Oregon Driver License: Turns, Intersections, Roundabouts and Parking

30 questions with the correct answer and an explanation for each. Topic: Turns, Intersections, Roundabouts and Parking. Free, no account needed.

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1. You're driving in traffic and plan to turn right at the next intersection. How far before the turn must you signal?

  1. 50 feet
  2. 100 feet
  3. 200 feet
  4. 300 feet

Answer: B — 100 feet

In moving traffic, drivers must signal at least 100 feet before the turn or lane change.

2. Hand-and-arm signals may be used instead of turn signals only under which condition?

  1. When driving a wide or long vehicle
  2. In fog with hazard lights on
  3. In daylight when people and vehicles are clearly visible for 1,000 feet
  4. At night when headlights are on

Answer: C — In daylight when people and vehicles are clearly visible for 1,000 feet

Hand-and-arm signals are only for daylight conditions with 1,000 feet of visibility, and never at night, in poor visibility, or from a wide or long vehicle.

3. Which hand-and-arm signal indicates a left turn?

  1. Arm bent down toward the ground
  2. Arm waved in a circle
  3. Arm straight out from the vehicle
  4. Arm bent up at the elbow

Answer: C — Arm straight out from the vehicle

A left turn is signaled with the arm held straight out.

4. Another driver ahead signals a right turn. What should you assume?

  1. The driver might turn left or not turn at all despite the signal
  2. You may proceed immediately without checking further
  3. The driver will definitely turn right
  4. The driver has already checked their blind spot

Answer: A — The driver might turn left or not turn at all despite the signal

You should never rely solely on another driver's signal, since they may signal one way and turn another, or not signal at all.

5. As you approach an intersection to turn right, a bike lane runs along the curb. What should you do?

  1. Stop in the bike lane and wait for a gap
  2. Cross the bike lane only at the turn, without driving in it to prepare
  3. Straddle the bike lane through the turn
  4. Merge into the bike lane early to position for the turn

Answer: B — Cross the bike lane only at the turn, without driving in it to prepare

You may turn across a bicycle lane but must never move into it to prepare for a turn.

6. You realize you're in the wrong lane just as you reach an intersection. What is the safer choice?

  1. Make a quick last-second lane change
  2. Stop and reverse to the correct lane
  3. Continue to the next intersection and adjust there
  4. Cross into the oncoming lane briefly

Answer: C — Continue to the next intersection and adjust there

If in the wrong lane at an intersection, it's safer to go on to the next one than to make a last-minute lane or direction change.

7. Preparing for a right turn, where should you position your vehicle?

  1. As near the right curb or edge as practical
  2. Straddling two lanes
  3. One lane away from the curb for a wider turn
  4. In the lane closest to the centerline

Answer: A — As near the right curb or edge as practical

For a right turn, get as near the right curb or edge as you can.

8. Turning left from a two-way road onto another two-way road, which lane should you turn into?

  1. The lane nearest the far curb
  2. The lane just left of the centerline
  3. Any open lane
  4. The lane just right of the centerline of the new road

Answer: D — The lane just right of the centerline of the new road

A left turn on a two-way road ends in the lane just right of the center line of the new road.

9. At a red light, can you turn left onto a two-way road?

  1. No, this is illegal
  2. Yes, if no pedestrians are present
  3. Yes, always after stopping
  4. Yes, but only from the far left lane

Answer: A — No, this is illegal

Turning left onto a two-way road against a red light is illegal.

10. Turning left from a one-way street onto another one-way street, after stopping and yielding, is this permitted on a red light?

  1. Only during daytime
  2. Yes
  3. No, never
  4. Only if a sign specifically allows it

Answer: B — Yes

From a one-way road to a one-way road, the left turn on red is allowed after stopping and yielding to traffic and pedestrians.

11. Turning left from a two-way road onto a one-way road, after stopping and yielding to traffic and pedestrians, on a red light is...

  1. Permitted
  2. Prohibited everywhere
  3. Permitted only for buses
  4. Permitted only outside city limits

Answer: A — Permitted

From a two-way road to a one-way road, the turn on red is also allowed after stopping and yielding.

12. Turning left from a one-way road onto a two-way road on a red light is...

  1. Permitted after stopping
  2. Permitted only in light traffic
  3. Never permitted
  4. Permitted without stopping

Answer: C — Never permitted

From a one-way road to a two-way road, the turn is never allowed against a red light.

13. Inside city limits, U-turns are prohibited anywhere traffic from either direction cannot see you within what distance?

  1. 500 feet
  2. 1,000 feet
  3. 1,500 feet
  4. 200 feet

Answer: A — 500 feet

Inside city limits, U-turns are banned anywhere traffic from either direction cannot see you within 500 feet.

14. U-turns are prohibited at which of the following locations?

  1. On any road with a speed limit above 25 mph
  2. On any two-lane road
  3. Within 500 feet of a school
  4. At or on a railroad crossing

Answer: D — At or on a railroad crossing

U-turns are prohibited at or on a railroad crossing.

15. At a stop sign with no stop line or crosswalk marked, where must you stop?

  1. At the edge of the unmarked crossing area at the intersection
  2. Only when cross traffic is present
  3. At least 20 feet before the intersection
  4. Anywhere before the intersection

Answer: A — At the edge of the unmarked crossing area at the intersection

With no marked line or crosswalk, you stop before the unmarked crossing area at the edge of the intersection.

