Fog seriously reduces your view of the road. Which headlight setting does the manual recommend?
Correct answer: Low beams.
Use low beams in fog and other poor weather. High beams can reflect back and make the view worse.
Source: Oregon Driver Manual 2026–2027, Form 735-37 (1-26), printed page 77, physical PDF page 85: Fog, Dust and Smoke. Current catalog-linked source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
What minimum distance from a fire hydrant does Oregon require for ordinary parking?
Correct answer: 10 feet.
Do not stop or park within 10 feet of a fire hydrant under the ordinary parking rule.
Source: Oregon Driver Manual 2026–2027, Form 735-37 (1-26), printed page 70, physical PDF page 78: No Parking — fire hydrant. Current catalog-linked source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
When parallel parking beside a curb in Oregon, how far from the curb may the vehicle be?
Correct answer: No more than 12 inches.
Park parallel to the curb and within 12 inches, facing the direction of traffic in that lane.
Source: Oregon Driver Manual 2026–2027, Form 735-37 (1-26), printed page 68, physical PDF page 76: Parallel Parking. Current catalog-linked source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
After a minor collision with no injuries, both vehicles can be moved safely but are blocking traffic. What does the manual direct?
Correct answer: Move them off the road, then handle the required exchange and reporting.
For a minor noninjury crash, move safely out of traffic when the vehicles are movable. Moving them does not end the drivers' duties to exchange information and report as required.
Source: Oregon Driver Manual 2026–2027, Form 735-37 (1-26), printed page 93, physical PDF page 101: Traffic Collisions — move vehicles. 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 vehicle is following your car much too closely. What is the safer response?
Correct answer: Allow it to pass when you can do so safely instead of braking to punish the driver.
Move right when a lane is available, or gradually reduce speed. Never brake sharply to punish a tailgater.
Source: Oregon Driver Manual 2026–2027, Form 735-37 (1-26), printed page 29, physical PDF page 37: Space Cushion Behind. Current catalog-linked source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
Why can the first part of a rainstorm make a road especially slippery?
Correct answer: Water mixes with accumulated oil and dirt on the surface.
Accumulated surface material can become especially slick when rain first arrives. Slow down and avoid sudden inputs.
Source: Oregon Driver Manual 2026–2027, Form 735-37 (1-26), printed page 77, physical PDF page 85: Rain — oil and dirt. Current catalog-linked source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
You are preparing an ordinary right turn in a passenger car. What should you avoid?
Correct answer: Swinging left into another lane before turning right.
A wide left swing before a right turn can confuse other road users and create a collision. Prepare from the proper lane and position.
Source: Oregon Driver Manual 2026–2027, Form 735-37 (1-26), printed page 41, physical PDF page 49: Turning Errors. Current catalog-linked source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
You want to turn left across an approaching vehicle's path at an intersection without a protected turn signal. What should you do?
Correct answer: Yield and wait for a safe gap in oncoming traffic.
A left-turning driver yields to oncoming traffic that presents a conflict. A turn signal announces intent; it does not grant priority.
Source: Oregon Driver Manual 2026–2027, Form 735-37 (1-26), printed page 39, physical PDF page 47: Left Turns. Current catalog-linked source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
A school bus has stopped with red lights flashing on the opposite roadway of a highway separated by a physical barrier. Must you stop solely for that bus?
Correct answer: No, but you must remain alert for pedestrians and other hazards.
The manual's divided-highway exception concerns a bus on a different roadway. It does not remove the duty to avoid pedestrians or other hazards.
Source: Oregon Driver Manual 2026–2027, Form 735-37 (1-26), printed page 55, physical PDF page 63: School Buses — separate roads. Current catalog-linked source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
You approach on a two-way street and want to turn left into a one-way street carrying traffic left. No sign, officer or other restriction prohibits the turn. What does Oregon allow at the circular red light?
Correct answer: Turn after a complete stop and yielding when the way is safe.
Oregon permits an otherwise lawful turn into a one-way road on red after stopping and yielding. The approach need not itself be one-way.
