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Louisiana driving lesson · Your License

Stage 3, insurance & the knowledge test

A 3-minute lesson from the Louisiana course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.

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Read time
3 minutes
Course unit
Your License
Checkpoint questions
6
Source pages
12, 13

You earn a full license by finishing Stages 1 and 2, or by being at least 17 when you first apply. Before OMV issues any license you'll show proof of insurance and pass the required tests, including the knowledge test this app prepares you for.

Full license (Stage 3), you must either:

  • Complete Stages 1 and 2, or
  • Be at least 17 before applying for your first license
Handbook p. 12 ↗

Know the rule

Applicants 18 or older who never entered the GDL program may get a full Class E license or a permit after a 38-hour driver's education course, or a 6-hour pre-licensing course plus an 8-hour behind-the-wheel course.

Handbook p. 12 ↗

Know the rule

Every vehicle on Louisiana highways must have liability insurance (or an allowed substitute), and you must show proof for vehicles you own when your license is issued.

Handbook p. 13 ↗

Proof of insurance must show:

  • Name of the insurance company
  • Policy number and effective dates
  • Vehicle description
  • Name of the insured
  • NAIC number (shows the company may do business in Louisiana)
Handbook p. 13 ↗

Know the rule

By law, your insurance card must be in the vehicle at all times.

Handbook p. 13 ↗

Tests you may be given:

  • Vision (eye exam)
  • Knowledge of traffic laws, signs and signals
  • Road skills (outside driving test)
Handbook p. 13 ↗
20/40

Minimum vision standard at the screening

Handbook p. 13 ↗

Know the rule

If you need glasses or contacts to pass, your license shows restriction '01' and you must wear them to drive. After laser surgery, pass the screening without them at an OMV office to remove it.

Handbook p. 13 ↗

Know the rule

If you fail the eye exam, you get a vision report to be completed by a vision specialist of your choice.

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80%

Correct answers needed to pass the knowledge test

Handbook p. 13 ↗

Know the rule

Knowledge test questions come from the driver's manual, and you must bring proper identification every time you take the test.

Handbook p. 13 ↗

Handbook tips for the written test:

  • Read the manual at least three times
  • Memorize numbers: lengths, distances and measurements
  • Read the whole question and every answer before choosing
  • Trust your gut and pick the 'safest sounding' answer
  • Arrive at least an hour before the last test of the day is given
Handbook p. 13 ↗

Put it into practice

You're 18 and never had a permit. You can apply for a full Class E license after either a 38-hour driver's ed course, or a 6-hour pre-licensing course plus 8 hours behind the wheel. Then pass the vision and knowledge tests.

Check your understanding

Read the question, decide on an answer, then open it to check the explanation. These are Roadwise study questions based on the source handbook.

What is the minimum age at which a first-time applicant may apply for a full license (Stage 3) without completing Stages 1 and 2?
  1. 17
  2. 16
  3. 18
  4. 15

Answer: 17

A first-time applicant who is at least 17 may apply for a full license directly.

Handbook p. 12 ↗
Applicants 18 or older who did not go through the Graduated Licensing Program may instead qualify by completing:
  1. A single 2-hour orientation class
  2. 38-hr course, or 6-hr class + 8-hr driving
  3. Only the knowledge test, with no course required
  4. A 100-hour supervised driving log

Answer: 38-hr course, or 6-hr class + 8-hr driving

Adult applicants outside the GLP need either the 38-hour course, or the 6-hour plus 8-hour combination.

Handbook p. 12 ↗
What score is required to pass the Louisiana knowledge test?
  1. 70% of the questions answered correctly
  2. 90% of the questions answered correctly
  3. 80% of the questions answered correctly
  4. A perfect score

Answer: 80% of the questions answered correctly

The knowledge test, like the permit exams, requires correctly answering 80% of the questions.

Handbook p. 13 ↗
What is the minimum vision standard to pass the vision screening?
  1. 20/20
  2. 20/60
  3. 20/100
  4. 20/40

Answer: 20/40

The vision screening checks that your vision meets the 20/40 minimum standard for safe driving.

Handbook p. 13 ↗
If you need corrective lenses to pass the vision exam, what restriction code appears on your license?
  1. 01
  2. 02
  3. 10
  4. V1

Answer: 01

The '01' restriction means you must wear corrective lenses while driving.

Handbook p. 13 ↗
An out-of-state applicant who is 16 and has held a license or permit for at least 180 days may be able to skip the learner's permit stage.
  1. True
  2. False

Answer: True

An out-of-state applicant, 16, who has had a license or permit for at least 180 days may bypass the learner's permit stage and get an intermediate license.

Handbook p. 12 ↗
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