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Class D License Study Guide Questions With
Verified Answers
Vehicle size -- maximum width for most vehicles - answer✔8 feet
The load will not project more than _______ beyond the width of
the body. - answer✔6 inches
Vehicle size -- maximum width for buses - answer✔8 feet 6 inches
Vehicle size -- maximum height - answer✔13 feet 6 inches
Vehicle size -- maximum length - answer✔40 feet for any single vehicle (including load)
65 feet for truck-tractor and trailer combination
Securing loads: contents must not be allowed to - answer✔drop, shift, leak or otherwise
escape.
A load must not extend more than (1) of the vehicle or more than (2) of the vehicle except
poles, pilings and logs may project (3) of the trailer. - answer✔1) 4 feet to the front
2) 8 feet beyond the rear
3) 15 feet beyond the rearmost part
If a load extends (1) past the bed or body of any vehicle, a (2) must be attached to the extreme
rear of the load during daylight hours. - answer✔1) four or more feet
2) red flag 12 inches square
At night, a red light must be attached to the extreme rear of the load and visible for at least
____ to the sides and rear. - answer✔500 feet
Maximum speed for any vehicle in Louisiana is 70 mph except:
• When pulling or towing another motor vehicle the speed limit is (1).
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• School buses are limited to (2) when frequently stopping to load or unload children.
• Where (3) is posted.
• On portions of I-49, the speed limit is (4) - answer✔1) 45 mph
2) 35 mph
3) a lower speed limit
4) 75 mph
On rural highways, outside residential areas or business districts, drivers of motor trucks must
not follow within (1) except to pass. - answer✔1) 400 feet of one another
High beam headlights must be dimmed no less than (1) from oncoming traffic and (2) of a
vehicle being followed. - answer✔1) 500 feet
2) 200 feet
You must not let your vehicle coast downhill with the clutch (1) or the gear in (2). - answer✔1)
disengaged
2) neutral
You must stop within (1) but not closer than (2) from the nearest rail. You may not change gears
until you have (3). This does apply to street-rail crossings within a business or residential
district. - answer✔1) 50 feet
2) 15 feet
3) completely crossed over the tracks
Fire Extinguisher: Vehicles transporting passengers for hire must be equipped with at least a
type (1) fire extinguisher, completely filled and in working condition. - answer✔2-BC
Tow trucks must be equipped with at least one (1) fire extinguisher capable of extinguishing
flammable liquid fires, completely filled and in working condition. - answer✔4-BC
Motor vehicles transporting explosives must be equipped with at least one fire extinguisher
with a rating of at least (1), completely filled and in working condition. - answer✔10-BC
Every truck must have a device (1) to minimize the spray or splash of water or mud or loose
road surface material to the rear. - answer✔("mud flap")
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Class D License Study Guide Questions With
Verified Answers
Vehicle size -- maximum width for most vehicles - answer✔8 feet
The load will not project more than _______ beyond the width of
the body. - answer✔6 inches
Vehicle size -- maximum width for buses - answer✔8 feet 6 inches
Vehicle size -- maximum height - answer✔13 feet 6 inches
Vehicle size -- maximum length - answer✔40 feet for any single vehicle (including load)
65 feet for truck-tractor and trailer combination
Securing loads: contents must not be allowed to - answer✔drop, shift, leak or otherwise
escape.
A load must not extend more than (1) of the vehicle or more than (2) of the vehicle except
poles, pilings and logs may project (3) of the trailer. - answer✔1) 4 feet to the front
2) 8 feet beyond the rear
3) 15 feet beyond the rearmost part
If a load extends (1) past the bed or body of any vehicle, a (2) must be attached to the extreme
rear of the load during daylight hours. - answer✔1) four or more feet
2) red flag 12 inches square
At night, a red light must be attached to the extreme rear of the load and visible for at least
____ to the sides and rear. - answer✔500 feet
Maximum speed for any vehicle in Louisiana is 70 mph except:
• When pulling or towing another motor vehicle the speed limit is (1).
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• School buses are limited to (2) when frequently stopping to load or unload children.
• Where (3) is posted.
• On portions of I-49, the speed limit is (4) - answer✔1) 45 mph
2) 35 mph
3) a lower speed limit
4) 75 mph
On rural highways, outside residential areas or business districts, drivers of motor trucks must
not follow within (1) except to pass. - answer✔1) 400 feet of one another
High beam headlights must be dimmed no less than (1) from oncoming traffic and (2) of a
vehicle being followed. - answer✔1) 500 feet
2) 200 feet
You must not let your vehicle coast downhill with the clutch (1) or the gear in (2). - answer✔1)
disengaged
2) neutral
You must stop within (1) but not closer than (2) from the nearest rail. You may not change gears
until you have (3). This does apply to street-rail crossings within a business or residential
district. - answer✔1) 50 feet
2) 15 feet
3) completely crossed over the tracks
Fire Extinguisher: Vehicles transporting passengers for hire must be equipped with at least a
type (1) fire extinguisher, completely filled and in working condition. - answer✔2-BC
Tow trucks must be equipped with at least one (1) fire extinguisher capable of extinguishing
flammable liquid fires, completely filled and in working condition. - answer✔4-BC
Motor vehicles transporting explosives must be equipped with at least one fire extinguisher
with a rating of at least (1), completely filled and in working condition. - answer✔10-BC
Every truck must have a device (1) to minimize the spray or splash of water or mud or loose
road surface material to the rear. - answer✔("mud flap")
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