An HOV 2+ ONLY lane is reserved for which vehicles?
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A.
Vehicles carrying at least two or more persons. Correct
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B.
Vehicles with at least three passengers besides the driver.
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C.
Vehicles operated by public transit agencies.
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D.
Vehicles displaying a state-issued HOV permit.
The answer is "Vehicles carrying at least two or more persons."
High Occupancy Vehicle lanes are reserved for vehicles carrying at least the number of people listed on the sign. HOV 2+ means at least two occupants, including the driver. The lane may also be marked with a white diamond on the pavement, and the hours of restriction are usually posted on the sign itself. Drivers who pick B are reading the 2+ as passengers stacked on top of the driver rather than the total number of persons in the vehicle.
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B. Vehicles with at least three passengers besides the driver.
The number on the sign is the total occupants, not passengers in addition to the driver. This answer reads the 2+ as passengers added to the driver instead of total persons in the vehicle.
C. Vehicles operated by public transit agencies.
Transit-only lanes use a different sign; HOV lanes are open to any qualifying vehicle. This answer confuses the HOV sign with the separate Right Lane Transit Only sign reserved for transit vehicles.
D. Vehicles displaying a state-issued HOV permit.
HOV lanes are governed by occupancy, not by a permit. This answer invents a permit requirement; the manual ties HOV access to occupant count, not a credential.
This question tests your knowledge of Regulatory Signs in Oregon. Source: Oregon Driver Manual, "Regulatory Signs – Other," p.9..
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