Driving Test Practice

Oregon: Emergencies — Part 1 Practice Test

Questions in this part include: “If your parked vehicle cannot be seen from 200 feet in each direction, what must you do?” · “When might speeding up be the best way to avoid a collision?”

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Questions are original and based on the official manual "Oregon Driver Manual" (2026-2027), Oregon Driver and Motor Vehicle Services (DMV).

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  1. When may you temporarily stop or park where parking is usually not allowed?

    A multi-lane interstate: a white car is stopped on the right shoulder with its hood closed, the blue car drives in the right lane and other cars pass in the left lanes.
    • If you plan to return to the vehicle within about an hour
    • If you leave a note with your name and number on the windshield
    • If other vehicles are already stopped at the same spot ahead of you
    • If your vehicle breaks down, you have no choice, and it creates no hazard
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    Correct answer: If your vehicle breaks down, you have no choice, and it creates no hazard

    After a breakdown, with no choice, you may temporarily stop or park where it is usually not allowed, as long as the vehicle creates no hazard.

    Source: Oregon Driver Manual (2026-2027), page 71 · Open this page in the manual

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  2. If you must stop or pull off the road, what should you turn on to warn other drivers?

    A multi-lane interstate: a white car is stopped on the right shoulder with its hood closed, the blue car drives in the right lane and other cars pass in the left lanes.
    • Your hazard lights
    • Your high beams
    • Your parking lights only
    • Your turn signal
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    Correct answer: Your hazard lights

    The manual says to turn on your hazard lights to warn other drivers.

    Source: Oregon Driver Manual (2026-2027), page 71 · Open this page in the manual

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  3. When may you park a vehicle on the shoulder of a highway if necessary?

    A multi-lane interstate: a white car is stopped on the right shoulder with its hood closed, the blue car drives in the right lane and other cars pass in the left lanes.
    • If you stay inside the vehicle
    • If you will be stopped for less than ten minutes
    • If passing traffic has enough room to get by
    • If other drivers can see your brake lights
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    Correct answer: If passing traffic has enough room to get by

    You may park on the shoulder of a highway if necessary and passing traffic has enough room to get by.

    Source: Oregon Driver Manual (2026-2027), page 71 · Open this page in the manual

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  4. If your parked vehicle cannot be seen from 200 feet in each direction, what must you do?

    • Wait for approaching drivers to see it
    • Warn approaching traffic
    • Move it to the center of the road
    • Turn on your high beams only
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    Correct answer: Warn approaching traffic

    If your vehicle cannot be seen from 200 feet in each direction, you need to warn approaching traffic.

    Source: Oregon Driver Manual (2026-2027), page 71 · Open this page in the manual

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  5. How far from your vehicle in each direction should flags, flares, signs, signals or flaggers be placed to warn approaching traffic?

    At night, a white car stopped on the shoulder with its hazard lights flashing and a red warning triangle behind it, as another car approaches
    • At least 100 feet
    • At least 300 feet
    • At least 400 feet
    • At least 200 feet
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    Correct answer: At least 200 feet

    Warning devices are placed at least 200 feet from your vehicle in each direction.

    Source: Oregon Driver Manual (2026-2027), page 71 · Open this page in the manual

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  6. What should you do if you must leave your vehicle unattended?

    • Turn off the engine, remove the key, set the brakes, and turn on your hazard lights
    • Leave the engine running, set the brakes, and turn on your hazard lights
    • Turn off the engine, leave the key in the ignition, and turn off all lights
    • Turn off the engine, remove the key, and lock the doors without setting the brakes
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    Correct answer: Turn off the engine, remove the key, set the brakes, and turn on your hazard lights

    You turn off the engine, remove the key, set the brakes, and turn on your hazard lights.

    Source: Oregon Driver Manual (2026-2027), page 71 · Open this page in the manual

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  7. What happens if a police officer finds a vehicle parked where it is not allowed or where it creates a hazard?

    • The officer must wait for the owner to return before any action is taken
    • The vehicle may be removed, and the state pays all of the towing costs
    • The officer may have it removed, and you are responsible for towing and storage costs
    • The officer may only issue a warning to you for the first violation
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    Correct answer: The officer may have it removed, and you are responsible for towing and storage costs

    The officer may have the vehicle removed, and you are responsible for the towing and storage costs.

    Source: Oregon Driver Manual (2026-2027), page 71 · Open this page in the manual

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  8. When might speeding up be the best way to avoid a collision?

    • When about to be hit from the side or behind and there is room ahead
    • When a vehicle is stopped in the road a short way ahead of you
    • When an oncoming vehicle is drifting into your lane at night
    • When you are approaching a sharp curve on a wet road
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    Correct answer: When about to be hit from the side or behind and there is room ahead

    Speeding up can be best when another vehicle is about to hit you from the side or from behind and there is room ahead of you to get out of danger.

