Oregon DMV Permit Practice Test 3
Test 3 of 10. Pick an answer for each question to see if it is right and why; your score appears at the end. You need 28 correct answers to pass, the same ratio as the real Oregon test.
- Questions35
- Correct to pass28
- Passing score80%
- Minimum age15 years
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1. A rectangular red sign with the white words WRONG WAY means that
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Answer C: the driver is already traveling against the legal flow and must not continue
The wrong way sign uses a white legend and border on red and addresses a driver who has entered a ramp or one-way roadway in the wrong direction, who should stop and turn around safely.
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2. You are approaching the entry of a modern roundabout. Who must you yield to?
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Answer C: Traffic already circulating in the roundabout, which approaches from your left
Traffic in a United States roundabout circulates counterclockwise, so drivers entering must look left and yield to vehicles already in the circulating roadway.
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3. A driver on a hands free call looks straight at a red light and drives through it. What best explains this?
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Answer B: The eyes saw it but the brain did not process it
Attention, not eyesight, decides what a driver actually sees, and a loaded mind can leave a driver looking straight at a hazard without registering it.
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4. You have fitted small convex blind spot mirrors to the door mirrors. What is true of them?
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Answer A: They help a good deal, but you should still look over your shoulder as well
Add-on mirrors reduce but do not remove the blind spot, and they make vehicles look smaller and further away.
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5. You and a driver coming from the opposite direction reach a four-way stop at the same time and you are both going straight ahead. What happens next?
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Answer D: Both of you may move off together, because your paths do not cross each other
Opposing vehicles that are both going straight do not cross paths, so they can move off together once the intersection is clear.
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6. Is it acceptable to watch a video on a screen positioned where you can see it while driving?
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Answer B: No, the screen pulls your eyes and attention away from the road
Moving pictures are among the strongest visual distractions. Video screens must be out of the driver's view while the vehicle is moving.
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7. Oregon's move-over / safe-distance law for stopped vehicles with hazard lights does not apply in which situation?
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Answer A: When the stopped vehicle is located in a designated parking area
ORS 811.147 exempts a driver from this offense if the stopped vehicle triggering the situation is located in a designated parking area rather than a travel lane.
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8. How does the blood alcohol standard for a driver operating a commercial vehicle compare with the one for a car driver?
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Answer D: It is lower, set at 0.04
Commercial drivers are held to a stricter standard of 0.04 because of the size of their vehicles and the risk they carry.
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9. Where should a rear-facing infant seat never be placed?
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Answer C: In a front seat with an active passenger air bag
A deploying front air bag strikes the back of a rear-facing seat with enormous force. Rear-facing seats belong in the back seat.
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10. A city transit bus at a stop ahead of you switches on its left signal. What should you do?
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Answer D: Slow and let the bus pull back into traffic
A bus needs a long gap to rejoin traffic, and yielding to a signaling transit bus keeps the whole line of traffic moving safely.
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11. Children are playing close to the edge of a residential street. What is the right speed choice?
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Answer D: Well below the limit, slow enough to stop for a sudden dash
Children can step out without warning, so the safe speed is the one that lets you stop within the distance you can see to be clear.
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12. Roughly how far does a vehicle travel at 55 mph during the few seconds a driver spends reading a text message?
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Answer D: About the length of a football field
Sending or reading a message takes the eyes off the road for about five seconds, which at 55 mph covers roughly the length of a football field with nobody watching the road.
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13. How does heavy cargo on a roof rack change the way a vehicle handles?
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Answer D: It raises the center of gravity, so the vehicle tips more in turns and needs gentler steering
Weight carried high makes the vehicle lean more and roll over more easily, and extra weight lengthens stopping distance. Drive slower and steer smoothly with a loaded roof.
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14. A reduced speed limit posted with this sign and a plaque giving hours is in force
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Answer C: during the hours shown on the plaque, or while the beacon is flashing
A school speed limit applies during the periods stated on the plaque or while the attached beacon flashes, and the regular limit governs outside those periods.
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15. How can you keep space at the sides of your vehicle in heavy traffic?
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Answer D: Drive in the gaps between the other vehicles rather than beside them
Travelling in the open spaces rather than alongside others keeps a way out open on at least one side.
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16. A driver who is passing you cannot complete the pass because a vehicle is coming. What should you do?
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Answer C: Ease off the accelerator and make room for them to drop back in
The only place for the passing vehicle to go is the gap behind you, and easing off opens that gap immediately.
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17. Under Oregon law, for how long before executing a stop or turn must a cyclist give the appropriate continuous hand and arm signal?
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Answer C: 100 feet
ORS 814.440 requires a cyclist to give the appropriate hand and arm signal continuously for at least 100 feet before executing a stop or turn.
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18. When may you stop on the shoulder of a freeway?
