Winter driving — Louisiana Permit Test
Winter driving on the Louisiana permit test — 9 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
In winter, stop gently to avoid skidding, and if your wheels start to lock up, ease off the brake.
Locked wheels slide and cannot steer. Letting up on the brake lets them roll and grip again.
Stop gently to avoid skidding.
Bridges, overpasses and shaded areas can freeze first and stay icy longer than other roadways.
Cold air flows above and below a bridge, so it ices over before the road leading up to it.
Take extra precautions on bridges, overpasses and shaded areas, which can freeze first, and remain icy longer than roadways.
In wet weather, do not drive faster than your windshield wipers can clear water from the windshield.
If the wipers cannot keep up, you cannot see what is ahead in time to stop.
In wet driving conditions, do not drive faster than the windshield wipers can clear water from the windshield.
Replace your wiper blades yearly.
Old rubber blades crack and streak, leaving water on the glass right where you need to see.
Make sure your wiper blades are in good shape and replace them yearly.
If you become stranded in winter weather, do not leave your vehicle.
Your car is shelter and is easier for rescuers to find than a person walking in the snow.
Should you become stranded due to weather conditions, do not leave your vehicle.
Before driving, clear ice and snow from your vehicle's hood, windows and roof.
Snow left on the roof can slide over your windshield or fly off and hit the car behind you.
Before driving, clear ice and snow from your vehicle’s hood, windows and roof.
No snow tires allow you to drive on snow or ice at normal speeds.
Even the best tires grip much less on snow and ice, so you still have to slow down.
No snow tires allow you to drive on snow or ice at normal speeds.
A road with fully frozen ice and snow is slippery, but it gives more traction than a road with melting ice.
A thin layer of water on top of melting ice makes it the slickest surface of all.
A road on which ice and snow are completely frozen is slippery, even though it provides more traction than a road with melting ice.
On rainy, snowy or foggy days, headlights make your vehicle easier for other drivers to see.
In gray weather, a car without lights blends into the road, and other drivers may not notice it.
In these conditions, headlights make your vehicle easier to see.
On the test
On a slick winter road, what should you do if your wheels start to lock up?
Ease off the brake. Locked wheels slide and cannot steer. Letting up on the brake lets them roll and grip again. Class D & E Driver's Guide, p.52: “Stop gently to avoid skidding.”
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.")