Shreveport, LA Mobility & Curb Rules: Bike Lane Rules (2026)

" That mandatory-path rule sits inside Article IX of the traffic chapter, which opens by making bicyclists subject to "all of the rights" and "all of the duties" the chapter gives to motor vehicle drivers, except where the article sets a special rule or a provision cannot logically apply to a bicycle. Section 90-427 supplies the baseline rule for streets without a separate path: a cyclist must ride "as near to the righthand side of the roadway as practicable," exercising due care when passing a standing vehicle or one moving the same direction.

Section 90-429 caps group riding at two abreast on a roadway, though riders may ride more than two abreast on a path or portion of roadway set aside exclusively for bicycles. The article also carries equipment and conduct rules that bear on riding safely alongside other traffic: a bell or signal device audible for 100 feet, a working brake capable of skidding the wheel on dry pavement, and a ban on carrying a package that prevents keeping one hand on the handlebars. S. 32:197, is cited as the state-law source for both the mandatory-path rule and the right-side and two-abreast rules, so the city's ordinance tracks state law rather than adding a separate local standard.