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Oregon DMV Test Questions and Answers

These are the questions about Oregon's own rules: permit, license, fines, speed and parking. Signs and rules shared by all states are on separate pages.

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Crashes and emergencies

  1. In Oregon, what amount of property damage makes a crash one that must be reported?

    1. $1,500
    2. $2,000
    3. $2,500
    4. $5,000

    Answer: C. Oregon: the property-damage threshold for reporting a crash is $2,500 (see the handbook for who receives the report).

    Source: Oregon Driver Manual (online edition), Other Important InformationDamage to the vehicle you were driving is over $2,500;

  2. In Oregon, a required collision report (Form 735-32) must be filed within:

    1. 72 hours
    2. 10 days
    3. 30 days
    4. 6 months

    Answer: A. File the collision report within 72 hours.

    Source: Oregon Driver Manual (online edition), Other Important InformationFile a collision report within 72 hours using Form 735-32

License rules

  1. What are the minimum liability insurance limits in Oregon (bodily injury per person / per crash / property damage)?

    1. $25/$50/$15 (thousand)
    2. $25/$50/$20 (thousand)
    3. $25/$50/$25 (thousand)
    4. $30/$60/$25 (thousand)

    Answer: B. Oregon: minimum liability limits are $25/$50/$20 (thousand).

    Source: Oregon Driver Manual (online edition), Other Important Information$20,000 per collision for property damage

  2. In Oregon, what is the minimum age to get a learner's permit?

    1. 14½ years old
    2. 15 years old
    3. 15½ years old
    4. 16 years old

    Answer: B. Oregon: you can apply for a learner's permit at 15 years old.

    Source: Oregon Driver Manual (online edition), Other Important InformationBe at least 15 years of age to apply for an instruction permit.

  3. In Oregon, a teen must hold a learner's permit for at least how long before taking the road test?

    1. 2 months
    2. 3 months
    3. 6 months
    4. 9 months

    Answer: C. Oregon: hold the permit at least 6 months before the road test.

    Source: Oregon Driver Manual (online edition), Other Important InformationYou must have had an instruction permit for at least 6 months.

  4. In Oregon, how many hours of supervised driving must a teen complete before the road test if they do NOT take an approved traffic safety education course?

    1. 60 hours
    2. 65 hours
    3. 70 hours
    4. 100 hours

    Answer: D. Oregon: 100 hours of supervised driving are required, or 50 hours plus an approved traffic safety education course.

    Source: Oregon Driver Manual (online edition), Other Important InformationYou must have 100 hours of supervised driving experience or 50 hours of supervised driving experience

  5. In Oregon, the licensed driver supervising a permit holder must be at least:

    1. 18 years old
    2. 19 years old
    3. 21 years old
    4. 25 years old

    Answer: C. Oregon: the supervising driver must be at least 21 years old.

    Source: Oregon Driver Manual (online edition), Other Important Informationsupervised by someone at least 21 years of age who has had valid driving privileges for at least 3 years.

Parking

  1. In Oregon, you may not park within how many feet of a crosswalk at an intersection?

    1. 15 feet
    2. 20 feet
    3. 25 feet
    4. 30 feet

    Answer: B. Oregon: do not park within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection.

    Source: Oregon Driver Manual (online edition), Section 6Within 20 feet of a marked or unmarked crosswalk at an intersection.

  2. In Oregon, when you parallel park, your wheels must be no more than how far from the curb?

    1. 6 inches
    2. 12 inches
    3. 18 inches
    4. 24 inches

    Answer: B. Oregon: park with your wheels within 12 inches of the curb.

    Source: Oregon Driver Manual (online edition), Section 6Park parallel to and no more than 12 inches from the curb.

  3. In Oregon, you may not park within how many feet of a fire station driveway (on the same side of the street)?

    1. 10 feet
    2. 15 feet
    3. 20 feet
    4. 25 feet

    Answer: B. Oregon: do not park within 15 feet of a fire station driveway on the same side of the street.

    Source: Oregon Driver Manual (online edition), Section 6Within 15 feet of the driveway entrance to a fire station on the same side of the street

  4. In Oregon, you may not park within how many feet of a fire hydrant?

    1. 5 feet
    2. 10 feet
    3. 15 feet
    4. 20 feet

    Answer: B. Oregon: do not park within 10 feet of a fire hydrant.