    Source: Oregon Driver Manual (2026-2027), page 74 · Open this page in the manual

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  9. In most cases, which can you do more quickly to avoid a collision?

    • Stop the vehicle
    • Both take the same amount of time
    • Turn the vehicle
    • Back the vehicle up
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    Correct answer: Turn the vehicle

    The manual says that in most cases you can turn the vehicle more quickly than you can stop it.

    Source: Oregon Driver Manual (2026-2027), page 74 · Open this page in the manual

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  10. What should you do if you will not be able to stop in time to avoid a collision?

    Top view of a two-lane road: a white car has stopped in the blue car's lane ahead with its brake lights on.
    • Turn toward it
    • Turn away from it
    • Take your hands off the wheel
    • Shift into a lower gear
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    Correct answer: Turn away from it

    The manual says to turn away from the collision if you will not stop in time.

    Source: Oregon Driver Manual (2026-2027), page 74 · Open this page in the manual

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  11. What does scanning the area ahead help you identify?

    • Hidden speed limit signs
    • The next place to park
    • Vehicles that will turn left
    • Potential escape routes
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    Correct answer: Potential escape routes

    Scanning the area ahead helps you identify potential escape routes.

    Source: Oregon Driver Manual (2026-2027), page 74 · Open this page in the manual

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  12. When should you apply the brakes to avoid a collision?

    Top view of a two-lane road: a white car has stopped in the blue car's lane ahead with its brake lights on.
    • When you have enough distance to stop
    • Only when the other driver sounds a horn
    • Only when your speed is above 55 mph
    • Only when the road is dry
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    Correct answer: When you have enough distance to stop

    The manual says to apply the brakes if you have enough distance to stop.

    Source: Oregon Driver Manual (2026-2027), page 74 · Open this page in the manual

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  13. If you drive off the road, what should you do first?

    A blue car with its right wheels off the pavement on a gravel shoulder, and a white car in the other lane
    • Brake as hard as you can until the vehicle stops
    • Turn sharply back toward the road right away
    • Slow down until you can get back on the road safely
    • Accelerate to get back on the road quickly
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    Correct answer: Slow down until you can get back on the road safely

    The manual says not to panic or brake hard, but to slow down until you can get back on the road safely.

    Source: Oregon Driver Manual (2026-2027), page 75 · Open this page in the manual

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  14. If you drive off the road, how should you hold the steering wheel?

    A blue car with its right wheels off the pavement on a gravel shoulder, and a white car in the other lane
    • Hold it loosely and let the vehicle drift back on its own
    • Grip it firmly and keep the vehicle on a straight course
    • Turn it sharply toward the road as fast as you can
    • Turn it back and forth quickly to regain your grip
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    Correct answer: Grip it firmly and keep the vehicle on a straight course

    The manual says to grip the steering wheel firmly and keep your vehicle on a straight course.

    Source: Oregon Driver Manual (2026-2027), page 75 · Open this page in the manual

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  15. How far should you turn the front wheels to get back on the road after driving off it?

    A blue car with its right wheels off the pavement on a gravel shoulder, and a white car in the other lane
    • As sharply as possible to return at once
    • Fully to the left
    • Not at all until the vehicle stops
    • Just enough to get back on the road
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    Correct answer: Just enough to get back on the road

    Turning the wheels just enough avoids a sharp turn that could send you across the road into oncoming traffic.

    Source: Oregon Driver Manual (2026-2027), page 75 · Open this page in the manual

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  16. What should you do if an oncoming vehicle is drifting into your lane?

    A red car swerving across the center line toward a blue car on a rural two-lane road beside a fence and a utility pole
    • Pull right as far as possible, slow down, and warn with your horn or lights
    • Move into the opposing lane and speed up to pass it quickly
    • Speed up and stay in the center of your lane, flashing your lights
    • Stop in your lane, set the parking brake, and wait for it to pass
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    Correct answer: Pull right as far as possible, slow down, and warn with your horn or lights

    The manual says to pull to the right as far as possible, slow down, and warn the other driver with your horn or lights.

    Source: Oregon Driver Manual (2026-2027), page 75 · Open this page in the manual

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  17. Why should you never pull into the opposing lane when an oncoming vehicle drifts toward you?

    A red car swerving across the center line toward a blue car on a rural two-lane road beside a fence and a utility pole
    • The opposing lane is always narrower than your own lane
    • Your headlights cannot light up the opposing lane well
    • The oncoming driver may turn back sharply into that lane
    • The opposing lane is always blocked by other vehicles
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    Correct answer: The oncoming driver may turn back sharply into that lane

    The oncoming driver may turn back sharply into that lane.

    Source: Oregon Driver Manual (2026-2027), page 75 · Open this page in the manual

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