Train facts — Louisiana Permit Test
Train facts on the Louisiana permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
Trains have the right of way 100% of the time over emergency vehicles, cars, police and pedestrians.
A train cannot stop or turn to miss you, so everyone else must wait for it.
Trains have the right of way 100% of the time over emergency vehicles, cars, the police and pedestrians.
A 100-car freight train traveling at 55 mph needs more than a mile to stop.
By the time the engineer sees your car, it is far too late for the train to stop.
A 100 car freight train traveling at 55 miles per hour requires more than a mile to stop.
You cannot judge the distance and speed of an oncoming train.
Trains are so big they seem to move slowly, so drivers think they have time when they do not.
You cannot judge the distance and speed of an oncoming train.
Railroad tracks, trestles, bridges and railroad yards are private property.
Walking on tracks or bridges is trespassing, and there is often no room to get out of a train's way.
Railroad tracks, trestles, bridges and railroad yards are private property
On the test
Over whom does a train have the right of way?
Everyone, even police and ambulances. A train cannot stop or turn to miss you, so everyone else must wait for it. Class D & E Driver's Guide, p.96: “Trains have the right of way 100% of the time over emergency vehicles, cars, the police and pedestrians.”
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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.")