    Source: Oregon Driver Manual (online edition), Section 6Within 10 feet of a fire hydrant.

  5. In Oregon, you may not park within how many feet of a railroad crossing?

    1. 40 feet
    2. 50 feet
    3. 75 feet
    4. 100 feet

    Answer: B. Oregon: do not park within 50 feet of a railroad crossing.

    Source: Oregon Driver Manual (online edition), Section 6Within 50 feet of the nearest rail of a railroad or light rail crossing.

  6. In Oregon, you may not park within 50 feet of a traffic signal or sign when:

    1. It is daytime
    2. It is a school day
    3. The sign is yellow
    4. Your vehicle would hide the signal or sign from view

    Answer: D. No parking within 50 feet of a traffic signal or sign if your vehicle hides it from view.

    Source: Oregon Driver Manual (online edition), Section 6Within 50 feet of a traffic signal or sign if your vehicle hides the signal or sign from view.

Rules of the road

  1. In Oregon, unless on official business, you may not follow a fire truck responding to an alarm closer than:

    1. 300 feet
    2. 350 feet
    3. 500 feet
    4. 1,000 feet

    Answer: C. Oregon: stay at least 500 feet behind a fire truck responding to an alarm.

    Source: Oregon Driver Manual (online edition), Section 4After the emergency vehicle passes, you must stay at least 500 feet behind the vehicle.

  2. In Oregon, you approach a stopped emergency vehicle with flashing lights on the shoulder of a multi-lane road. You must:

    1. Keep your speed and lane
    2. Move out of the lane next to it if safe, or slow down
    3. Stop behind it
    4. Honk to warn the workers

    Answer: B. Oregon Move Over law: change lanes away from the stopped vehicle when safe; if you cannot, slow down.

    Source: Oregon Driver Manual (online edition), Section 4you must change lanes so you do not drive next to the stopped vehicle.

  3. In Oregon, if you cannot change lanes away from a stopped emergency vehicle with flashing lights, you must slow to at least how far below the posted speed limit?

    1. 5 mph
    2. 15 mph
    3. 25 mph
    4. 30 mph

    Answer: A. Oregon: if you cannot move over, slow down to at least 5 mph below the posted speed limit.

    Source: Oregon Driver Manual (online edition), Section 4You may also slow down by least 5 miles per hour under the posted speed limit.

  4. In Oregon, a school bus is stopped with red lights flashing on the other side of a road divided by an unpaved median or a barrier. You:

    1. Must stop
    2. Do not have to stop, but should watch for children
    3. Must stop only if children are crossing
    4. Must sound your horn and pass

    Answer: B. Oregon: on a road divided by an unpaved median or barrier, you must stop only if you are on the same side of the road as the bus.

    Source: Oregon Driver Manual (online edition), Section 4you must stop only if you are on the same side of the road as the bus.

  5. In Oregon, you must signal at least how far before you turn or change lanes?

    1. 75 feet
    2. 100 feet
    3. 150 feet
    4. 200 feet

    Answer: B. Oregon: signal at least 100 feet before you turn or change lanes.

    Source: Oregon Driver Manual (online edition), Section 3use your turn signal at least 100 feet before the turn or lane change.

  6. In Oregon, within city limits a U-turn is illegal where approaching traffic from either direction cannot see your vehicle within:

    1. 350 feet
    2. 500 feet
    3. 1,000 feet
    4. 1,500 feet

    Answer: B. Oregon: inside city limits, do not make a U-turn where traffic from either direction cannot see your vehicle within 500 feet (outside city limits: 1,000 feet).

    Source: Oregon Driver Manual (online edition), Section 3Any location within city limits where your vehicle cannot be seen by traffic coming from either direction within 500 feet.

  7. In Oregon, what happens to traffic fines for speeding in a highway work zone?

    1. They are cancelled
    2. They can be doubled
    3. They are the same as anywhere else
    4. They are paid by the construction company

    Answer: B. Oregon: fines for speeding in work zones can be doubled.

    Source: Oregon Driver Manual (online edition), Section 4Traffic fines are doubled in all work zones.

