Louisiana Motorcycle practice
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. 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
3. 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)
4. 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)
5. 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)
6. 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)
7. 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)
8. 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
9. 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
10. 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)
11. 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)
12. Besides a proper license, what must a Louisiana motorcyclist keep in the motorcycle at all times?
Correct answer: Proof of current liability insurance
Riders must maintain proof of current liability insurance or other approved security in the motorcycle.
Source: Louisiana Motorcycle Operator Manual - Mandatory Requirements for Louisiana Motorcyclists
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