Which Oregon license category covers an ordinary personal car that does not require a commercial license or motorcycle endorsement?
Correct answer: Noncommercial Class C.
Oregon's ordinary passenger-car driving privilege is noncommercial Class C. Commercial and motorcycle qualifications are separate.
Source: Oregon Driver Manual 2026–2027, Form 735-37 (1-26), printed page 89, physical PDF page 97: How to Apply — Class C. Current catalog-linked source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
What is the minimum age for an ordinary Oregon instruction permit?
Correct answer: 15.
The ordinary Class C instruction-permit minimum is 15. It is a supervised driving privilege, not permission to drive alone.
Source: Oregon Driver Manual 2026–2027, Form 735-37 (1-26), printed page 89, physical PDF page 97: How to Apply — minimum age. Current catalog-linked source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
A first-time Oregon applicant is younger than 18. Which age-and-permit combination is needed before receiving a provisional driver license, along with the other requirements?
Correct answer: At least 16 years old and an instruction permit held at least six months.
Oregon's provisional route requires age 16 or 17 and at least six months with an instruction permit. Required practice and testing must also be completed.
Source: Oregon DMV current guidance, Get a Driver License — Under 18, What to Do First. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
Who must accompany an Oregon provisional instruction-permit holder during ordinary practice in a car?
Correct answer: A validly licensed driver at least 21 seated beside the learner.
The supervisor must have a valid license, be at least 21 and sit beside the permit holder. Practice-hour credit has an additional experience requirement.
Source: Oregon DMV current guidance, Important Details — Driving Restrictions. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
How does an approved driver-education course change Oregon's supervised-practice requirement for a first provisional license?
Correct answer: 100 hours without the approved course, or 50 hours with it.
Oregon requires 100 hours of supervised experience, reduced to 50 when the applicant has taken and passed an approved driver-education course.
Source: Oregon DMV current guidance, What to Do First — supervised driving experience. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
A licensed 21-year-old sits beside a teen learner but has held a license for only one year. Will those hours count toward Oregon's provisional-license practice total?
Correct answer: No; credited practice requires a supervisor licensed for at least three years.
The rule for credit is stricter than the basic accompanying-driver rule: the supervisor must be at least 21 and have held valid driving privileges for at least three years.
Source: Oregon DMV current guidance, Driving Restrictions — supervisor experience for the 50 or 100 hours. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
A 16-year-old has held an Oregon provisional license for two months and drives without a parent, guardian or course instructor. May an unrelated 19-year-old friend ride along?
Correct answer: No; non-immediate-family passengers under 20 are prohibited in the first six months.
During the first six months, the provisional driver may not carry a passenger under 20 who is not immediate family, unless a listed supervised-driving exception applies.
Source: Oregon DMV current guidance, Driving Restrictions — First 6 Months and passenger exceptions. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
A 16-year-old is in month eight of an Oregon provisional license, with no qualifying parent or instructor present. What is the maximum number of non-immediate-family passengers under 20?
Correct answer: Three.
During the second six months, no more than three non-immediate-family passengers under 20 may ride. Safe seating and restraints still apply.
Source: Oregon DMV current guidance, Driving Restrictions — Second 6 Months. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
During the first six months of an Oregon provisional license, a teen drives with only a younger sibling as passenger. Does the under-20 non-family passenger restriction itself prohibit that trip?
Correct answer: No; an immediate-family member is outside that passenger restriction.
The restriction distinguishes immediate family from other passengers under 20. Other rules, including hours and restraints, still apply.
Source: Oregon DMV current guidance, Driving Restrictions — immediate-family scope. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
An Oregon provisional driver is in the first year, still under 18, and has no qualifying exception. Which period is restricted?
Correct answer: Midnight to 5 a.m.
The normal provisional nighttime restriction is midnight to 5 a.m. Listed work, school-transport and qualifying-supervisor exceptions are separate.
Source: Oregon DMV current guidance, Driving Restrictions — First and Second 6 Months. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
An Oregon provisional driver is returning directly home from work at 12:30 a.m. Is that trip within a listed nighttime exception?
Correct answer: Yes; travel between home and work is a listed exception.
Travel between home and work is expressly excepted. The exception does not make unrelated nighttime trips permissible.
Source: Oregon DMV current guidance, Driving Restrictions — driving between home and work. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
For an Oregon provisional driver's nighttime restriction, what age must a licensed accompanying driver have to meet the listed adult-supervision exception?
Correct answer: At least 25.
The nighttime exception requires a licensed driver at least 25. Do not confuse that with the instruction permit's minimum supervisor age of 21.
Source: Oregon DMV current guidance, Driving Restrictions — accompanied by a licensed driver at least 25. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
When do Oregon's provisional passenger and nighttime restrictions end?
Correct answer: At age 18 or after one year holding the provisional license, whichever occurs first.
These two restrictions end at 18 or after one year, whichever comes first. The under-18 mobile-device rule remains age-based.
