, you are headed into oncoming traffic and must get out safely.
Red Raised Pavement Marking or reflectors indicate going against the direction of travel.
Before a railroad crossing, the pavement is marked with a large X and two R's.
The markings warn you of tracks even when the sign is hidden, so you can slow and look for a train.
The pavement is marked with a large “X” and two “R's”.
Stop lines are solid white lines across the lanes at intersections and crosswalks that show the exact place to stop.
Stopping past the line can put your car in the crosswalk or in the way of turning traffic.
Stop Lines are solid white lines painted across the traffic lanes at intersections and pedestrian crosswalks indicating the exact place at which to stop.
Where a crosswalk is in the middle of a block, a pedestrian crossing sign may also be used.
Drivers do not expect walkers between corners, so a sign helps them see the crossing in time.
In this case a pedestrian crossing sign may also be used.
Where painted arrows in a lane point in more than one direction, you may choose any of those directions.
The arrows show every move that lane allows, so any one of them is legal from that lane.
Where arrows indicate more than one direction, you may choose any direction
On the test
You see red raised reflectors in the road ahead of you. What do they tell you?
You are going the wrong way. If you see red reflectors facing you, you are headed into oncoming traffic and must get out safely. Class D & E Driver's Guide, p.35: “Red Raised Pavement Marking or reflectors indicate going against the direction of travel.”
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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.")