In Oregon, traffic fines for violations committed in a work zone are:
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A.
The same as fines outside work zones
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B.
Doubled in all work zones Correct
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C.
Doubled, but only for speeding violations
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D.
Doubled, but only when workers are present
The answer is "Doubled in all work zones"
Traffic fines are doubled in all work zones in Oregon. The doubling covers every traffic fine and applies whenever the zone is in effect, not only when workers happen to be visible. Choice D borrows the 'when workers present' condition posted on doubled-fine signs in some other states; drivers relocating from those states carry that trigger with them and wrongly attach it to Oregon's rule, which carries no such condition.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. The same as fines outside work zones
Wrong. Oregon doubles traffic fines in work zones; they are not treated the same as fines written outside a work zone. This answer falls back on the default assumption that a traffic ticket costs the same wherever it is written, missing the doubled-fine multiplier Oregon prints for work zones.
C. Doubled, but only for speeding violations
Wrong. The manual doubles the traffic-fine category as a whole in a work zone, not only speeding tickets. This answer confuses Oregon's category-wide doubling with the 'double fines for speeding' framing common in other states' work-zone campaigns and highway billboards.
D. Doubled, but only when workers are present
Wrong. The doubled-fine rule applies whenever the work zone is in effect, whether or not workers are visible. This answer imports the 'when workers present' condition posted on doubled-fine signs in some other states, which Oregon's rule does not carry.
This question tests your knowledge of Construction Signs in Oregon. Source: Oregon Driver Manual, "Work Zones," p.59..
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