Oregon permit test: night, weather & hazards
Headlights, rain, fog, ice, skids, glare and other hazards. 7 questions.
Besides from sunset to sunrise, when does Oregon require your headlights to be on?
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Sample night, weather & hazards questions
Besides from sunset to sunrise, when does Oregon require your headlights to be on?
- A Any time you cannot see people or vehicles 500 feet ahead of you
- B Only when it is raining heavily
- C Any time you cannot see people or vehicles 1,000 feet ahead
- D Only on freeways and highways
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C. Any time you cannot see people or vehicles 1,000 feet ahead
Oregon requires headlights from sunset to sunrise and whenever conditions make it hard to see people or vehicles 1,000 feet ahead. Headlights help others see you at any time of day.
You are using high beams and a car approaches from the other direction. Within what distance must you dim them?
- A 1,000 feet
- B 500 feet
- C 200 feet
- D 350 feet
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B. 500 feet
Oregon requires you to dim your high beams when an oncoming vehicle is within 500 feet. High beams can blind other drivers and cause a crash.
You are following another vehicle at night with your high beams on. When must you switch to low beams?
- A When you are within 500 feet of it
- B Only if the driver flashes their brake lights
- C When you are within 350 feet of it
- D When you are within 100 feet of it
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C. When you are within 350 feet of it
Dim your lights when following another vehicle within 350 feet. Your high beams reflect in their mirrors and can blind them.
You are driving at night with your high beams and fog lights on when an oncoming car comes within 500 feet. What does Oregon law require?
- A Dim your high beams, but your fog lights may stay on
- B Switch off your headlights and drive on fog lights alone
- C Keep both on until the car is within 350 feet
- D Dim your high beams and switch off your fog lights
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D. Dim your high beams and switch off your fog lights
Oregon requires you to dim your high beams when an oncoming vehicle is within 500 feet. Whenever you are required to dim, auxiliary lights such as fog lights must also be off, because the extra light makes it hard for oncoming drivers to see.