Oregon Permit Test: Sharing the Road Practice Questions
Pedestrians, bicyclists, motorcycles, large trucks and buses.
Question 1
You are towing a trailer and traffic is stacking up behind you. What should you do?
Correct answer: Pull off at the first safe turnout to let traffic pass
If traffic is stacking up behind you, pull off at the first safe turnout to let it pass.
Source: Driving a Large Vehicle or Towing
Question 2
How many boats, utility trailers or other vehicles may you tow behind a passenger vehicle in Oregon?
Correct answer: One
Oregon allows a maximum of one boat, utility trailer or other vehicle; you cannot tow a second one.
Source: Driving a Large Vehicle or Towing
Question 3
May passengers ride in an ordinary utility trailer you are towing?
Correct answer: No, it is against the law
It is illegal for passengers to ride in a trailer, except a commercial bus trailer, an independently-steered trailer, or a properly equipped fifth-wheel trailer.
Source: Driving a Large Vehicle or Towing
Question 4
A cyclist has merged into the travel lane inside a roundabout. What should you do?
Correct answer: Give the cyclist the full lane and do not pass
Allow merged cyclists the full travel lane and do not pass them within the roundabout.
Source: Turns & Intersections β Roundabouts
Question 5
A large truck is straddling both lanes in a multi-lane roundabout. What does Oregon law say?
Correct answer: It is illegal to pass or drive beside it in the roundabout
Trucks may need both lanes; it is illegal to pass or drive beside a truck within the roundabout.
Source: Turns & Intersections β Roundabouts
Question 6
When is a pedestrian considered to be crossing the road in Oregon?
Correct answer: When any part or extension of the pedestrian, such as a cane, moves onto the road
A pedestrian is crossing when any part or extension (cane, wheelchair, bicycle, etc.) moves onto the road.
Source: Sharing the Road β Pedestrians
Question 7
A pedestrian is crossing in the lane next to yours, including a bike lane. What must you do?
Correct answer: Stop and remain stopped
Stop and remain stopped when the pedestrian is in your lane, in a lane next to yours (including a bike lane), or in the lane you are turning into.
Source: Sharing the Road β Pedestrians
Question 8
Turning at an intersection with a traffic signal, how far must a pedestrian be from the lane you are turning into before you start?
Correct answer: Six feet or more
At a signal the pedestrian must be six feet or more from the lane you are turning into; without a signal they must be past that lane plus the next.
Source: Sharing the Road β Pedestrians
Question 9
Turning at an intersection without a traffic signal, where must a crossing pedestrian be before you begin to turn?
Correct answer: Past the lane you are turning into, plus the next lane
Without a signal, the pedestrian must be past the lane you are turning into, plus the next lane.
Source: Sharing the Road β Pedestrians
Question 10
A vehicle in the next lane is stopped at a crosswalk. May you pass it?
Correct answer: No, it is against the law
Do not pass a vehicle stopped at a crosswalk; the driver may be waiting for a pedestrian.
Source: Sharing the Road β Pedestrians
Question 11
Where is there a crosswalk in Oregon even without painted lines?
Correct answer: At every intersection
There is a crosswalk at every intersection, even if unmarked; it is at least six feet wide.
Source: Sharing the Road β Pedestrians
Question 12
How wide is an unmarked crosswalk at least, under the Oregon manual?
Correct answer: Six feet
An unmarked crosswalk is at least six feet wide and exists even with no sidewalk or shoulder.
Source: Sharing the Road β Pedestrians
Question 13
Do you have to stop for a pedestrian in a crosswalk on the other side of a safety island?
Correct answer: No, you are not required to stop
You are not required to stop if the pedestrian is in a crosswalk on the other side of a safety island.
Source: Sharing the Road β Pedestrians
Question 14
Leaving a driveway, you will cross a sidewalk. What must you do?
Correct answer: Stop before the sidewalk and yield to pedestrians and cyclists
Stop before reaching the sidewalk and yield to pedestrians and people riding bicycles.
Source: Sharing the Road β Pedestrians
Question 15
A person with a white cane is crossing as your light turns green. What must you do?
Correct answer: Remain stopped until the person has crossed the entire road
Stop and remain stopped until a blind pedestrian with a white cane or guide dog has crossed the entire road, even on green.