Question 1

Which of these is NOT a location where U-turns are prohibited in Oregon?

Accepted Answer

A wide, straight two-way road inside a city where oncoming traffic can see your vehicle from 800 feet away — U-turns are prohibited at signal-controlled intersections (unless a sign permits it), between intersections in a city, at or on a railroad crossing, and where your vehicle can't be seen by traffic within 500 feet in a city (or 1,000 feet outside a city) -- not on a road where you can be seen from 800 feet away inside a city.

Question 2

In Oregon, can you turn left onto a two-way road against a red light?

Accepted Answer

No, it is illegal; if a left-turn lane is provided, you must turn from that lane once the light is green — It is illegal to execute a left turn onto a two-way road against a red light in Oregon. If a left-turn lane is provided, you must turn from that lane.

Question 3

What must you do before entering an Oregon roundabout, and what should you avoid once inside?

Accepted Answer

Yield to traffic already inside and to traffic exiting; once inside, avoid passing any vehicle, especially large trucks and trailers — Before entering a roundabout, you must yield to traffic already inside as well as to exiting traffic. Once inside, do not attempt to pass any vehicle, especially large trucks and trailers, which may need to straddle both lanes.

Oregon: Turns, U-Turns & Roundabouts Questions

1. Which of these is NOT a location where U-turns are prohibited in Oregon?

2. In Oregon, can you turn left onto a two-way road against a red light?

3. What must you do before entering an Oregon roundabout, and what should you avoid once inside?

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