  8. In Oregon, a left turn on a steady red light is allowed from:

    1. A two-way road onto a two-way road
    2. Any road after stopping
    3. A two-way road onto a one-way road, or one-way onto one-way
    4. Never

    Answer: C. Left on red is allowed (after stopping and yielding) from a two-way or one-way road onto a one-way road — never onto a two-way road.

    Source: Oregon Driver Manual (online edition), Section 3You may make this turn against a red light after stopping and yielding to traffic and pedestrians.

  9. In Oregon, outside city limits a U-turn is illegal where approaching traffic cannot see your vehicle within:

    1. 100 feet
    2. 200 feet
    3. 500 feet
    4. 1,000 feet

    Answer: D. Inside city limits: 500 feet; outside city limits: 1,000 feet.

    Source: Oregon Driver Manual (online edition), Section 3...where your vehicle cannot be seen by traffic coming from either direction within 1,000 feet.

  10. In Oregon, at speeds greater than 30 mph, a safe following distance should be at least:

    1. 4 seconds
    2. 1 second
    3. 2 seconds
    4. 10 seconds

    Answer: A. A safe following distance is 2–4 seconds; above 30 mph use 4 seconds or more.

    Source: Oregon Driver Manual (online edition), Section 2For speeds greater than 30 mph, a safe following distance should be 4 seconds or more.

  11. In Oregon, a school bus is stopped on the other side of a road with a painted center turn lane. You:

    1. Do not need to stop
    2. Must stop — a painted median or turn lane does not make two separate roads
    3. Must stop only if children are crossing
    4. Must honk

    Answer: B. Only an unpaved median or barrier separates roads; with a painted median or turn lane, all lanes must stop.

    Source: Oregon Driver Manual (online edition), Section 4A painted median strip or turn lane does not create two separate roads.

  12. In Oregon, you may use hand-and-arm signals only in daylight and when you can clearly see people and vehicles at:

    1. 50 feet
    2. 100 feet
    3. 1,000 feet
    4. 1 mile

    Answer: C. Hand signals only in daylight with clear visibility of 1,000 feet.

    Source: Oregon Driver Manual (online edition), Section 3Only use hand-and-arm signals in daylight and when you can clearly see people and vehicles at a distance of 1,000 feet.

Speed

  1. In Oregon, unless otherwise posted, the speed limit in a business district is:

    1. 10 mph
    2. 15 mph
    3. 20 mph
    4. 25 mph

    Answer: C. Oregon: 20 mph in business districts unless posted otherwise.

    Source: Oregon Driver Manual (online edition), Section 2In any business district.

  2. In Oregon, unless otherwise posted, the maximum speed on highways outside cities is:

    1. 50 mph
    2. 55 mph
    3. 60 mph
    4. 65 mph

    Answer: B. Oregon: 55 mph on highways unless posted otherwise.

    Source: Oregon Driver Manual (online edition), Section 2all roads and highways not meeting any other definition unless otherwise posted.

  3. In Oregon, unless otherwise posted, the speed limit in a residential district is:

    1. 15 mph
    2. 20 mph
    3. 25 mph
    4. 30 mph

    Answer: C. Oregon: 25 mph in residential districts unless a sign shows otherwise.

    Source: Oregon Driver Manual (online edition), Section 2

  4. In Oregon, the speed limit in a school zone when children are present is usually:

    1. 15 mph
    2. 20 mph
    3. 25 mph
    4. 30 mph

    Answer: B. Oregon: 20 mph in school zones when children are present, unless posted otherwise.

    Source: Oregon Driver Manual (online edition), Section 4A school speed zone is an area where a reduced speed of 20 mph applies

  5. In Oregon, the speed limit in alleys is:

    1. 10 mph
    2. 15 mph
    3. 20 mph
    4. 25 mph

    Answer: B. Alleys and narrow residential roads: 15 mph; business districts and school zones: 20; residential: 25.

    Source: Oregon Driver Manual (online edition), Section 215 Miles Per Hour... When driving in alleys.

  6. In Oregon, a school speed zone sign with "School Days 7AM-5PM" means 20 mph applies:

    1. Only when children are visible
    2. All day every day
    3. From 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on days school is in session
    4. Only during lunch

    Answer: C. This sign means 20 mph from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on any day school is in session. If you are unsure whether it is a school day, slow to 20 mph.

    Source: Oregon Driver Manual (online edition), Section 4Between the hours of 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. on a day school is in session.

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