You're approaching an emergency scene in Oregon. Fire hoses are running across the road. May you drive over them?
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A.
When you can drive over them carefully.
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B.
When officials at the scene direct you to. Correct
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C.
When you can cross them at low speed.
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D.
When no other route is available.
The answer is "When officials at the scene direct you to."
When you approach emergency scenes, slow down and be prepared to stop. Do not drive over fire hoses unless told to do so by officials at the scene. Driving over a charged hose can collapse it, cutting off water to firefighters during an active fire. Officials may direct traffic over a hose temporarily, but only on their explicit direction, never on your own initiative because you can drive carefully, drive slowly, or have no alternate route.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. When you can drive over them carefully.
Driving carefully on your own initiative does not authorize crossing a fire hose; only an official's direction does. Misreading: Treats personal caution as a substitute for the manual's required condition that officials at the scene tell you to cross.
C. When you can cross them at low speed.
Slow speed does not authorize crossing; only direction from officials at the scene does. Misreading: Reads the rule as a speed-based condition; the manual conditions crossing on official instruction, not on how slowly you drive.
D. When no other route is available.
Lack of an alternate route does not authorize crossing fire hoses; you still need an official's direction. Misreading: Treats necessity as an exemption; the manual gives no such exception, requiring official direction regardless of available routes.
This question tests your knowledge of Emergencies in Oregon. Source: Oregon Driver Manual, "Approaching Stopped Vehicles," p.57..
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