Hardest Oregon permit test questions

B: Traffic turning right may turn without stopping; other traffic must stop and yield. Only right-turning traffic may continue without stopping. Everyone else must stop and yield. Oregon Driver Manual: Regulatory Signs – Other: Right Turn Permitted Without Stopping, page 8.

B: No merge is needed; two roadways join and both keep a lane. An Add Lane sign means two roadways join together and you do not need to merge. Oregon Driver Manual: Warning Signs: Add Lane, page 11.

B: A designated stretch of highway with more fatal and serious injury crashes than the statewide average. Safety corridors are stretches of highway with more fatal and serious injury collisions than average. Signs ask you to turn on your lights for safety. Oregon Driver Manual: Route, Guide, and Information Signs: Safety Corridors, page 13.

C: It recommends a speed for current conditions, but police may enforce it through the basic rule. Variable advisory speed signs are yellow recommendations, not speed limits, but police can enforce them through the basic rule law. Oregon Driver Manual: Variable Speed Signs, page 20.

C: Police may enforce it like any other speed limit sign. Variable speed limit signs are black and white and change the legal limit for conditions. Police enforce them like any other speed limit sign. Oregon Driver Manual: Variable Speed Signs, page 20.

D: Turn left onto the one-way street, yielding to traffic and pedestrians. When entering a one-way road you may turn right or left on red in the direction of the one-way traffic after stopping, unless prohibited. Oregon Driver Manual: Traffic Signals: Steady Circular Red, page 15.

D: Stop and remain stopped until the signal changes, but the same turns allowed on a steady red are allowed. A steady red arrow means stop, except that the turns allowed on a steady red signal are also allowed on a red arrow. Oregon Driver Manual: Traffic Signals: Red Arrow, page 15.

A: Turn left only after yielding to pedestrians and oncoming traffic, which has a green light. A flashing yellow arrow permits the turn, but you must first yield to pedestrians and oncoming traffic, which has a steady green signal. Oregon Driver Manual: Traffic Signals: Flashing Yellow Arrow, page 16.

D: Do not stop; proceed and merge normally. Ramp meters only operate at certain times. When dark they are not in use and you should not stop. Oregon Driver Manual: Freeway Driving: Entering a Freeway (ramp meters), page 35.

B: No, passing is not allowed from your side. A solid yellow line on your side means you may not pass; drivers on the broken-line side may pass. Oregon Driver Manual: Pavement Markings: Double center line, page 22.

B: No passing in either direction, but you may turn left across it to enter or exit a roadway after oncoming traffic clears. Double solid yellow lines prohibit passing in both directions, but you may cross them to turn left into or out of a roadway once oncoming traffic is clear. Oregon Driver Manual: Pavement Markings: Double solid yellow line, page 22.

C: You may turn left across it after oncoming traffic clears, but you may not drive in it. You may turn left across a painted median, but you may not use it as a turn lane or travel in it. Oregon Driver Manual: Pavement Markings: Painted median, page 23.

D: It is permitted but discouraged. Wide solid white lines direct traffic into lanes such as turn lanes and separate bike lanes; crossing them is permitted but discouraged. Oregon Driver Manual: Pavement Markings: Wide solid white line, page 24.

C: Yes, if 50 mph is unsafe for the conditions. Driving at a speed that is unsafe for conditions violates the basic rule even when it is below the speed limit. Oregon Driver Manual: The Basic Rule Law, page 21.

B: 15 mph. Oregon law sets 15 mph in alleys and narrow residential areas. Oregon Driver Manual: Speed Regulations: Speed Limits, page 19.

A: 20 mph. The statutory speed in any business district is 20 mph. Oregon Driver Manual: Speed Regulations: Speed Limits, page 19.

C: 25 mph. The manual lists ocean shores with residential districts and parks at 25 mph. Oregon Driver Manual: Speed Regulations: Speed Limits, page 19.

D: 50%. The FHWA chart in the manual shows about a 10% risk at 23 mph, 50% at 42 mph and 90% at 58 mph. Oregon Driver Manual: Vehicle Speed and Pedestrian Fatalities (chart), page 21.

B: 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on days school is in session. A School Hours sign means the limit applies between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. on school days. If unsure whether it's a school day, slow to 20 mph. Oregon Driver Manual: School Zones: School Hours Speed Limit Sign, page 49.

