A police officer signals you to pull over in Oregon. What is the correct procedure?
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A.
Pull to the right, stop, turn off the engine, keep hands on the wheel. Correct
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B.
Stop wherever you are, including in an intersection.
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C.
Pull into the center median of the highway.
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D.
Argue your case with the officer to clear up any misunderstanding.
The answer is "Pull to the right, stop, turn off the engine, keep hands on the wheel."
Drive as close as you safely can to the right side of the road, stop, and turn off the engine. Do not stop in an intersection or pull into the center median of a highway. Keep your hands on the steering wheel, limit your movements, and do not argue with the officer at the scene; traffic violations are decided in court. Choice D tempts drivers who assume a roadside explanation will get the ticket dropped, but the manual routes that conversation to court, not the shoulder.
The traps in the wrong answers
B. Stop wherever you are, including in an intersection.
The handbook is explicit: do not stop in an intersection. Blocking cross traffic makes the stop more dangerous for you and the officer. This answer reads the instruction to pull over immediately as stop where you are, skipping the step of reaching the right side of the road first.
C. Pull into the center median of the highway.
The manual prohibits pulling into the center median of a highway. The rule sends you to the right shoulder because it is farther from moving traffic. This answer applies a habit from divided highways where the median can feel like the safer separation, when Oregon's rule routes you to the right shoulder instead.
D. Argue your case with the officer to clear up any misunderstanding.
The handbook directs you not to argue with the officer at the scene; traffic violations and traffic crimes charged against you are decided in court. This answer assumes talking the ticket down on the shoulder will resolve it faster, when the manual sends the dispute to court rather than the roadside.
This question tests your knowledge of Emergencies in Oregon. Source: Oregon Driver Manual, "Police Stops," p.58..
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