Oregon DMV Motorcycle Practice Test 5
Test 5 of 6. Pick an answer for each question to see if it is right and why; your score appears at the end. You need 20 correct answers to pass, the same ratio as the real Oregon test.
- Questions25
- Correct to pass20
- Passing score80%
- Minimum age16 years
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1. How should a group merge onto a busy highway from an entrance ramp?
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Answer D: One rider at a time into gaps in traffic, re-forming once all are on
Each rider needs a gap and enough speed of their own, so the group merges individually and only takes up the staggered formation again afterward.
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2. A center lane is bordered by a solid yellow line on the outside and a broken yellow line on the inside, with left-turn arrows painted in it. How may you use that lane?
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Answer A: Only to make a left turn or to prepare for one from either direction
That marking identifies a two-way left turn lane, which may only be used for left turns or to prepare for a left turn and never for travel or passing.
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3. Speed racing on an Oregon highway, including drag racing and exhibitions of speed, is classified as which offense?
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Answer C: A Class A traffic violation
ORS 811.125 makes speed racing, drag racing, and similar speed contests a Class A traffic violation, the most serious tier of traffic violation.
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4. What does Oregon require of a motorcycle headlight?
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Answer A: It must be on at all times
Oregon law requires the motorcycle headlight to be on at all times, and modulating headlights are permitted during daylight hours.
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5. Under Oregon's Motorcycle and Moped Manual, when may a moped legally use a bicycle lane or path?
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Answer C: Only while the moped is being pedaled, not while running under its own power
Oregon law allows a moped to use a bicycle lane or path only while it is being pedaled; once running under its own power, it must use the regular travel lane like other motor vehicles.
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6. Who must wear a DOT compliant helmet in Oregon?
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Answer A: Every operator and passenger on a motorcycle, moped or unenclosed autocycle
Oregon requires a DOT compliant helmet for every operator and passenger riding a motorcycle, moped or unenclosed autocycle, regardless of age or experience.
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7. A police officer is directing traffic at an intersection and waves you through a red light. What should you do?
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Answer C: Follow the officer, whose directions come before signs and signals
Directions given by a police officer or an authorized flagger override signs, signals and pavement markings.
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8. What does the Oregon Driver Manual say about driving around or under a railroad crossing gate?
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Answer D: It is against the law and extremely dangerous, whether the gate is down, being raised, or being lowered
The Oregon Driver Manual states it is against the law, and extremely dangerous, to drive around or under a railroad crossing gate while it is down or while it is being raised or lowered.
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9. Which statement about standard drinks is correct?
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Answer C: A standard serving of beer, of table wine and of distilled spirits each contain about the same amount of pure alcohol
Roughly 12 ounces of regular beer, 5 ounces of table wine and 1.5 ounces of 80 proof spirits each contain about the same amount of pure alcohol, so the type of drink does not change the effect.
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10. Outside a city, on a non-arterial highway in a residence district with no posted speed, what speed is prima facie evidence of a basic speed rule violation in Oregon?
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Answer A: 25 miles per hour
ORS 811.105 sets 25 miles per hour as the prima facie evidence speed for a non-arterial highway in a residence district located outside a city.
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11. The gates at a railroad crossing are down, and you can see that the road beyond them is clear. What is the correct action?
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Answer A: Wait until the gates rise completely and the lights go out
Lowered gates mean rail traffic is expected, and driving around them removes the only protection the crossing provides.
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12. Why should gloves and jacket sleeves overlap?
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Answer A: So no gap of bare skin is left at the wrist in a slide or the cold
The wrist is easy to leave exposed, and a gap there lets in cold air and takes the full force of a slide, so gauntlets or elastic cuffs should close the gap.
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13. Which headlight setting should you use in dense fog?
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Answer B: Low beams
High beams reflect off the water droplets in fog and bounce glare back at you, while low beams aim downward and light the road without that mirror effect.
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14. Your group arrives at a stop sign at a busy crossroad. How should each rider treat it?
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Answer C: Stop and pull out only when there is an adequate gap of your own
Following the machine ahead through a junction without looking is a common cause of group crashes, because the gap the leader used has already closed.
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15. How may a driver 18 or older in Oregon legally use a mobile electronic device while driving?
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Answer D: Only with a hands free accessory that needs minimal use of a finger to activate or deactivate
Oregon drivers 18 and older must use a hands free accessory, and the accessory may require no more than minimal use of a single finger to activate or deactivate the device.
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16. Absent any prior convictions, what class of offense is a first DUII conviction under Oregon law?
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Answer A: A Class A misdemeanor
ORS 813.010 makes driving under the influence of intoxicants a Class A misdemeanor unless the enhanced felony provisions apply.
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17. What class of traffic violation is driving uninsured itself under Oregon law?
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Answer A: A Class B traffic violation
ORS 806.010 classifies driving uninsured as a Class B traffic violation.
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18. What uninsured motorist coverage does Oregon require on a vehicle policy?
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Answer C: 25,000 dollars per person and 50,000 dollars per collision for bodily injury
Oregon requires uninsured motorist coverage of 25,000 dollars per person and 50,000 dollars per collision for bodily injury, mirroring the liability limits.
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19. 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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20. Traffic ahead of you has stopped in your lane while the next lane is still moving. What is the first thing to do?
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Answer C: Slow down first and check the next lane before moving over
Braking is the action that keeps you from hitting the stopped traffic, and the lane change is only safe once you have looked.
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21. The road is icy and visibility is poor, but you are driving at the posted speed limit. Is this acceptable?
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Answer A: No, because you may never drive faster than is safe for the conditions
Under the basic speed rule a driver must travel at a speed that is reasonable for the actual conditions, so a legal posted speed can still be an unlawful and unsafe speed.
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22. May you exceed the posted speed limit in order to complete a pass?
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Answer C: No, the posted limit applies while you are passing too
The limit does not lift for passing; if you cannot complete the pass within it, there is not enough room and you should stay back.
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23. You reach a four-way stop after another driver has already stopped there. What should you do?
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Answer D: Let the driver who stopped first proceed before you go
At a four-way stop the vehicles proceed in the order they arrived, so a driver who stopped before you goes first.
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24. Another driver has pulled out to pass you. What should you do?
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Answer A: Stay in your lane, keep your speed steady or ease off, and let the pass finish
Accelerating while being passed forces the other driver to stay in the opposing lane longer, so the safe response is to hold or slightly reduce speed and stay right.
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25. Under Oregon law, can a driver be convicted of DUII based solely on being under the influence of a controlled substance or an inhalant?
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Answer A: Only if that fact is specifically pleaded in the accusatory instrument and then proved at trial or admitted
ORS 813.010 allows a controlled-substance or inhalant DUII conviction only when that basis is specifically pleaded in the accusatory instrument and then proved at trial or admitted through a guilty plea.