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Louisiana Motorcycle: Traffic Laws & Signals practice test
Speed limits, turning and signaling rules, headlight and seat-belt requirements, and the everyday laws every driver must follow.
Content reviewed against official driver handbooks · August 12, 2026
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12 sample Traffic Laws & Signals questions with the correct answer, a short explanation, and the official handbook reference. Read through them, then take the quiz above.
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1. Louisiana law limits how high a motorcycle's handlebars may rise above what reference point?
Correct answer: Above the seat
Handlebars may not be more than fifteen inches in height above the seat where the operator sits.
Source: Louisiana Motorcycle Operator Manual - R.S. 32:191.3 (Footrests and Handlebars)
2. Louisiana bars a motorcyclist from passing a vehicle within the same lane and from riding between lanes of traffic. Those two rules do NOT apply to whom?
Correct answer: Police officers on official duty
Under R.S. 32:191.1, a rider may not overtake and pass in the lane occupied by the vehicle being passed, or ride between lanes or rows of vehicles. Police officers performing their official duties are exempt from those two rules. The exemption does not cover the limit of two motorcycles abreast in one lane.
Source: Louisiana Motorcycle Operator Manual - R.S. 32:191.1 (Roadways Laned for Traffic)
3. The manual defines a Louisiana 'power cycle' partly by its speed, saying it is designed to travel under:
Correct answer: 35 miles per hour
A power cycle is defined as a motor vehicle with an engine of not more than five brake horsepower designed to travel under thirty-five miles per hour.
Source: Louisiana Motorcycle Operator Manual - Definitions
4. What is the maximum number of motorcycles Louisiana law allows to operate abreast in a single lane?
Correct answer: Two
The statute permits no more than two motorcycles side by side within one lane.
Source: Louisiana Motorcycle Operator Manual - R.S. 32:191.1 (Roadways Laned for Traffic)
5. Which statement about overtaking is prohibited for Louisiana motorcyclists?
Correct answer: Overtaking and passing in the same lane as the vehicle ahead
The statute forbids a motorcyclist from overtaking and passing another vehicle within the same lane that vehicle occupies.
Source: Louisiana Motorcycle Operator Manual - R.S. 32:191.1 (Roadways Laned for Traffic)
6. How must a person be positioned when riding on a motorcycle under Louisiana law?
Correct answer: Sitting astride, facing forward, one leg on each side
A rider must sit astride the seat, facing forward, with no more than one leg on each side of the machine.
Source: Louisiana Motorcycle Operator Manual - Louisiana Motorcycle Statutes (Riding on Motorcycles)
7. Under Louisiana law, how does the state treat a motorcycle's right to use a traffic lane?
Correct answer: It is entitled to the full use of a lane
A motorcycle is entitled to the full use of a lane, and other vehicles may not be driven so as to deprive a rider of that full lane.
Source: Louisiana Motorcycle Operator Manual - R.S. 32:191.1 (Roadways Laned for Traffic)
8. Under Louisiana law, at what minimum age may a child ride as a passenger on a motorcycle?
Correct answer: Five years old
A child at least five years of age may be a motorcycle passenger if properly seated and wearing a safety helmet as the law requires.
Source: Louisiana Motorcycle Operator Manual - Louisiana Motorcycle Statutes (Passengers)
9. Louisiana defines a 'motor driven cycle' as a motorcycle or scooter whose motor does not exceed:
Correct answer: Five horsepower
A motor driven cycle is defined as a motorcycle, including a motor scooter, with a motor not exceeding five horsepower.
Source: Louisiana Motorcycle Operator Manual - Definitions
10. Under the definitions in Louisiana law, a 'motorcycle' is a motor vehicle designed to travel on no more than how many wheels?
Correct answer: Three wheels
The statute defines a motorcycle as a motor vehicle with a seat or saddle designed to travel on not more than three wheels in contact with the ground.
Source: Louisiana Motorcycle Operator Manual - Definitions
11. Louisiana's clinging statute forbids a rider from doing what while on a motorcycle?
Correct answer: Attaching to another vehicle to be towed along
No one on a motorcycle may attach themselves or the motorcycle to another vehicle or streetcar on a roadway.
Source: Louisiana Motorcycle Operator Manual - R.S. 32:192.2 (Clinging to Other Vehicles)
12. Louisiana statute prohibits a motorcyclist from operating in which of the following ways?
Correct answer: Riding between lanes or rows of vehicles
Riding between lanes of traffic or between adjacent rows of vehicles (lane splitting) is not permitted under Louisiana law.
Source: Louisiana Motorcycle Operator Manual - R.S. 32:191.1 (Roadways Laned for Traffic)
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