Source: Oregon DMV current guidance, Driving Restrictions — Note on duration. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
A 17-year-old Oregon driver wants to make a routine call using a hands-free phone accessory. There is no emergency. Does hands-free operation make it lawful?
Correct answer: No; the under-18 rule also prohibits hands-free use.
The ordinary under-18 mobile-device restriction includes hands-free use. Ending the first-year passenger limits does not create an adult phone exception.
Source: Oregon DMV current guidance, Driving Restrictions — Until 18 Years of Age. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
An adult applying for a first Oregon license plans to practice on public roads before the drive test. What is required even though the adult may choose a direct-testing route?
Correct answer: An instruction permit with the required supervision.
The adult licensing page lists an instruction permit as optional before direct testing, but requires one if the applicant wants to practice driving beforehand.
Source: Oregon DMV current guidance, Additional Requirements — instruction permit required for practice. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
You pass Oregon's vision test while wearing prescription glasses. What condition is placed on your driving privilege?
Correct answer: Corrective lenses must be worn while driving.
When corrective lenses are used to pass the test, the driving privilege indicates they are required.
Source: Oregon Driver Manual 2026–2027, Form 735-37 (1-26), printed page 1, physical PDF page 9: Vision Test. Current catalog-linked source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
After changing your address, how soon must you notify Oregon DMV?
Correct answer: Within 30 days.
Oregon DMV requires address notification within 30 days. A new physical card is not automatically required just because the address changed.
Source: Oregon DMV current guidance, Changing Your Address — When to Notify DMV. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
A person becomes an Oregon resident and wants to continue driving. What is the ordinary deadline to obtain an Oregon driver license?
Correct answer: Within 30 days of becoming a resident.
The new-resident guidance requires an Oregon driver license within 30 days for a resident who wants to drive. Visitor rules are different.
Source: Oregon DMV current guidance, New to Oregon — Welcome. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
An Oregon applicant arrives for the DMV drive test in a car with no valid proof of insurance. What should the applicant expect?
Correct answer: The test must be rescheduled until the required proof is available.
The DMV drive test requires a properly registered passenger vehicle and valid insurance proof. Missing proof requires rescheduling.
Source: Oregon Driver Manual 2026–2027, Form 735-37 (1-26), printed page 4, physical PDF page 12: Drive Test — vehicle and insurance. Current catalog-linked source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
Which figures describe Oregon's minimum ordinary auto bodily-injury and property-damage liability limits: one person, multiple people per collision, then property damage?
Correct answer: $25,000 / $50,000 / $20,000.
Oregon's listed minimum liability limits are 25/50/20. Personal injury protection and uninsured-motorist requirements are additional, not replaced by these limits.
Source: Oregon Driver Manual 2026–2027, Form 735-37 (1-26), printed page 93, physical PDF page 101: Mandatory Insurance — bodily injury and property damage. Current catalog-linked source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
Does Oregon's minimum auto-insurance requirement consist only of bodily-injury and property-damage liability?
Correct answer: No; it also includes personal injury protection and uninsured-motorist bodily-injury coverage.
The manual also lists $15,000 personal injury protection per person and uninsured-motorist bodily-injury limits of $25,000 per person/$50,000 per collision.
Source: Oregon Driver Manual 2026–2027, Form 735-37 (1-26), printed page 93, physical PDF page 101: Mandatory Insurance — PIP and uninsured motorist. Current catalog-linked source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
A collision injures a passenger. Within what time must the involved driver file the required Oregon DMV collision report?
Correct answer: Within 72 hours.
Injury makes the collision reportable to DMV. The manual requires the report within 72 hours.
Source: Oregon Driver Manual 2026–2027, Form 735-37 (1-26), printed page 94, physical PDF page 102: Traffic Collisions — collision report. Current catalog-linked source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
No one is injured or towed, but damage to the car you were driving exceeds $2,500. Is an Oregon DMV collision report required?
Correct answer: Yes; damage over $2,500 to your vehicle is a report trigger.
Damage above $2,500 to the vehicle you were driving independently triggers the reporting duty. Do not add a towing condition to that particular trigger.
Source: Oregon Driver Manual 2026–2027, Form 735-37 (1-26), printed page 94, physical PDF page 102: Traffic Collisions — damage to your vehicle. Current catalog-linked source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
Police investigate a reportable Oregon collision and complete their report. Does that replace the driver's required DMV report?
Correct answer: No; the driver must still file the required DMV collision report.
The manual expressly says a police report does not replace the required DMV report. Both duties can apply to the same collision.
Source: Oregon Driver Manual 2026–2027, Form 735-37 (1-26), printed page 94, physical PDF page 102: Traffic Collisions — police report does not replace DMV report. Current catalog-linked source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
You are having difficulty staying alert during a long trip. What is the safer response?
Correct answer: Stop in a safe place and rest rather than continue driving tired.
