Vehicle breakdowns — Louisiana Permit Test
Vehicle breakdowns on the Louisiana permit test — 7 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
At the first sign of car trouble, gently and smoothly take your foot off the accelerator and do not brake hard or suddenly.
Braking hard on a busy road can get you hit from behind before you reach the shoulder.
At the first sign of car trouble, gently and smoothly take your foot off the accelerator.
If you break down in the dark and have flares, put them at least 100 feet behind your car.
Flares far behind you give other drivers time to see you and move over before reaching your car.
If it is dark, turn on the interior dome light, or, if you have flares, put them at least 100 feet behind your car.
Once off the road after a breakdown, make your car visible with reflectorized triangles behind it or your emergency flashers.
A stopped car is hard to see, so warning signs keep other drivers from running into it.
Put reflectorized triangles behind your vehicle to alert other drivers or use your emergency flashers.
After a breakdown, do not try to flag down other vehicles; raise your hood and tie a white cloth to the antenna or hang it out a window.
Officers and tow drivers look for a raised hood and white cloth as a sign you need help.
Do not try to flag down other vehicles.
After a breakdown, don't stand behind or next to your vehicle.
A passing car that hits your vehicle could crush someone standing beside it.
Don’t stand behind or next to your vehicle.
If your broken-down car is safely out of traffic, wait inside with the doors locked and call for help.
Locked inside a car parked well off the road, you are safe from both traffic and strangers.
If your car is safely out of traffic, wait inside the vehicle with the doors locked.
If someone stops and offers to help after a breakdown, open the window slightly and ask them to call for assistance.
A stranger can help without you opening the door or leaving the car.
If someone stops and offers to help, open the window slightly and ask them to call for assistance.
On the test
At the first sign of car trouble while driving, what should you do?
Ease off the gas. Braking hard on a busy road can get you hit from behind before you reach the shoulder. Class D & E Driver's Guide, p.118: “At the first sign of car trouble, gently and smoothly take your foot off the accelerator.”
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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.")