Bad Weather & Night Driving — Oregon

Oregon permit practice test: 538 free practice questions (Based on the official driver handbook). Official test format: Class C: 35 Q, pass 28. Bad Weather & Night Driving: 37 questions. Updated

Rain, snow, ice, fog and night driving: visibility, traction and headlight use.

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TopicBad Weather & Night Driving
License testOregon Car learner's permit test (Class C)
Topic questions37 (7% of 538 total)
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Questions (37)

1. Hydroplaning is usually caused by:
  1. Excessive stops.
  2. Sudden stops.
  3. Sudden turns.
  4. Excessive speed. ✓

Answer: D. Excessive speed.

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2. Which of the following recommendations does not promote safe night driving?
  1. Keep your windshield clean.
  2. Be aware that tinted windows reduce visibility in the dark.
  3. Carry a flashlight in your vehicle.
  4. Look into the headlights of oncoming vehicles. ✓

Answer: D. Look into the headlights of oncoming vehicles.

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3. Driving at night requires increased caution because:
  1. Traffic moves faster at night.
  2. There is a larger volume of traffic at night.
  3. Drivers cannot see as well at night. ✓
  4. Accidents occur more frequently at night.

Answer: C. Drivers cannot see as well at night.

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4. When driving in fog:
  1. Use your parking lights.
  2. Use your low beams. ✓
  3. Use your high beams.
  4. It makes no difference which lights you use.

Answer: B. Use your low beams.

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5. When driving on wet pavement, it's important to remember:
  1. That pavement is especially slippery right after it starts to rain.
  2. That wet roads can cause hydroplaning.
  3. To give yourself additional space when coming to a stop.
  4. All of the above. ✓

Answer: D. All of the above.

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6. To reduce the effects of headlight glare at night, you should look:
  1. Straight ahead.
  2. Over your shoulder.
  3. At the center of the road
  4. To the right edge of the road. ✓

Answer: D. To the right edge of the road.

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7. If a vehicle using high beams comes toward you, you should look toward ____ of the road.
  1. Either side
  2. The center
  3. The right side ✓
  4. The left side

Answer: C. The right side

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8. When driving under icy or snowy conditions, which driving technique will help drivers avoid crashes?
  1. Add extra weight to their vehicles to improve traction.
  2. Get off the highways as quickly as possible.
  3. Engage the four-wheel drive on their vehicles.
  4. Reduce their speed and increase their following distance. ✓

Answer: D. Reduce their speed and increase their following distance.

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9. When driving in rain, you must:
  1. Use low beam headlights. ✓
  2. Use high beam headlights.
  3. Use parking lights.
  4. Use no lights.

Answer: A. Use low beam headlights.

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10. Smoking and preparing to smoke while driving:
  1. Do not affect driving abilities.
  2. Help maintain driver alertness.
  3. Are distracting activities. ✓
  4. Are not distracting activities.

Answer: C. Are distracting activities.

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