Highway Transportation System — Louisiana Driver's License Practice Test
35 questions in this topic · 30 drawn at random this round
What are the three main components of the Highway Transportation System?
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This Louisiana Driver's License Highway Transportation System practice set has 35 practice questions based on the official exam materials, each with an instant explanation. You need 80% on the real Louisiana Driver's License knowledge test to pass.
Sample questions
Three questions from the Highway Transportation System bank with the correct answer and an explanation. The practice quiz above draws 30 questions at random from the same bank.
What is the goal of the Highway Transportation System (HTS)?
- Safe, rapid, and efficient transportation of persons and goods in an environmentally sound fashion — Correct answer
- To collect tolls and registration fees from drivers
- To replace all forms of public transit
- To limit the number of vehicles on the road
Explanation: The HTS is a vast network of highways, streets, and roads whose goal is the safe, rapid, and efficient transportation of persons and goods in an environmentally sound fashion.
Handbook: Highway Transportation System — Make Up of the System
In 1902, about how many cars and how many miles of paved road existed, compared to today?
- About 2,300 cars and 150 miles of paved road (today: ~230 million vehicles, 4 million miles) — Correct answer
- About 1 million cars and 5,000 miles of paved road
- About 50,000 cars and 1,000 miles of paved road
- About 230 million cars and 4 million miles of paved road
Explanation: In 1902 there were about 2,300 cars and 150 miles of paved road; now there are about 230 million registered vehicles and 4 million miles of paved roads.
Handbook: Highway Transportation System — History of the System
Who or what is considered the core of the Highway Transportation System?
- Each individual road user — Correct answer
- The Department of Motor Vehicles
- The Federal Highway Administration
- Large commercial trucks
Explanation: Each individual road user is the core of the HTS; each person's responsibility is to respect the rules of the system and cooperate with others.
Handbook: Highway Transportation System — The Individual Road User