Stalled on tracks — Louisiana Permit Test
Stalled on tracks on the Louisiana permit test — 1 rule, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
If your car is stalled on the tracks but danger is not immediate and you are certain there is time, you may move it off the tracks.
Moving the car is only worth trying when you are sure no train will arrive first.
If danger is not immediate, and you are certain there is time, you may move your vehicle off the tracks.
On the test
Your car stalls on the tracks with no train in sight. When may you try to move it off?
Only if you are certain there is time. Moving the car is only worth trying when you are sure no train will arrive first. Class D & E Driver's Guide, p.116: “If danger is not immediate, and you are certain there is time, you may move your vehicle off the tracks.”
How this works
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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.")