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Answer A: Only in an emergency, moving completely off the travel lanes and switching on your hazard lights
The freeway shoulder is reserved for emergencies and for disabled vehicles, and a vehicle stopped there must be clear of the travel lanes with hazard lights on.
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19. A truck ahead of you is spreading salt or grit on the road. What should you do?
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Answer B: Drop back so the material does not reach your car
Spreaders throw material backward and sideways, and following close means stone chips and a screen full of spray, so leave extra distance.
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20. You have just passed a vehicle on a two-lane road. When may you return to your lane?
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Answer B: When you can see the whole vehicle in your inside mirror
Seeing the entire vehicle you passed in your rearview mirror shows there is room to pull back in without cutting it off.
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21. What should you do as you approach your exit from a roundabout?
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Answer A: Signal right and check the crosswalk for pedestrians before leaving
A right signal tells following drivers and waiting drivers that you are leaving, and pedestrians cross at the exit leg, so the crosswalk must be checked.
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22. What is the minimum age to apply for an Oregon instruction permit?
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Answer B: 15 years
Oregon issues an instruction permit at 15, while a driver license cannot be issued before age 16.
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23. Oregon's School Speed Limit Sign for 'When Children Are Present' requires the reduced limit under which circumstance?
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Answer A: Any day, at any time, when children are at, in, or walking within a crosswalk, or a patrol member is assisting them
The Oregon Driver Manual defines 'children are present' broadly to cover any day and any time children are waiting at, occupying, or walking within a crosswalk, or a traffic patrol member is present to assist them.
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24. For a first-time Oregon driving privilege applicant under 18, what must a parent or legal guardian certify, unless the applicant provides a diploma or GED certificate?
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Answer C: That the applicant is enrolled in or attending school
The Oregon Driver Manual requires a parent or legal guardian to certify that a first-time applicant under 18 is enrolled in or attending school, unless the applicant presents a high school diploma or GED certificate.
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25. A yellow sign reads SOFT SHOULDER. What is it telling you?
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Answer C: The shoulder may not carry the weight of a vehicle
A soft shoulder is unpaved and can let a wheel sink, so a driver who leaves the pavement there may lose control or become stuck.
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26. On an Oregon road with two or more lanes in your direction, what must you do when approaching a stopped vehicle with its lights flashing?
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Answer B: Change lanes so you do not drive next to it, or slow down by at least 5 mph under the posted limit
Oregon requires drivers to change lanes away from any stopped vehicle showing flashing lights, or to reduce speed by at least 5 miles per hour under the posted limit when a lane change is not possible.
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27. You have driven at 70 mph for an hour and then exit onto a town street. What is the common risk?
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Answer B: Your sense of speed adapts, so 35 mph feels slow and you drive too fast
After a long stretch at high speed the brain adapts, so town speeds feel unnaturally slow; check the speedometer instead of trusting the feeling.
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28. During the first six months with an Oregon provisional license, which passengers are prohibited?
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Answer D: Passengers under 20 who are not immediate family members
For the first six months an Oregon provisional license holder may not carry any passenger under 20 who is not an immediate family member.
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29. The signal ahead has a sign prohibiting left turns, and your route needs a left. What should you do?
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Answer D: Go straight on and find a legal place to turn and come back
A turn prohibition applies to every driver, so you continue through and reach your route by another legal turn.
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30. How much personal injury protection must an Oregon auto policy include?
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Answer C: 15,000 dollars per person
Oregon requires 15,000 dollars of personal injury protection per person for reasonable and necessary expenses incurred within two years of the injury.
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31. You notice at night that one of your headlights has burned out. What should you do?
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Answer B: Get it replaced promptly, because other drivers may take you for a motorcycle
A single light makes your vehicle look narrower and further away, so other drivers misjudge you, and one light is also illegal.
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32. What does Oregon law say about the volume of a vehicle sound system?
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Answer D: It is illegal to play it so loud it can be heard 50 feet away from the vehicle
Oregon makes it illegal to play a radio or other sound system loud enough to be heard 50 feet away from the vehicle, because the driver must still be able to hear horns and sirens.
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33. A yellow pennant, an isosceles triangle with its long axis horizontal, is reserved for which message?
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Answer D: No passing zone
The pennant shape is used only for the no passing zone sign, which marks the point where overtaking is no longer allowed.
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34. You are waiting to turn left across two oncoming lanes when a driver in the near lane stops and waves you through. What should you do?
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Answer D: Turn only after checking the far lane yourself
The waving driver cannot give away the right of way of the traffic in the second lane, which may not be stopping at all.
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35. On an Oregon highway posted at 65 mph or greater, exceeding the limit by more than 10 but not more than 20 mph is punishable as which class of violation?
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Answer C: Class B traffic violation
ORS 811.109 sets a different tiering for highways posted at 65 mph or above: up to 10 mph over is Class C, 11 to 20 mph over is Class B, and more than 20 mph over is Class A.