B: Children are waiting at or walking in a crosswalk, or a traffic patrol member is at the crosswalk. Children are present when they are waiting at a crosswalk, in a crosswalk, or a traffic patrol member is helping children at a crosswalk. Oregon Driver Manual: School Zones: School Speed Limit Sign for When Children Are Present, page 49.

D: At all times until you see an End Work Zone Speed Limit sign or another speed sign. The temporary work zone speed applies at all times, even when workers are not visible, until an End Work Zone Speed Limit or other speed sign. Oregon Driver Manual: Work Zones, page 59.

C: They are doubled in all work zones. Traffic fines are doubled in all work zones. Oregon Driver Manual: Work Zones, page 59.

A: 2-4 seconds, and 4 seconds or more above 30 mph. A safe following distance is 2-4 seconds; above 30 mph it should be 4 seconds or more. Oregon Driver Manual: Maintaining a Space Cushion: Following Distance, page 26.

B: 4 seconds or more. For speeds greater than 30 mph a safe following distance should be 4 seconds or more. Oregon Driver Manual: Maintaining a Space Cushion: Following Distance, page 26.

C: No, it is against the law to exceed the limit at any time. Do not exceed the speed limit when passing; exceeding speed limits is illegal at all times. Oregon Driver Manual: Passing, page 31.

B: The right side of the road is blocked or you are turning left. In a no-passing zone you may cross the center line only when the right side is blocked or to turn left. Oregon Driver Manual: No Passing, page 32.

C: When the vehicle is turning left and you can pass without leaving the pavement or driving in a bike lane. Passing on the right is allowed when the vehicle is turning (or signaling) left with room to pass on the pavement, or on roads with two or more lanes in your direction. Oregon Driver Manual: Passing on the Right, page 33.

D: No, the law prohibits flashing signals to tell drivers when to pass. Do not use hands or lights to signal drivers when to pass; the law prohibits flashing any of your signals for this purpose. Oregon Driver Manual: Being Passed, page 33.

B: One. Oregon allows a maximum of one boat, utility trailer or other vehicle towed behind a passenger or recreational vehicle. Oregon Driver Manual: Driving a Large Vehicle or Towing, page 36.

D: A fifth-wheel trailer with safety glass, a way to signal the driver, and an exit that opens from inside and outside. Passengers may not ride in trailers except a commercial bus trailer, independently-steered trailer, or fifth-wheel trailer with the required safety equipment. Oregon Driver Manual: Driving a Large Vehicle or Towing, page 36.

D: At least 100 feet. Use your turn signal at least 100 feet before turning or changing lanes when moving in traffic. Oregon Driver Manual: Turn Signals, page 38.

C: It is daylight and you can clearly see people and vehicles 1,000 feet away. Use hand-and-arm signals only in daylight with clear visibility of 1,000 feet. At night or in poor visibility you must use signal lights. Oregon Driver Manual: Turn Signals, page 38.

C: You may turn across the bike lane but must not move into it to prepare for the turn, and you must yield to bicyclists. You may turn across a bicycle lane but you may not move into it in preparation for a turn. Yield to people riding in the bike lane. Oregon Driver Manual: Turns, page 39.

D: No, you cannot make this turn against a red light. A left turn from a one-way road onto a two-way road may not be made against a red light. It is illegal to turn left onto a two-way road on red. Oregon Driver Manual: Turns: Left Turn: One-Way Road to Two-Way Road, page 40.

B: Yes, after stopping and yielding to traffic and pedestrians, unless a sign prohibits it. Oregon allows a left (or right) turn from a two-way road onto a one-way road against a red light after stopping and yielding. Oregon Driver Manual: Turns: Left or Right Turn: Two-Way Road to One-Way Road, page 40.

B: 500 feet. Within city limits U-turns are banned where traffic from either direction cannot see you within 500 feet (1,000 feet outside city limits). Oregon Driver Manual: U-Turns, page 41.

A: 1,000 feet. Outside city limits the visibility distance for a legal U-turn is 1,000 feet. Oregon Driver Manual: U-Turns, page 41.

A: Do not pass or drive beside it. Trucks may need both lanes. It is illegal to pass or drive beside a truck within the roundabout. Oregon Driver Manual: Multi-lane Roundabouts, page 44.

