Practice breakdowns, emergency vehicles and railroad crossings, with questions based on the Oregon Driver Manual.
Get out of the vehicle
Then move well clear of the tracks, whether or not a train is in sight.
Source: Oregon Driver Manual 2026-2027, Railroad Crossings, Light Rail & Street Cars, p. 64 (PDF p. 72)
Only if officials tell you to
Slow down and be ready to stop near emergency scenes.
Source: Oregon Driver Manual 2026-2027, Sharing the Road, Approaching Stopped Vehicles, p. 57 (PDF p. 65)
Move to a lane not next to it or slow down
If you stay in the next lane, slow to at least 5 mph under the speed limit.
Source: Oregon Revised Statutes 811.147, ORS 811.147(1); Oregon Driver Manual 2026-2027, Sharing the Road, Approaching Stopped Vehicles, p. 57 (PDF p. 65)
Tap your brake pedal several times
This alerts drivers behind you.
Source: Oregon Driver Manual 2026-2027, Lane Travel, Freeway Driving, p. 34 (PDF p. 42)
Use the Emergency Notification System sign
The sign is posted near the tracks at the crossing.
Source: Oregon Driver Manual 2026-2027, Railroad Crossings, Light Rail & Street Cars, p. 64 (PDF p. 72)
With an open palm
An open palm helps you avoid shifting into another gear.
Source: Oregon Driver Manual 2026-2027, Safe & Responsible Driving, Accelerator Sticks, p. 85 (PDF p. 93)
Turn the headlight switch off and on
Then try high beams or hazard lights, slow down and ease onto the shoulder.
Source: Oregon Driver Manual 2026-2027, Safe & Responsible Driving, Headlights Go Out, p. 85 (PDF p. 93)
Slow to at least 5 mph below the limit
On roads with two or more lanes your way, you may instead change to a lane not next to it.
Source: Oregon Revised Statutes 811.147, ORS 811.147(1); Oregon Driver Manual 2026-2027, Sharing the Road, Approaching Stopped Vehicles, p. 57 (PDF p. 65)
Exit, then pull to the right shoulder
Never stop inside a roundabout; move through and exit first.
The back of the car weaves or sways
A front blowout makes steering hard and pulls to the side.
We wrote these practice questions from the facts in the Oregon Driver Manual (2026-2027 edition, Form 735-37 (1-26), read 2026-11-09; the PDF linked from the DMV manuals page is byte-identical (SHA-256) to the copy read, and the online manual (oregon.gov/odot/dmv/pages/online_manual) has the same text. Pages are cited as printed with the PDF page (PDF page = printed page + 8); PDF pages 56 and 57 both carry the School Zones text (printed 48 and 49), and the Impaired Driving text is printed twice (pp. 82-83), so citations use p. 49 and pp. 82-83. The manual says it condenses and paraphrases selected language of the Oregon Revised Statutes and is not a source of law (p. iv), so rules of law were checked against the ORS 2025 edition on oregonlegislature.gov (chapters 153, 742, 806, 807, 809, 811, 813, 815; read 2026-11-09), and teen licensing restrictions against ORS 807.122 and DMV's teen pages. Conflicts and gaps: approaching a stopped vehicle (p. 57) says you must change lanes and 'may also' slow down; ORS 811.147 requires a lane change away from the vehicle or slowing to at least 5 mph under the limit on multilane roads, and slowing on two-lane roads, so questions follow the statute. The uncontrolled intersection rule (p. 42) is backed by ORS 811.275, which gives the driver on the right the right of way regardless of who arrives first. Not used: towing fines (p. 36, no statute found in this round), the disabled parking fine range $165-$1,000 (p. 70; ORS 811.615 sets Class C and Class A violations, no such range), the 50-foot loud sound rule (p. 80; ORS 815.232 limits it to vehicles inside an urban growth boundary) and the stopping-distance chart (image only). ORS 811.145 and 811.507 change on 2027-01-01 (Oregon Laws 2025, chapter 278) only by adding organ transport vehicles, which no question uses. edition) and from official sources on road signs. Every answer links to its source, so you can check it and read more.
DMV Decoded is an independent guide, not a government agency. This practice test is not connected to the Oregon Department of Transportation, Driver and Motor Vehicle Services (DMV), and your actual test will have different questions. Study the handbook, and check the agency's website for current rules.