Source: Oregon Driver Manual 2026–2027, Form 735-37 (1-26), printed page 40, physical PDF page 48: Turns — Two-Way Road to One-Way Road. Current catalog-linked source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
At an ordinary intersection without a bike box or a prohibition on turning, your right-turn arrow is steady red. What does Oregon permit?
Correct answer: The same otherwise permitted right turn as at a circular red, after stopping and yielding.
Oregon expressly allows the same permitted turns on a steady red arrow as on a steady circular red. Stop, yield and comply with any prohibition.
Source: Oregon Driver Manual 2026–2027, Form 735-37 (1-26), printed page 15, physical PDF page 23: Traffic Signals — Red Arrow. Current catalog-linked source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
A freeway ramp meter is dark because it is not operating, and there is no other stop control. Should you stop merely because the meter is dark?
Correct answer: No; continue the normal safe freeway-entry process and yield to freeway traffic.
Oregon distinguishes an inactive ramp meter from a dark intersection signal. Do not stop at the unused meter; the normal merging duties remain.
Source: Oregon Driver Manual 2026–2027, Form 735-37 (1-26), printed page 35, physical PDF page 43: Freeway Driving — Ramp meters. Current catalog-linked source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
Your lane's freeway ramp meter changes to green. How many vehicles may proceed on that green under the manual's ordinary rule?
Correct answer: One vehicle.
The ramp meter releases one vehicle each time that lane's green appears. After release, accelerate and merge safely.
Source: Oregon Driver Manual 2026–2027, Form 735-37 (1-26), printed page 35, physical PDF page 43: Freeway Driving — Ramp meters. Current catalog-linked source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
You want to make a U-turn at an Oregon intersection controlled by a traffic signal. No sign specifically permits a U-turn. Is the turn allowed?
Correct answer: No; a U-turn there needs a sign permitting it.
Oregon prohibits U-turns at signal-controlled intersections unless a sign permits them. An open gap alone is not permission.
Source: Oregon Driver Manual 2026–2027, Form 735-37 (1-26), printed page 41, physical PDF page 49: U-Turns. Current catalog-linked source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
On an ordinary city street, may you make a U-turn midway between intersections merely because there is no approaching traffic?
Correct answer: No; Oregon prohibits U-turns between intersections in a city.
The manual lists between-intersection U-turns in a city as prohibited. A safe-looking gap does not remove that restriction.
Source: Oregon Driver Manual 2026–2027, Form 735-37 (1-26), printed page 41, physical PDF page 49: U-Turns. Current catalog-linked source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
Your road ends at an uncontrolled T intersection. A vehicle is traveling on the through road. Who must yield?
Correct answer: You, as the driver on the ending road.
At an uncontrolled T intersection, the driver on the road that ends yields to traffic on the through road.
Source: Oregon Driver Manual 2026–2027, Form 735-37 (1-26), printed page 42, physical PDF page 50: Intersections — T intersection. Current catalog-linked source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
You are waiting at a roundabout entrance and a vehicle is circulating across your intended path. What should you do?
Correct answer: Wait for a safe gap and yield before entering.
Entering traffic yields to traffic inside and exiting the roundabout. A clear, safe gap is needed before merging.
Source: Oregon Driver Manual 2026–2027, Form 735-37 (1-26), printed page 43, physical PDF page 51: Roundabouts — Enter. Current catalog-linked source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
A long truck is using extra lane space inside a multilane roundabout. Your lane looks partly open beside it. What should you do?
Correct answer: Stay back; do not pass or drive beside the truck in the roundabout.
Oregon's manual says it is illegal to pass or drive beside a truck within the roundabout. The truck may need both lanes to turn.
Source: Oregon Driver Manual 2026–2027, Form 735-37 (1-26), printed page 44, physical PDF page 52: Multi-lane Roundabouts — Do Not Pass. Current catalog-linked source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
You are approaching your exit while circulating in a roundabout. Which signal should communicate your departure?
Correct answer: The right-turn signal.
Signal right for the exit, watch the crosswalk and be ready to stop for pedestrians.
Source: Oregon Driver Manual 2026–2027, Form 735-37 (1-26), printed page 43, physical PDF page 51: Roundabouts — Exit. Current catalog-linked source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