Fatigue can affect vision and decision time. Temporary stimulation does not replace adequate rest or remove the need to stop driving when too tired.
Source: Oregon Driver Manual 2026–2027, Form 735-37 (1-26), printed page 81, physical PDF page 89: Fatigue and Drowsy Driving. Current catalog-linked source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
A cold medicine’s directions warn that it may cause drowsiness. What should you do if it affects your alertness?
Correct answer: Do not drive while the medicine impairs your alertness.
Even ordinary cold medicines can impair driving. Read the directions and do not drive while drowsy or otherwise unable to operate safely.
Source: Oregon Driver Manual 2026–2027, Form 735-37 (1-26), printed page 83, physical PDF page 91: Impaired Driving — medication. Current catalog-linked source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
You strike an unattended parked car and cannot locate the owner. What note does the Oregon manual direct you to leave?
Correct answer: Your name and address, with a brief description of what happened.
Try to locate the owner first. If that fails, leave identifying information and a brief account of the collision; do not simply leave without notice.
Source: Oregon Driver Manual 2026–2027, Form 735-37 (1-26), printed page 94, physical PDF page 102: Unattended Vehicles. Current catalog-linked source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
After a collision, someone appears injured. What duty does an involved Oregon driver have?
Correct answer: Stop and provide reasonable assistance, without moving the injured person carelessly.
Stop and provide reasonable assistance. Handle an injured person cautiously and obtain needed help rather than moving them carelessly.
Source: Oregon Driver Manual 2026–2027, Form 735-37 (1-26), printed page 93, physical PDF page 101: Traffic Collisions — assistance. Current catalog-linked source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
At what blood-alcohol concentration does Oregon law presume an ordinary adult driver is impaired?
Correct answer: 0.08 percent.
At 0.08 percent or higher, Oregon presumes impairment. A driver can still be arrested for DUII below that level if impaired; it is not a safe-drinking allowance.
Source: Oregon Driver Manual 2026–2027, Form 735-37 (1-26), printed page 82, physical PDF page 90: Impaired Driving — 0.08 percent. Current catalog-linked source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
A driver refuses a properly requested chemical test under Oregon's implied-consent law. Can that affect driving privileges?
Correct answer: Yes; refusal can lead to suspension of driving privileges.
Refusal can result in a fine and/or suspension. It is not a way to preserve driving privileges.
Source: Oregon Driver Manual 2026–2027, Form 735-37 (1-26), printed page 83, physical PDF page 91: Implied Consent. Current catalog-linked source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
An Oregon driver younger than 21 takes a chemical test under the implied-consent law. How does the zero-tolerance rule differ from the adult threshold?
Correct answer: Any amount of alcohol in the blood fails the under-21 test.
Oregon's under-21 zero-tolerance rule is not the adult 0.08-percent threshold. Any blood alcohol concentration fails that test.
Source: Oregon Driver Manual 2026–2027, Form 735-37 (1-26), printed page 83, physical PDF page 91: Implied Consent — zero tolerance. Current catalog-linked source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
A one-year-old rides in an ordinary Oregon passenger car. Which restraint orientation is required?
Correct answer: Rear-facing in an appropriate child safety seat.
A child of this age must remain rear-facing until age two. Choose and install a restraint suitable for the child.
Source: Oregon Driver Manual 2026–2027, Form 735-37 (1-26), printed page 74, physical PDF page 82: Safety Belts — child passengers. Current catalog-linked source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
A six-year-old child weighs 55 pounds and is 4 feet 2 inches tall. The adult belt does not fit correctly without a booster. What restraint is appropriate under Oregon's guidance?
Correct answer: A suitable harness seat or booster, used according to its instructions.
Exceeding 40 pounds does not end the need for an appropriate child restraint. This child is under eight, under 4 feet 9 inches and lacks proper adult-belt fit.
Source: Oregon ODOT Safety Belts & Child Seats — Child Safety Seat Law and Booster Seat Law. Current official source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
An adult is sitting in an available belt-equipped rear seat of an ordinary Oregon passenger car, with no exemption. Must the adult buckle up?
Correct answer: Yes; the ordinary belt requirement includes rear-seat passengers.
Oregon requires occupants to use available safety belts, not just front-seat occupants. Wear the belt properly.
Source: Oregon Driver Manual 2026–2027, Form 735-37 (1-26), printed page 73, physical PDF page 81: Safety Belts. Current catalog-linked source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
An adult driver stops temporarily at a red light and holds a phone to read a routine message. There is no emergency or other exception. Does the stop remove the conduct from Oregon's driving rule?
Correct answer: No; temporary stops for traffic signals are included in driving.
ORS 811.507 includes temporary stops caused by traffic or signals. Safely parking off the roadway is different from waiting at a red light.
Source: Oregon Revised Statutes 811.507(1)(a), (2), operative before January 1, 2027. Current official source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
