Oregon Driver License: Pedestrians, Bicycles, Motorcycles, Trucks, Buses and Emergency Vehicles

30 questions with the correct answer and an explanation for each. Topic: Pedestrians, Bicycles, Motorcycles, Trucks, Buses and Emergency Vehicles. Free, no account needed.

1. A pedestrian steps off the curb and only the tip of their cane touches the roadway. Is that pedestrian legally "crossing"?

Yes, but only inside painted crosswalk lines
No, not until their whole body is on the road
No, only when they step past the center line
Yes, since any part or extension of them, including a cane, wheelchair or bicycle, moving onto the road counts as crossing

Answer: D — Yes, since any part or extension of them, including a cane, wheelchair or bicycle, moving onto the road counts as crossing

A pedestrian is crossing as soon as any part or extension of them touches the road, including a cane.

2. At a signalized intersection, how far must a pedestrian be from the lane a driver is turning into before the driver may begin the turn?

The width of one full lane
Ten feet
Three feet
Six feet or more

Answer: D — Six feet or more

At a signalized intersection the pedestrian must be six feet or more from the turn lane before the driver begins turning.

3. A driver wants to turn at an intersection with no traffic signal, and a pedestrian is crossing. When may the driver turn?

Only after the pedestrian reaches the far curb
As soon as the pedestrian clears the driver's own lane
As soon as the pedestrian is six feet away
Only after the pedestrian has passed the driver's lane plus the next lane

Answer: D — Only after the pedestrian has passed the driver's lane plus the next lane

Without a signal, the stricter standard applies: the pedestrian must clear the driver's lane plus the next lane.

4. A driver stops at a red light with the front of the car hanging over the crosswalk. Why is this a problem?

It is only an issue during school hours
It forces pedestrians to walk around the vehicle and into danger
It blocks the driver's view of the traffic signal
It cancels a cyclist's right-of-way in the bike lane

Answer: B — It forces pedestrians to walk around the vehicle and into danger

Overhanging the crosswalk forces pedestrians to detour around the vehicle into traffic.

5. A pedestrian carrying a white cane is about to cross at a corner, and the driver has a green light. What must the driver do?

Only stop if the pedestrian is inside painted crosswalk lines
Stop and stay stopped until the pedestrian has crossed the entire road
Honk once and then proceed slowly
Proceed, since the driver has the green light

Answer: B — Stop and stay stopped until the pedestrian has crossed the entire road

A pedestrian with a white cane always has the right-of-way, even against a green light, until they finish crossing.

6. A driver approaches a vehicle stopped at a crosswalk, and no pedestrian is visible. What should the driver do?

Honk before passing
Pass only while signaling
Pass carefully since no one is visible
Never pass, since the stopped driver may be waiting for someone to cross

Answer: D — Never pass, since the stopped driver may be waiting for someone to cross

Passing a vehicle stopped at a crosswalk is illegal because the stopped driver may be yielding to a pedestrian the passing driver can't see.

7. What does a five-sided yellow sign near a school indicate to an approaching driver?

A stop sign is ahead
The start of a school zone, warning of school crossings
The speed limit is about to increase
A pedestrian bridge is overhead

Answer: B — The start of a school zone, warning of school crossings

The five-sided yellow sign marks the start of a school zone and warns of school crossings.

8. A posted school speed limit sign has a yellow light that is flashing. What does this mean?

Road construction is ahead
Children are arriving or leaving
The school is closed for the day
The reduced speed limit no longer applies

Answer: B — Children are arriving or leaving

A flashing school speed sign means children are arriving or leaving.

9. A sign near a school reads "school hours." On a day school is in session, during which hours does the reduced limit apply?

6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Answer: C — 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

A school hours sign applies between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. on days school is in session.

10. A "when children are present" sign is posted near a crosswalk. On a Saturday afternoon, children happen to be waiting to cross there. Does the reduced speed apply?

