Bicycle laws — Louisiana Permit Test
Bicycle laws on the Louisiana permit test — 7 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
Traffic laws apply to people riding bicycles, who have the same rights and rules as drivers.
A bike is part of traffic. When riders follow the same rules, drivers can predict what they will do.
Traffic laws apply to persons riding bicycles.
The person controlling a bicycle must keep at least one hand on the handlebars at all times.
With no hands on the bars, a rider cannot steer around a pothole or brake fast.
The person controlling the bicycle must have at least one hand on the handlebars at all times.
Bicyclists may not ride more than 2 abreast, except on roadways set aside for bicycles only.
A wide row of bikes fills the lane and leaves drivers no safe way to pass.
Bicyclists must not ride more than two abreast except on roadways set aside for exclusive bicycle use.
Bicyclists must ride as near to the right side of the roadway as is safely possible.
Staying right lets faster cars pass the rider with room to spare.
All bicyclists must ride as near to the right side of the roadway as safely possible while exercising caution when passing stationary vehicles or vehicles traveling in the same direction.
Children under 12 must wear approved helmets when riding a bicycle or riding on one as a passenger.
A child's head is easy to hurt in a fall from a bike, and a strapped-on helmet protects it.
Children under the age of twelve must wear approved helmets when operating a bicycle or riding as a passenger.
A child who weighs less than 40 pounds or is under 40 inches tall must ride in an approved restraining seat to be a bicycle passenger.
A small child cannot hold on well. A strapped seat keeps them from falling off.
Children who weigh less than forty pounds or are less than forty inches in height must be properly seated and secured in an approved restraining seat to be a passenger upon a bicycle.
A person riding a bicycle may not attach themselves or the bicycle to any vehicle on a public road.
If the car turns or brakes, the rider holding on is pulled down or thrown under its wheels.
No person riding a bicycle shall attach him or herself or the bicycle to any vehicle while on public roadways.
On the test
Do traffic laws apply to people riding bicycles?
Yes, the same rules as drivers. A bike is part of traffic. When riders follow the same rules, drivers can predict what they will do. Class D & E Driver's Guide, p.97: “Traffic laws apply to persons riding bicycles.”
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.")