You're turning at an Oregon intersection that has NO traffic light. A pedestrian, not using a white cane or guide dog, is walking through the crosswalk you'll cross. What is the earliest point at which you may begin your turn?
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A.
When the pedestrian is past the lane you are turning into AND past the next lane. Correct
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B.
When the pedestrian has stepped onto the curb on the far side.
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C.
When the pedestrian has cleared the half of the road on your side.
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D.
When the pedestrian is at least six feet from the lane you are turning into.
The answer is "When the pedestrian is past the lane you are turning into AND past the next lane."
At an intersection without a traffic light, before you begin to turn, the pedestrian must be past the lane you are turning into AND past the next lane beyond it. A stricter rule applies to a pedestrian using a white cane or guide dog: remain stopped until they have crossed the entire road. Test-takers who studied the six-foot rule alongside this one apply it here and pick D, but that figure only governs signal-controlled crossings.
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B. When the pedestrian has stepped onto the curb on the far side.
Waiting for the pedestrian to reach the far curb is later than the earliest legal point; you may begin the turn once they are past your turning lane plus the next lane. This answer applies the cautious driver's-ed habit of waiting until pedestrians step onto the far sidewalk, which is stricter than what Oregon requires here.
C. When the pedestrian has cleared the half of the road on your side.
Halfway is not the rule; the rule is past your turning lane plus the next lane. This answer assumes yielding ends once the pedestrian passes the road's centerline, a threshold no Oregon rule uses.
D. When the pedestrian is at least six feet from the lane you are turning into.
The six-foot rule applies at signal-controlled intersections, not at intersections without a signal. This answer applies the six-foot buffer that governs crossings with a signal, carried across by a driver who studied both rules together.
This question tests your knowledge of Right of Way in Oregon. Source: Oregon Driver Manual, "Sharing the Road - Pedestrians," p.47..
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