Oregon permit test: turning & signaling
Turn lanes, turn signals, hand signals, U-turns and turns on red. 6 questions.
When you are moving in traffic in Oregon, how far before a turn or lane change must you signal?
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Sample turning & signaling questions
When you are moving in traffic in Oregon, how far before a turn or lane change must you signal?
- A At least 200 feet
- B At least 500 feet
- C At least 100 feet
- D At least 50 feet
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C. At least 100 feet
Oregon requires a turn signal at least 100 feet before you turn or change lanes when moving in traffic. That gives other drivers time to see and react to your plans.
When may you use hand-and-arm signals instead of your turn signal lights in Oregon?
- A At night if your signal lights are hard to see
- B At any time of day or night, as long as you start them 100 feet before the turn
- C In daylight when you can clearly see people and vehicles 1,000 feet away
- D Whenever you drive a wide or long vehicle
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C. In daylight when you can clearly see people and vehicles 1,000 feet away
Hand-and-arm signals are hard to see, so Oregon allows them only in daylight when you can see 1,000 feet. At night or in poor visibility you must use signal lights, and drivers of wide or long vehicles should not use hand signals.
Inside city limits, a U-turn is prohibited if traffic from either direction cannot see your vehicle within what distance?
- A 100 feet
- B 500 feet
- C 200 feet
- D 1,000 feet
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B. 500 feet
In a city, you may not make a U-turn where traffic from either direction cannot see you within 500 feet. Outside city limits the distance is 1,000 feet because speeds are higher.
You are on a one-way street stopped at a red light and want to turn left onto a two-way street. What does Oregon law allow?
- A You may turn after a complete stop, yielding to traffic
- B You may turn without stopping if no one is coming
- C You must wait for the light to change before turning
- D You may turn if you use the lane nearest the right curb
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C. You must wait for the light to change before turning
Oregon allows a left on red only when you turn onto a one-way road. Turning left from a one-way road onto a two-way road against a red light is not allowed, so wait for the signal.