You're approaching a right turn at an Oregon intersection that has a marked bike lane to your right. How should you handle the bike lane while preparing to turn?
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A.
Move into the bike lane just before the turn for a tighter, safer turn.
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B.
Enter the bike lane to set up the turn only if no cyclist is using it.
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C.
Cross the bike lane only at the turn itself, after yielding to cyclists in it. Correct
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D.
Keep your right wheels on the white edge line so you don't fully enter the lane.
The answer is "Cross the bike lane only at the turn itself, after yielding to cyclists in it."
Oregon explicitly prohibits moving into or traveling in a bike lane in preparation for a turn. Stay in your travel lane and cross the bike lane at the turn itself, yielding to any cyclists in the bike lane or on a sidewalk before turning across it. Always check your blind spot and glance over your shoulder for people riding bicycles before turning.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Move into the bike lane just before the turn for a tighter, safer turn.
Oregon law prohibits moving into the bike lane to set up a turn. Cross the bike lane at the turn itself, not before. Misreading: Treats the bike lane as a turn-staging lane, which the manual specifically forbids.
B. Enter the bike lane to set up the turn only if no cyclist is using it.
The prohibition is not conditioned on cyclist presence; moving into the bike lane in preparation for a turn is illegal regardless of whether the lane looks empty. Misreading: Adds a 'no cyclist present' loophole that the manual's flat prohibition does not allow.
D. Keep your right wheels on the white edge line so you don't fully enter the lane.
The rule is to stay out of the bike lane until the turn itself. There is no edge-line straddle workaround. Misreading: Invents an edge-line straddle exception that the manual does not provide.
This question tests your knowledge of Sharing the Road in Oregon. Source: Oregon Driver Manual, "Sharing the Road: Bicycles," p.50..
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