No, it only applies on school days
Yes, but only before noon
Yes, it applies any day and time children are present at the crosswalk
No, it only applies during posted school hours

Answer: C — Yes, it applies any day and time children are present at the crosswalk

A "when children are present" sign applies any day and time children are waiting at, occupying, or walking within the crosswalk.

11. A driver planning a right turn wants to move into the bike lane early to position for the turn. Is this allowed?

Yes, if signaling well in advance
No, a driver must never move into or travel in a bike lane to prepare a turn
Yes, if no cyclists are visible
Yes, within the last 100 feet before the corner

Answer: B — No, a driver must never move into or travel in a bike lane to prepare a turn

Drivers may cross a bike lane to turn but must never move into or travel in it to prepare for a turn.

12. Driving 40 mph, a driver wants to pass a bicyclist riding in the travel lane. What must the driver do?

Wait for a marked passing zone
Sound the horn before passing
Leave enough distance to avoid contact if the rider falls
Move into the bike lane to complete the pass

Answer: C — Leave enough distance to avoid contact if the rider falls

Above 35 mph, a driver may pass a bicyclist in the lane only by leaving enough room to avoid contact should the rider fall.

13. Approaching a red light, a driver sees a green box with a white bicycle symbol painted across the lane. Where should the driver stop?

Anywhere clear of the crosswalk, box included
Inside the box, as close to the crosswalk as possible
Behind the box
Beside the box, in the bike lane

Answer: C — Behind the box

Drivers must stop behind a bike box, never in it, since riders move into the box ahead of them.

14. At an intersection marked with a bike box, may a driver turn right on a red light?

Yes, if yielding to any cyclists present
Yes, after coming to a complete stop
Only outside of rush hour
No, right turns on red are not allowed there

Answer: D — No, right turns on red are not allowed there

No right turns on red are allowed at intersections with a bike box.

15. A road marking shows two chevrons above a bicycle symbol painted in the middle of a travel lane. What does it indicate?

A bike lane reserved exclusively for cyclists
An upcoming bike box
A shared lane where bicyclists may be riding in the road
A lane where bicycles are prohibited

Answer: C — A shared lane where bicyclists may be riding in the road

A sharrow marks a shared lane where cyclists may be riding in the road.

16. Is it legal for a driver to share a single lane side-by-side with a motorcycle?

No, sharing a lane with a motorcycle or moped is illegal
Yes, if the motorcyclist doesn't object
Yes, but only on multi-lane roads
Yes, if both vehicles signal first

Answer: A — No, sharing a lane with a motorcycle or moped is illegal

Sharing a lane with a motorcycle or moped is illegal.

17. When passing a motorcyclist, how much of the lane should a driver use?

The full lane
The same lane while staying within three feet of the rider
Only the shoulder
Half the lane, staying briefly alongside the rider

Answer: A — The full lane

When passing a motorcycle, a driver must allow the full lane.

18. An oncoming motorcyclist has a turn signal on but does not appear to be slowing down. What should a driver do before turning left in front of them?

Make sure the rider is actually slowing to turn before proceeding
Proceed only if the rider waves
Proceed, since the activated signal confirms the turn
Flash headlights to force the rider to yield

Answer: A — Make sure the rider is actually slowing to turn before proceeding

Some motorcycle signals don't cancel automatically, so a driver must confirm the rider is actually slowing before turning in front of them.

19. A loaded commercial truck and a passenger car are traveling at the same speed. How does the truck's stopping distance compare to the car's?

About three times as long
About the same
About ten times as long
About half as long

Answer: A — About three times as long

Large vehicles take about three times the distance to stop as smaller vehicles at the same speed.

20. A driver following a truck cannot see the truck driver in the truck's side mirror. What does this mean?

The truck driver cannot see the driver's vehicle either
The truck's mirror is broken
The truck is about to change lanes
Only that the driver is following too closely

Answer: A — The truck driver cannot see the driver's vehicle either

If a driver cannot see the truck driver in the side mirror, the truck driver cannot see that driver's vehicle.

