You're on an Oregon road and the car ahead has signaled a left turn. You'd like to pass on the right. The shoulder to the right is unpaved gravel. May you pass?
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A.
No: you can never pass on the right under any circumstances.
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B.
No, you can't leave the paved portion of the road to pass. Correct
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C.
Yes, briefly using the gravel shoulder.
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D.
Yes, but only if you keep your wheels on the white line.
The answer is "No, you can't leave the paved portion of the road to pass."
To pass on the right when a vehicle is signaling a left turn, Oregon requires sufficient space to the right to pass without leaving the paved portion of the road or driving in a bike lane. An unpaved gravel shoulder doesn't qualify, so you must wait. The trap in C is treating the gravel shoulder as available passing room, when the pass must stay on the paved roadway.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. No: you can never pass on the right under any circumstances.
Passing on the right is allowed in two specific cases; this scenario fails one of them, but it's not blanket-prohibited. This answer ignores that the manual lists two conditions under which passing on the right is permitted, including a left-turning vehicle when paved room exists.
C. Yes, briefly using the gravel shoulder.
Leaving the paved portion to pass on the right is specifically prohibited. This answer treats the gravel shoulder as available passing room, ignoring the rule that the pass must happen without leaving the paved portion of the road.
D. Yes, but only if you keep your wheels on the white line.
The rule requires room to pass on the paved roadway, not on the line. This answer misreads 'sufficient space to the right' as permission to straddle the edge line, rather than requiring real paved width to the right of the vehicle.
This question tests your knowledge of Passing in Oregon. Source: Oregon Driver Manual, "Passing on the Right," p.33..
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