Bicycle riders — Rhode Island Permit Test

Bicycle riders on the Rhode Island permit test — 5 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

Bicycle riders have the same rights and must follow the same laws as drivers of motor vehicles.

A driver who treats a cyclist as a pedestrian cuts across their path at an intersection.

Bicycle riders are given the same rights and must follow the same laws as drivers of motor vehicles.

Rhode Island Driver’s Manual, p.54

Bicycle riders should ride as close to the right as they safely can, and cross the lane of vehicle travel only to make a left turn.

A cyclist drifting across the lane puts themselves in front of a car that expected them on the right.

They should only cross the lane of vehicle travel to make a left turn.

Rhode Island Driver’s Manual, p.54

No more than two bicycles may be ridden side by side.

A row of riders spread across the lane leaves no room for a car to pass safely.

No more than two (2) bicycles may be ridden side by side.

Rhode Island Driver’s Manual, p.54

When there is a safe bicycle path near the roadway, riders should use the path rather than the road.

Riding in traffic beside an open bike path puts a cyclist next to fast cars for no reason.

When there is a safe bicycle path near the roadway, riders should use the path rather than the road.

Rhode Island Driver’s Manual, p.54

Anyone 15 or younger riding, or riding as a passenger, on a bicycle on a public highway, bike path or other public right-of-way must wear a certified bicycle helmet.

A young rider thrown onto pavement without a helmet can suffer a brain injury from a low-speed fall.

Any person fifteen (15) years of age or younger riding a bicycle or a passenger on a bicycle on a public highway, bicycle path, or other public right-of-way must wear a certified bicycle helmet.

Rhode Island Driver’s Manual, p.54

On the test

How does Rhode Island treat bicycle riders on the road?

Same rights and same laws as drivers. A driver who treats a cyclist as a pedestrian cuts across their path at an intersection. Rhode Island Driver’s Manual, p.54: “Bicycle riders are given the same rights and must follow the same laws as drivers of motor vehicles.”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against Rhode Island Driver’s Manual, published by the Rhode Island Division of Motor Vehicles, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-04.