21. A large vehicle ahead is backing up and partially blocking the street. What should another driver do?

Wait only if no spotter is visible
Pass quickly through the open side
Sound the horn and proceed
Never cross behind the vehicle while it is preparing to back or backing

Answer: D — Never cross behind the vehicle while it is preparing to back or backing

Drivers must never cross behind a large vehicle that is preparing to back or is backing.

22. A pilot vehicle escorting an oversized load approaches from the opposite direction. What should a driver do?

Speed up to clear the area before the load arrives
Flash headlights to warn the escort vehicle
Slow down and move as far right as the lane allows
Stop completely in the travel lane

Answer: C — Slow down and move as far right as the lane allows

With a pilot vehicle oncoming, a driver should slow and move as far right as the lane allows.

23. A school bus ahead has its amber lights flashing, but the red lights are not yet on. What does this mean?

It is safe to pass the bus
The bus has finished loading and is pulling away
The bus is about to stop to load or unload children
Traffic must stop immediately

Answer: C — The bus is about to stop to load or unload children

Amber lights warn that the bus is about to stop to load or unload children.

24. A school bus stops with red lights flashing on a road divided only by a painted median with a turn lane, not a physical barrier. Which vehicles must stop?

No one, since the highway is divided
Only oncoming traffic
All lanes in both directions
Only traffic traveling in the bus's direction

Answer: C — All lanes in both directions

A painted median or turn lane does not make two separate roads, so all lanes must stop for the bus.

25. Farm equipment ahead displays an emblem with a reflective red border around a fluorescent orange center. What does this emblem indicate?

A funeral procession
A slow-moving vehicle
An emergency vehicle
An oversized load requiring an escort

Answer: B — A slow-moving vehicle

The reflective red border around a fluorescent orange center is the slow moving vehicle emblem.

26. A driver wants to merge into a funeral procession between two of its vehicles because traffic is heavy. Is this allowed?

No, joining or driving between the procession's vehicles is against the law
Yes, but only at intersections
Yes, if using a turn signal
Yes, briefly, if needed to merge

Answer: A — No, joining or driving between the procession's vehicles is against the law

Joining or driving between a funeral procession's vehicles is against the law.

27. On a road with two lanes in the driver's direction, a vehicle ahead is stopped with its lights flashing. What must the driver do?

Come to a complete stop until it moves
Change lanes away from it, or slow to at least 5 mph below the posted limit
Sound the horn and pass at normal speed
Flash headlights and proceed normally

Answer: B — Change lanes away from it, or slow to at least 5 mph below the posted limit

Approaching a stopped vehicle with flashing lights on a multi-lane road, a driver must change lanes away from it or slow to at least 5 mph below the posted limit.

28. An ambulance with lights and siren on approaches an intersection from a side street. What must a driver do?

Proceed if traveling in a different lane
Speed up to clear the intersection first
Yield only if the ambulance is directly behind
Drive as close as safely possible to the right side and stop

Answer: D — Drive as close as safely possible to the right side and stop

Emergency vehicles using lights or sirens from any direction have the right-of-way; drivers must pull as close as safely possible to the right and stop.

29. After a fire truck with lights and siren passes, how far behind it should a driver stay?

100 feet
1,000 feet
200 feet
500 feet

Answer: D — 500 feet

Drivers must stay at least 500 feet behind an emergency vehicle after it passes.

30. A driver is pulled over by police after dark. What should the driver do regarding the interior light?

Turn it on after stopping and before the officer approaches
Leave it off so it doesn't distract the officer
Turn it on only if asked to by the officer
Flash it repeatedly to show cooperation

Answer: A — Turn it on after stopping and before the officer approaches

After dark, a stopped driver should turn on the interior light after stopping and before the officer approaches.