Free Oregon Permit Practice Test 3 (2026)
Real questions from the official Oregon driver handbook, each with a plain-English explanation. Free, unlimited retakes, no signup.
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This draw of 20 questions breaks down like this:
- Traffic Signs & Signals — 8
- Traffic Lanes, Passing & Turning — 4
- Adverse Conditions — 2
- Emergencies & Crashes — 2
- Safe Driving — 2
- Right-of-Way & Intersections — 1
- Signaling & Communication — 1
Heaviest on Traffic Signs & Signals (8 of 20) — that is the section to revise first if you miss several here.
1 are Oregon-specific questions, drawn from the state handbook rather than general road rules.
Each test on this site draws a different set, so Test 1, 2 and 3 never repeat a question.
Questions on this test
1. Keeping a safe following distance behind the vehicle ahead helps you:
- Look important
- React safely to sudden stops
- Save fuel only
- Drive faster
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Answer: React safely to sudden stops
Space ahead gives you time to react and avoid rear-ending others.
2. If fog becomes too thick to see, you should:
- Pull completely off the road and wait
- Stop in your lane
- Speed up to get through
- Follow another car's tail lights closely
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Answer: Pull completely off the road and wait
If you truly can't see, pull well off the road, turn on hazards, and wait for it to lift.
3. Leaving space to the sides of your vehicle helps you:
- Save fuel
- Look bigger
- Drive faster
- Have an escape path if a hazard appears
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Answer: Have an escape path if a hazard appears
Side space gives you somewhere to go if a hazard suddenly appears.
4. A flashing red light at a railroad crossing means:
- Go if you don't see a train
- Stop — a train is approaching; do not cross
- The crossing is closed permanently
- Slow and proceed
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Answer: Stop — a train is approaching; do not cross
Flashing red at a crossing means stop and wait; never try to beat a train.
5. If your vehicle breaks down on a busy road, you should:
- Get the car off the road if possible, turn on hazards, and stay clear of traffic
- Leave it in the lane and walk away
- Stand in the lane
- Wave your arms in traffic
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Answer: Get the car off the road if possible, turn on hazards, and stay clear of traffic
Move off the roadway, use hazards, and keep yourself away from moving traffic.
6. You must dim your high beams when:
- Only in cities
- Within 500 feet of an oncoming vehicle or 300 feet behind one
- Never
- Only when tired
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Answer: Within 500 feet of an oncoming vehicle or 300 feet behind one
Lower your high beams within 500 ft of oncoming traffic and 300 ft when following.
7. A right turn should be made:
- Wide to the left
- From any lane
- From the lane nearest the right curb, close to the curb
- From the center lane
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Answer: From the lane nearest the right curb, close to the curb
Right turns start from the right-most lane, staying close to the curb.
8. The maximum time you should spend in a truck's blind spot while passing is:
- 10 minutes
- As long as you like
- As little as possible — pass through it steadily
- Until it honks
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Answer: As little as possible — pass through it steadily
Move through a truck's blind spots quickly and steadily when passing.
9. The correct order for a safe lane change is:
- Move over, then signal
- Signal, check mirrors and blind spot, then move over smoothly
- Move over and honk
- Brake, then move
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Answer: Signal, check mirrors and blind spot, then move over smoothly
Signal first, check mirrors and your blind spot, then change lanes smoothly.
10. What does this sign mean?
- Trucks are not allowed on this road
- Truck route
- Truck parking
- Weigh station
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Answer: Trucks are not allowed on this road
A truck with a red slash means trucks are prohibited on that road.
11. A blue sign with an 'H' or a bed symbol tells you:
- A speed limit
- Where to find services like hospitals or lodging
- A construction zone
- A warning
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Answer: Where to find services like hospitals or lodging
Blue guide signs point to services — hospitals, lodging, gas, food.
12. A red circle with a red slash over a symbol means:
- The action shown is required
- Caution for that action
- Yield for that action
- The action shown is prohibited
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Answer: The action shown is prohibited
A red circle-and-slash means the pictured action (e.g., no U-turn, no right turn) is not allowed.
13. A 'No U-Turn' sign is posted. You may:
- Not make a U-turn there
- U-turn only at night
- U-turn slowly
- U-turn anyway if clear
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Answer: Not make a U-turn there
Obey the sign — no U-turns where prohibited.
14. During heavy rain, cruise control should be:
- Set higher
- Ignored
- On, to relax
- Off, so you keep full control if you hydroplane
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Answer: Off, so you keep full control if you hydroplane
Turn off cruise control in the rain so you can react instantly if you lose traction.
15. Approaching an intersection where you can't see cross traffic, you should:
- Speed up
- Close your eyes
- Slow down enough to stop for anyone with the right-of-way
- Maintain speed
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Answer: Slow down enough to stop for anyone with the right-of-way
Cover the brake and slow so you can yield to any traffic that has the right-of-way.
16. This sign, posted on the left side of the road, marks:
- A one-way street
- A truck route
- A picnic area
- A no-passing zone
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Answer: A no-passing zone
The yellow pennant is the No Passing Zone sign, posted on the left where passing is prohibited.
17. What does this sign warn of?
- A truck stop
- A bump
- A steep downgrade (hill) ahead
- A parking garage
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Answer: A steep downgrade (hill) ahead
This warns of a steep hill/downgrade ahead — control your speed and gear.
18. In a skid, you should look and steer:
- Where you want the car to go
- Down at the pedals
- At the skid
- At oncoming traffic
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Answer: Where you want the car to go
Look and steer toward your intended path to recover from a skid.
19. Two solid yellow lines between lanes of opposing traffic mean:
- Bike lane
- A turn lane
- Passing allowed both ways
- No passing in either direction
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Answer: No passing in either direction
Double solid yellow = no passing for traffic in either direction.
20. A solid yellow line on your side of the center line means:
- The road ends ahead
- Two-way left-turn lane
- Pass freely
- Do not pass from your side
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Answer: Do not pass from your side
A solid yellow line on your side means no passing from your side.