Oregon Lanes & Turns practice test

Key Oregon facts: Lanes & Turns

• On a two-way road with no center line, give oncoming traffic at least half the road. Lane Travel, p. 18 (PDF p. 26)
• You may turn left across a median painted with double yellow lines after oncoming traffic clears, but you may not use it as a turn lane or drive in it. Pavement Markings, p. 23 (PDF p. 31)
• Yellow diagonal stripes in a painted median mark fixed objects or no-vehicle areas; driving in them or turning across them is illegal. Pavement Markings, p. 23 (PDF p. 31)
• On a two-lane road, pass only on the left; start no earlier than the beginning of a passing zone and finish before a no-passing zone. Lane Travel, Passing, p. 31 (PDF p. 39)
• In a no-passing zone you may cross the center line only when the right side of the road is blocked or you are turning left. Lane Travel, No Passing, p. 32 (PDF p. 40)

Sample Lanes & Turns questions

In a multi-lane roundabout, what is illegal?

• Yielding at the entry
• Passing or driving beside a truck
• Signaling right to exit
• Choosing a lane before entering

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Passing or driving beside a truck

Trucks may need both lanes in a roundabout.

Source: Oregon Driver Manual 2026-2027, Turns & Intersections, Multi-lane Roundabouts, p. 44 (PDF p. 52); Oregon Revised Statutes 811.292, ORS 811.292(1)

You are about to turn right where there is a bike lane. What must you not do?

• Move into the bike lane before the turn
• Look over your right shoulder
• Signal before you make the turn
• Check for bicyclists in your mirrors

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Move into the bike lane before the turn

You may cross the bike lane to turn, but not use it to prepare for the turn.

Source: Oregon Driver Manual 2026-2027, Sharing the Road, Bicycles, p. 50 (PDF p. 58); Oregon Driver Manual 2026-2027, Turns & Intersections, Turns, p. 39 (PDF p. 47)

Inside city limits, U-turns are not allowed where traffic cannot see you within what distance?

• 100 feet
• 500 feet
• 200 feet
• 1,000 feet

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500 feet

Outside cities the distance is 1,000 feet.

Source: Oregon Driver Manual 2026-2027, Turns & Intersections, U-Turns, p. 41 (PDF p. 49); Oregon Revised Statutes 811.365, ORS 811.365(1)

On a two-way road with no center line, how much of the road must you give oncoming traffic?

• Only what they need
• At least half
• At least a quarter
• All of it

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At least half

Oncoming traffic gets at least half of the roadway.

Source: Oregon Driver Manual 2026-2027, Lane Travel, p. 18 (PDF p. 26)

In a no-passing zone, when may you cross the center line?

• When you can see no oncoming cars at all
• When you are running late for work
• When the right side is blocked or you are turning left
• When the car ahead keeps to the speed limit

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When the right side is blocked or you are turning left

Those are the two exceptions the manual gives.

Source: Oregon Driver Manual 2026-2027, Lane Travel, No Passing, p. 32 (PDF p. 40); Oregon Revised Statutes 811.420, ORS 811.420(3)

Another driver wants to pass you. May you flash your lights to show it is safe?

• Yes, on rural roads
• Yes, as a courtesy
• Yes, at night only
• No, that is illegal

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No, that is illegal

The law prohibits flashing signals to tell drivers when to pass.

Source: Oregon Driver Manual 2026-2027, Lane Travel, Being Passed, p. 33 (PDF p. 41); Oregon Revised Statutes 811.390, ORS 811.390

On a two-lane road, when may your pass begin?

• Not before the passing zone starts
• Anywhere you can see ahead
• Within a no-passing zone
• At the end of the passing zone

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Not before the passing zone starts

You must also finish before entering a no-passing zone.

Source: Oregon Driver Manual 2026-2027, Lane Travel, Passing, p. 31 (PDF p. 39)

How many trailers or towed vehicles may a passenger vehicle pull in Oregon?

• No limit
• Three
• Two
• One

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One

Towing a second trailer or vehicle is not allowed.

Source: Oregon Driver Manual 2026-2027, Lane Travel, Driving a Large Vehicle or Towing, p. 36 (PDF p. 44)

Turning left from a one-way road onto a two-way road, which lane do you finish in?

• The lane nearest the right curb
• The lane left of the center line
• Any open lane
• The lane just right of the center line

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The lane just right of the center line

Approach the turn from the lane nearest the left curb.

Source: Oregon Driver Manual 2026-2027, Turns & Intersections, Turns, p. 40 (PDF p. 48)

Which trailer may legally carry passengers?

• Any trailer that is fitted with seats
• A utility trailer towed at low speed
• A fifth-wheel trailer with the required safety features
• A boat trailer that has side railings

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A fifth-wheel trailer with the required safety features

It needs safety glass, a way to signal the driver and an exit that opens from both sides.

Source: Oregon Driver Manual 2026-2027, Lane Travel, Driving a Large Vehicle or Towing, p. 36 (PDF p. 44); Oregon Revised Statutes 811.195, ORS 811.195

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About these questions

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.

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