C: Continue to your exit, leave the roundabout, then pull to the right and stop. Never stop inside a roundabout. Move through and exit, then pull to the right and let the emergency vehicle pass. Oregon Driver Manual: Emergency Vehicles in Roundabouts, page 44.

D: Yield to drivers on the through road. The driver on the road that ends at a T intersection must yield to drivers on the through road. Oregon Driver Manual: Intersections, page 42.

C: Yield the right of way to the procession. Vehicles in a funeral procession may enter intersections without stopping, and other drivers must yield. It is illegal to join or cut through the procession. Oregon Driver Manual: Funeral Processions, page 57.

D: Continue through the intersection, then pull to the right and stop. Do not stop in an intersection. Drive through, then pull to the right and stop. Oregon Driver Manual: Emergency Vehicles, page 58.

A: 500 feet. After it passes you must stay at least 500 feet behind the emergency vehicle. Oregon Driver Manual: Emergency Vehicles, page 58.

D: When any part or extension of them (cane, wheelchair, bicycle) moves onto the road. A pedestrian is crossing when any part or extension, like a cane or wheelchair, moves onto the road. Oregon Driver Manual: Pedestrians, page 46.

D: In your lane, in the lane next to yours (including a bike lane), or in the lane you are turning into. Stop and stay stopped if the pedestrian is in your lane, the next lane including a bike lane, or the lane you are turning into. Oregon Driver Manual: Pedestrians, page 46.

B: 6 feet or more. At a signalized intersection the pedestrian must be six feet or more from the lane you are turning into. Oregon Driver Manual: Pedestrians, page 47.

C: Past the lane you are turning into plus the next lane. At an intersection without a signal, wait until the pedestrian is past the lane you are turning into, plus the next lane. Oregon Driver Manual: Pedestrians, page 47.

C: When the pedestrian is on the other side of a safety island. You are not required to stop if the pedestrian is in a crosswalk on the other side of a safety island. Oregon Driver Manual: Pedestrians, page 47.

D: 6 feet. An unmarked crosswalk is at least six feet wide. Oregon Driver Manual: Pedestrians, page 47.

D: Only if you leave enough distance to avoid contact if the rider fell. At speeds over 35 mph you may pass a bicyclist in your lane only if you leave enough distance to prevent contact if the rider fell. Oregon Driver Manual: Bicycles, page 50.

D: No, right turns are not allowed on red at these intersections. No right turns are allowed at bike-box intersections when the signal is red. Oregon Driver Manual: Bike Boxes, page 51.

C: About three times as much. Large vehicles take about three times the distance to stop as smaller vehicles at the same speed. Oregon Driver Manual: Large Vehicles, page 53.

C: Stop; a painted median or turn lane does not create separate roads. A painted median strip or turn lane does not create two separate roads, so all lanes of traffic must stop. Oregon Driver Manual: School Buses, page 55.

A: No, only traffic on the same side as the bus must stop. With two roads separated by an unpaved median or barrier, only drivers on the same side as the bus must stop. Oregon Driver Manual: School Buses, page 55.

A: Treat the lights the same as you would for a school bus. If these buses turn on flashing amber or red lights, you must treat them the same as a school bus. Oregon Driver Manual: Places of Worship or Worker Buses, page 56.

B: A red flag at least 12 inches square. A red flag at least 12 inches square must be shown at the end of loads extending 4 feet or more; a red light visible 500 feet is needed in limited visibility. Oregon Driver Manual: Over-Length and Over-Width Loads, page 56.

C: No more than 6 inches. Loads may not extend beyond the left fenders at all and no more than 6 inches beyond the right fenders. Oregon Driver Manual: Over-Length and Over-Width Loads, page 56.

C: Change lanes so you are not next to it, or slow to at least 5 mph under the posted limit. Change lanes away from any stopped vehicle with flashing lights; you may instead slow by at least 5 mph under the limit and give as much room as possible. Oregon Driver Manual: Approaching Stopped Vehicles, page 57.

B: Any motor vehicle stopped with lights flashing. The manual says the rule applies when you approach any motor vehicle that is stopped with lights flashing. Oregon Driver Manual: Approaching Stopped Vehicles, page 57.

D: At least 15 feet. When required to stop at a crossing with no stop line, stop at least 15 feet from the nearest rail. Oregon Driver Manual: Railroad Crossings, page 64.

