Oregon permit test cheat sheet

Oregon-specific rules from our question bank, condensed to one line each with the handbook page. Read it the night before; don’t use it instead of practicing.

Study sheet for before your test. Notes aren’t allowed in the DMV test room. See the study sheets to print.

Test format
35 questions
Passing score
28 of 35 correct (80%)
Permit and test fees
$37 total
Minimum age for a permit
15 years
Supervised driving
100 hours
Hold your permit
6 months minimum

Speed limits & control

  • Oregon sets 20 mph as the limit in any business district, the same as in a school speed zone. p. 27
  • Oregon's statutory limit is 25 mph in residential districts, public parks and on ocean shores where vehicles are allowed. p. 27
  • Alleys and narrow residential areas have a 15 mph limit under Oregon law. p. 27
  • Oregon's catch-all limit is 55 mph on roads and highways that do not meet any other definition, unless a different speed is posted. p. 27
  • Oregon's basic rule says you must drive at a speed that is reasonable and cautious for existing conditions. p. 29
  • Oregon has two kinds of digital speed signs. p. 28

Sharing the road

  • Oregon requires you to stop and stay stopped for a pedestrian in a crosswalk who is in your lane, in a lane next to yours (including a bike lane) or in the lane you are turning into. p. 54
  • At a signalized intersection the pedestrian must be at least six feet from the lane you are turning into before you start the turn. p. 55
  • Oregon treats every intersection as having a crosswalk, even if none is painted. p. 55
  • At speeds over 35 mph, Oregon allows you to pass a bicyclist in your lane only if you leave enough room that you would not hit them if they fell into your lane. p. 58
  • Bike boxes let bicyclists wait in front of cars at a red light. p. 59
  • Oregon defines a pedestrian as crossing when any part of them, or an extension such as a cane, wheelchair or bicycle, moves onto the road. p. 54