Stuck gas pedal — Louisiana Permit Test
Stuck gas pedal on the Louisiana permit test — 3 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
If your gas pedal sticks, keep your eyes on the road and first put the gear shift in neutral.
Neutral cuts the engine's power from the wheels, so the car stops speeding up.
If your gas pedal sticks, keep your eyes on the road:
With a stuck gas pedal, try to free it with your foot, or have a passenger try if you cannot.
Keeping your eyes up while your foot or a passenger works the pedal keeps the car on the road.
Try to free the pedal with your foot.
When turning the ignition off for a stuck gas pedal, use care not to lock the steering wheel; power steering and brakes will need much more effort.
Locking the wheel at speed takes away all steering, and without engine power the wheel and pedal get very stiff.
(Use care not to lock the steering wheel locking mechanism.
On the test
Your gas pedal sticks while driving. What should you do first?
Shift into neutral. Neutral cuts the engine's power from the wheels, so the car stops speeding up. Class D & E Driver's Guide, p.117: “If your gas pedal sticks, keep your eyes on the road:”
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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.")