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Sharing the roadQuestion 128 of 229

Where may bicyclists legally ride on a freeway?

  1. Only where no other route exists and no law bans it
  2. In any freeway lane, day or night
  3. On the shoulder of every freeway
  4. Nowhere, because all freeways ban bicycles
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Correct answer: Only where no other route exists and no law bans it

Some freeway sections are open to bicycles. This applies only where there is no alternate route and no law bans it.

Source: California Driver's Handbook (DL 600, California DMV, 2025), Section 7. Laws and Rules of the Road: Bicycles, page 46

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Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026