Bicycle friendly Delaware act — Delaware Permit Test

In Delaware, cyclists have the right to use all roads except limited access highways.

A driver who thinks bikes do not belong on a road will not look for one there.

In fact, cyclists have the right to use all Delaware roads except limited access highways.

Delaware drivers must give bicyclists at least 3 feet of room when passing.

A car that brushes close can knock a rider over with a mirror or a gust of air.

Motorists must give bicyclists at least three (3) feet of room when passing.

Delaware requires drivers to change lanes to pass a bicycle when the lane is too narrow to share, even where there is a double yellow line.

Squeezing past a bike in a narrow lane leaves the rider no room if they swerve around a pothole.

This law requires drivers to change lanes (including when there is a double yellow line) when passing bicycles if the travel lanes are too narrow for sharing.

Delaware forbids drivers from honking at bicyclists unless there is an imminent danger.

A sudden blast of a horn behind a rider can startle them into a wobble or a fall.

Motorists are forbidden from honking their horn at bicyclists unless there is an imminent danger.

On which Delaware roads may cyclists not ride?

Limited access highways. A driver who thinks bikes do not belong on a road will not look for one there. Delaware Driver Manual, p.96: “In fact, cyclists have the right to use all Delaware roads except limited access highways.”