D: No, it is illegal to drive around or under a gate while it is down, rising or lowering. It is against the law to drive around or under a crossing gate while it is down or being raised or lowered. Oregon Driver Manual: Railroad Crossings, page 64.

A: Move away from the tracks at a 45-degree angle, in the direction of the train. If a train approaches, move away at a 45-degree angle from the tracks in the direction of the train so you are not hit by flying debris. Oregon Driver Manual: Railroad Crossings, page 64.

D: Never turn in front of a streetcar traveling your direction from an adjacent lane, even if stopped. Never turn in front of a streetcar or train traveling in your direction from an adjacent lane, even if it is stopped. Oregon Driver Manual: Travelling Around Streetcars & Light Rail Trains, page 66.

C: No more than 12 inches. Park parallel to and no more than 12 inches from the curb. Oregon Driver Manual: Parallel Parking, page 68.

A: Toward the travel lane. Uphill against a curb, turn your wheels toward the travel lane (away from the curb). Oregon Driver Manual: Parking on Hills, page 69.

A: Not within 10 feet. You may not park within 10 feet of a fire hydrant. Oregon Driver Manual: No Parking, page 70.

C: At least 20 feet. Do not park within 20 feet of a marked or unmarked crosswalk at an intersection. Oregon Driver Manual: No Parking, page 71.

A: 15 feet. Do not park within 15 feet of a fire station driveway on the same side, or within 75 feet on the opposite side. Oregon Driver Manual: No Parking, page 71.

B: 75 feet. The no-parking distance is 75 feet on the opposite side of the street from a fire station entrance. Oregon Driver Manual: No Parking, page 71.

B: Not within 50 feet. You may not park within 50 feet of the nearest rail of a railroad or light rail crossing. Oregon Driver Manual: No Parking, page 71.

B: 50 feet. Do not park within 50 feet of a traffic signal or sign if your vehicle hides it from view. Oregon Driver Manual: No Parking, page 71.

A: Yes, they apply whether you are in your vehicle or not. The rules about parking and stopping apply whether you are in your vehicle or not. Oregon Driver Manual: No Parking, page 70.

B: $165 to $1,000. Fines begin at $165 and go up to $1,000, even for parking just a few minutes. Oregon Driver Manual: Why can't I park in a Disabled Person parking space?, page 70.

C: Warn traffic with flags, flares, signs or signals placed at least 200 feet away in each direction. If your vehicle can't be seen from 200 feet in each direction, warn traffic with devices or flaggers at least 200 feet away in each direction. Oregon Driver Manual: Emergency Parking, page 71.

A: Until age 8 or 4 feet 9 inches tall and the adult belt fits correctly. Children must be restrained in child safety seats until age 8 or at least 4 feet 9 inches tall with a correctly fitting adult belt. Oregon Driver Manual: Safety Belts, page 74.

C: 2 years. Infants must ride rear-facing until they reach two years of age. Oregon Driver Manual: Safety Belts, page 74.

A: From sunset to sunrise and when you cannot see people or vehicles 1,000 feet ahead. Headlights must be on from sunset to sunrise and any time conditions make it hard to see people or vehicles 1,000 feet ahead. Oregon Driver Manual: Hazardous Conditions: Using Lights, page 76.

A: 500 feet. Dim your high beams when an oncoming vehicle is within 500 feet. Oregon Driver Manual: Hazardous Conditions: Using Lights, page 76.

A: 350 feet. Dim your lights when following another vehicle within 350 feet. Oregon Driver Manual: Hazardous Conditions: Using Lights, page 76.

C: They must be off. When you must dim your headlights, auxiliary lights such as fog lights must also be off. Oregon Driver Manual: Hazardous Conditions: Using Lights, page 76.

B: When the temperature is near the freezing point. The road is likely most slippery when the temperature is near freezing rather than below freezing. Oregon Driver Manual: Snow and Ice, page 78.

A: November 1 to March 31. Studded tires are generally allowed only from November 1 through March 31. Oregon Driver Manual: Chains and Traction Tires, page 79.

D: No, drivers under 18 may not use a cell phone or mobile electronic device while driving. It is illegal for drivers under 18 to use a cell phone or other mobile electronic device while driving; hands-free is not allowed for them. Oregon Driver Manual: Distracted Driving, page 80.

C: Only with a hands-free accessory that needs only minimal use of a finger to activate or deactivate. Drivers 18+ must use a hands-free accessory that requires only minimal use of a finger to turn on or off. Oregon Driver Manual: Distracted Driving, page 80.

