Starting and stopping — Louisiana Permit Test

Press the accelerator with the ball of your foot and toes, not your whole foot.

Using the front of your foot gives you fine control, so the car speeds up smoothly instead of lurching.

Use the ball of your foot and toes, not the whole foot when accelerating.

Always stop far enough behind the vehicle in front that you can see the bottom of its tires.

That gap gives you room to go around the car ahead if it stalls, and keeps you from being pushed into it.

Always stop far enough away from the vehicle in front of you so that you can see the bottom of the tires.

To slow down, ease up on the accelerator and slowly apply pressure to the brake.

Hard, sudden braking jolts your passengers and can surprise the driver behind you.

Ease up on the accelerator and slowly apply pressure to the brake pedal.

Never move your car until you have looked around for pedestrians and oncoming traffic; then signal and move into traffic when safe.

People on foot and cars coming at you are easy to miss unless you look before you pull out.

Never move your car until you have looked around for pedestrians and oncoming traffic.

When you back up, turn your head and look back; do not just look in the rearview mirror.

A mirror cannot show everything behind the car, like a child or a low post.

When you back up, turn your head and look back.

Never turn the ignition to the lock position while the vehicle is moving; the steering will lock and you will lose control.

With the steering locked, the wheel will not turn, so you cannot steer around anything.

Never turn your vehicle’s ignition to the “lock” position while it is still in motion.

Which part of your foot should press the gas pedal?

The ball of your foot and toes. Using the front of your foot gives you fine control, so the car speeds up smoothly instead of lurching. Class D & E Driver's Guide, p.46: “Use the ball of your foot and toes, not the whole foot when accelerating.”