16. At a four-way stop, who goes first?

  1. The driver who arrived and stopped first
  2. The largest vehicle
  3. The driver going straight, regardless of arrival order
  4. The driver turning left

Answer: A — The driver who arrived and stopped first

Courtesy lets the driver who stopped first go first at a four-way stop.

17. At a four-way stop, if it's unclear who arrived first, whom should you yield to?

  1. The driver to your right
  2. The driver to your left
  3. Whoever is turning
  4. Whoever flashes their lights

Answer: A — The driver to your right

When in doubt at a four-way stop, you yield to the driver on your right.

18. At an intersection where stop signs face each other, a driver wants to turn left while another approaches going straight. Who yields?

  1. Whoever has fewer cars behind them
  2. The driver going straight
  3. Neither, they proceed together
  4. The driver turning left

Answer: D — The driver turning left

At a two-way stop with signs facing each other, the driver turning left yields to approaching traffic going straight.

19. Approaching a T-intersection with no signs or signals, on the road that ends at the junction, who must yield?

  1. The driver on the through road
  2. The driver on the road that ends
  3. Whoever is turning right
  4. Both yield equally

Answer: B — The driver on the road that ends

On a road ending at an uncontrolled T-intersection, the driver on that road yields to drivers on the through road.

20. Which direction does traffic travel around a roundabout's center island?

  1. Either direction depending on lane
  2. It varies by roundabout
  3. Clockwise
  4. Counterclockwise

Answer: D — Counterclockwise

Traffic in a roundabout moves one way, counterclockwise, around the center island.

21. Inside a multi-lane roundabout, a truck ahead of you is straddling both lanes. What should you do?

  1. Honk and pass quickly
  2. Merge into its lane behind it
  3. Pass it if your lane is clear
  4. Not pass or drive beside it

Answer: D — Not pass or drive beside it

Passing or driving beside a truck inside a roundabout is illegal, since trucks and trailers may need both lanes.

22. An emergency vehicle approaches a roundabout you have not yet entered. What should you do?

  1. Enter quickly to clear the roundabout
  2. Stop in your lane and wait
  3. Do not enter; pull right and let vehicles clear
  4. Proceed normally since roundabout rules override emergency vehicles

Answer: C — Do not enter; pull right and let vehicles clear

When an emergency vehicle approaches a roundabout, drivers who haven't entered should not enter, and should pull right to let vehicles clear.

23. You're already inside a roundabout when an emergency vehicle approaches. What should you do?

  1. Reverse to let it pass
  2. Stop immediately inside the roundabout
  3. Continue driving, exit, then pull to the right shoulder
  4. Speed up to exit before it arrives, ignoring lane markings

Answer: C — Continue driving, exit, then pull to the right shoulder

If already inside the roundabout when an emergency vehicle approaches, never stop, but drive through, exit, and then pull to the right shoulder.

24. As you prepare to exit a roundabout, what should you do?

  1. Signal right and watch for pedestrians
  2. Signal left
  3. Signal right only if another car is behind you
  4. No signal is needed

Answer: A — Signal right and watch for pedestrians

Exiting a roundabout requires signaling right and watching for pedestrians in the crosswalk.

25. When parallel parking along a curb, how far from the curb must your wheels be?

  1. No more than 24 inches
  2. No more than 6 inches
  3. No more than 18 inches
  4. No more than 12 inches

Answer: D — No more than 12 inches

Parallel parking must be no more than 12 inches from the curb.

26. Parked facing downhill on a street with a curb, which way should the front wheels be turned?

  1. Toward the travel lane
  2. It doesn't matter with the parking brake set
  3. Toward the curb
  4. Straight ahead

Answer: C — Toward the curb

Downhill against a curb, wheels should be turned toward the curb so a brake failure sends the car into the curb, not downhill.

27. Parked facing uphill on a street with a curb, which way should the front wheels be turned?

  1. Straight ahead
  2. It does not matter as long as the vehicle is left in gear or in park
  3. Toward the curb
  4. Toward the travel lane

Answer: D — Toward the travel lane

Uphill against a curb, wheels should be turned toward the travel lane.

28. Parking in a space reserved for persons with disabilities without a valid permit, even briefly, can result in a fine of...

  1. $165 up to $1,000
  2. A warning only for first offense
  3. $25 to $100
  4. A flat $50 fee

Answer: A — $165 up to $1,000

Parking in a disabled space without a permit, even for a few minutes, brings fines from $165 up to $1,000.

29. How close to a fire hydrant may you legally park?

  1. You may not park within 10 feet
  2. There is no minimum distance
  3. You may not park within 50 feet
  4. You may not park within 25 feet

Answer: A — You may not park within 10 feet

Parking is prohibited within 10 feet of a fire hydrant.

30. How close to a marked or unmarked crosswalk at an intersection may you park?

  1. Not within 50 feet
  2. Not within 75 feet
  3. Not within 5 feet
  4. Not within 20 feet

Answer: D — Not within 20 feet

Parking is prohibited within 20 feet of a marked or unmarked crosswalk at an intersection.

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