B: It may not be heard 50 feet from your vehicle. It is illegal to play a radio or sound system so loud it can be heard 50 feet from your vehicle. Oregon Driver Manual: Distracted Driving, page 80.

B: Anyone under 18. Oregon law prohibits anyone under 18 from riding on the hood, fender, running board or other external part of a vehicle, including a pickup bed. Oregon Driver Manual: External Passengers, page 84.

B: Yes, if alcohol or drugs are affecting your driving. You can still be arrested even if your BAC is lower than 0.08% when alcohol or drugs are affecting you. Oregon Driver Manual: Impaired Driving, page 82.

C: Any amount. Oregon has a zero tolerance law: drivers under 21 fail the test with a blood alcohol concentration of any amount. Oregon Driver Manual: Impaired Driving (Implied Consent), page 83.

D: Yes, a container is open if its seal is broken, even if reclosed. A container is considered open if its seal is broken, even if it has been reclosed. Oregon Driver Manual: Impaired Driving (Open Container), page 83.

D: Yes, it applies to any substance that impairs your mental or physical ability to drive. Oregon's DUII law applies to any substance that impairs your ability to drive, including medications. Oregon Driver Manual: Impaired Driving, page 83.

D: 35 questions, 28 correct. The Class C knowledge test has 35 multiple-choice questions; you must answer 28 correctly to pass. Oregon Driver Manual: Knowledge Tests: Class C Knowledge Test, page 2.

C: You fail and may not test again for 90 days. If you are caught cheating you fail the test and won't be allowed to test again for 90 days. Oregon Driver Manual: Guidelines for Taking a Knowledge Test in a DMV Office, page 2.

B: Two times. Online, you may test two times in a 24-hour period and four times in total; then you must test at a DMV office. Oregon Driver Manual: Guidelines for Taking a Knowledge Test Online, page 3.

B: Four. You may take the test online four times total; after four attempts you must test at a DMV office. Oregon Driver Manual: Guidelines for Taking a Knowledge Test Online, page 3.

D: The next business day at the earliest. If you fail the drive test you must wait until the next business day before retaking it. Oregon Driver Manual: Rules and Guidelines for Drive Tests, page 4.

C: When you are a new resident surrendering a valid out-of-state license (or expired less than one year), or DMV gets proof of an ODOT-approved driver education course in the past two years. DMV may waive the drive test for new residents with an out-of-state license valid or expired under one year, or with ODOT-approved driver education completed within two years. Oregon Driver Manual: Drive Test, page 3.

D: 100. You need 100 hours of supervised driving, or 50 hours plus an ODOT-approved traffic safety education course. Oregon Driver Manual: How to Apply, page 90.

B: 50. With an approved traffic safety course the requirement is 50 hours of supervised driving. Oregon Driver Manual: How to Apply, page 90.

D: At least 21 and have had valid driving privileges for at least 3 years. Driving experience only counts if supervised by someone at least 21 who has held valid driving privileges for at least 3 years. Oregon Driver Manual: How to Apply, page 90.

D: $20,000. Minimums are $25,000 per person and $50,000 per collision for bodily injury, and $20,000 for property damage. Oregon Driver Manual: Mandatory Insurance, page 93.

C: $25,000. Oregon requires $25,000 per collision for one person and $50,000 for two or more persons. Oregon Driver Manual: Mandatory Insurance, page 93.

B: $15,000 per person. PIP of $15,000 per person is required, for reasonable and necessary expenses within two years of the injury. Oregon Driver Manual: Mandatory Insurance, page 93.

D: 72 hours. File a collision report (Form 735-32) within 72 hours if damage or injury thresholds are met. Oregon Driver Manual: Traffic Collisions: Your Responsibilities, page 94.

C: $2,500. A report is required if damage to the vehicle you were driving is over $2,500, among other conditions such as any injury or death. Oregon Driver Manual: Traffic Collisions: Your Responsibilities, page 94.

C: Yes, a police report does not replace your requirement to report to DMV. A police report does not replace your requirement to file a report with DMV. Oregon Driver Manual: Traffic Collisions: Your Responsibilities, page 94.

A: Nothing; there is no fee. There is no fee for taking the vision test. Oregon Driver Manual: Vision Test, page 1.