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RS 32:106 METHODS OF GIVING HAND AND ARM SIGNALS
RS 32:193 OPERATION OF BICYCLES; GENERAL PROVISION
RS 32:194 TRAFFIC LAWS APPLY TO PERSONS RIDING BICYCLES
RS 32:195 RIDING ON BICYCLES | RS 32:196 CLINGING TO VEHICLES
RS 32:197 RIDING ON ROADWAYS & BICYCLE PATHS
RS 32:199 BICYCLE HELMETS; RESTRAINING SEATS
RS 32:329 BICYCLES; FRONT LAMPS SIDE & REAR REFLECTORS
RS 32:346 BRAKES ON BIKES

RS 32:106 Methods of Giving Hand and Arm Signals

All signals herein required to be given from the left side of the vehicle in the following manner and such signals shall indicate as follows:

Left Turn

Hand and arm extended horizontally with the had open and the back of the hand to the rear

Right Turn

Hand and arm extended upward at the angle of forty-five degrees from shoulder or elbow, with the hand open and back of the hand to the rear

Stop or Decrease Speed

Start hand and arm extended downward at an angle of forty-five degrees from shoulder or elbow, with the hand open and the back of the hand to the rear

RS 32:193 Operation of Bicycles; General Provision

The regulations applicable to bicyclists shall apply whenever a bicycle is operated upon a highway or upon any path set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles.

RS 32:194 Traffic Laws Apply to Persons Riding Bicycles

Every person riding a bicycle upon a highway of this state shall be granted all the rights and shall be subject to all the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle.

RS 32:195 Riding on Bicycles

A person propelling a bicycle shall not ride other than upon or astride a permanent or regular seat attached thereto.

No bicycle shall be used to carry more persons at one time than the number for which it is designed and equipped.

A person operating a bicycle shall at all times keep at least one hand upon the handle bars thereof.

RS 32:196 Clinging to Vehicles

No person riding upon any bicycle shall attach himself or the bicycle to any vehicle upon a highway.

RS 32:197 Riding on Roadways and Bicycle Paths

Every person operating a bicycle upon a roadway shall ride as near to the right side of the roadway as practicable, exercising due care when passing a standing vehicle or one proceeding in the same direction.

Persons riding bicycles upon a roadway shall not ride more than two abreast except on paths or parts of roadways set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles.

Whenever a usable path for bicycles has been provided adjacent to a roadway, bicycle riders shall use such path and shall not use the roadway.

RS 32:199 Bicycle Helmets; Restraining Seats

With regard to any bicycle used on a public roadway, public bicycle path, or other public right-of-way, no parent, guardian, or person with legal responsibility for the safety and welfare of a child shall knowingly allow any of the following:

Such child under the age of twelve to operate or ride as a passenger on a bicycle without wearing an approved helmet of good fit fastened securely upon the head with the straps of the helmet.

Such child who weighs less than forty pounds or is less than forty inches in height to be a passenger on a bicycle without being properly seated in and adequately secured to a restraining seat.

Notice shall be provided in accordance with the following provisions:

A person regularly engaged in the business of selling or renting bicycles shall post a sign stating the following: "Louisiana law requires a bicycle operator or passenger under the age of twelve years to wear a bicycle helmet when riding a bicycle. Louisiana law also requires a passenger who weighs less than forty pounds or is less than forty inches in height to be properly seated in and adequately secured to a restraining seat."

The sign must be at least twenty-four inches in length and twelve inches in width. The lettering on the sign must be at least one inch in height. The sign must be posted conspicuously so that it is clearly visible to all persons buying or renting bicycles.

The issuance of a citation for a violation of this Section shall not be prima facie evidence of negligence. The comparative negligence statutes of Louisiana shall apply in these cases as in all other cases of negligence.

The Louisiana Highway Safety Commission shall provide funds to the Louisiana Safe Kids Coalition to be used for the purchase of bicycle helmets. These helmets shall be distributed by the Louisiana Safe Kids Coalition to indigent persons in furtherance of the provisions of this Section.

The provisions of R.S. 32:57 shall not apply to a violation of this Section. No civil penalties or court costs shall be assessed for any violation of this Section.

RS 32:329 Bicycles; Front Lamps; Side and Rear Reflectors

Every bicycle when in use at nighttime shall be equipped with a lamp on the front which shall emit a white light visible from a distance of at least five (5) hundred feet tot eh front and with a red reflector on the rear and a reflector on each side facing outward at the right angle to the bicycle frame, all of a type approved by the department which shall be visible from all distances within six (6) hundred feet to one hundred feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful lower beams of headlamps on a motor vehicle. A lamp emitting a red light visible from a distance of five (5) hundred feet to the rear may be used in addition to the red reflector.

After December 31, 1974 no person shall sell or offer for sale any bicycle unless such a bicycle is equipped with at least one red reflector on the rear and one reflector on each side as required by this section. This section shall not apply to bicycles while engaged in sanctioned competition races.

RS 32:346 Brakes on Bicycles

Every bicycle shall be equipped with a brake which will enable the operator to make the braked wheels skid on dry, level, clean pavement.