You're passing a motorcycle on a multi-lane Oregon road. What does the handbook require?
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A.
Allow the motorcyclist a full lane when passing. Correct
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B.
Pass on the right whenever possible.
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C.
Squeeze past on the same lane to maintain traffic flow.
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D.
Honk first and then pass within the lane.
The answer is "Allow the motorcyclist a full lane when passing."
Oregon law treats a motorcycle as entitled to a full lane, same as a car. When you pass a person riding a motorcycle or moped, give them the entire lane; sharing it is illegal. Honking, choice of side, and squeezing past do not create an exception. A driver who assumes a horn warning creates its own override lands on D, but no such exception exists in the manual; the rider gets the full lane whether or not you sound the horn.
The traps in the wrong answers
B. Pass on the right whenever possible.
Side of pass is not the issue here; the rule is about not sharing a lane. This answer confuses general passing-side rules with the full-lane rule that applies to motorcycles and mopeds.
C. Squeeze past on the same lane to maintain traffic flow.
Sharing a lane with a motorcycle or moped is specifically prohibited. This answer treats a motorcycle as occupying only half a lane; the manual explicitly forbids sharing the lane.
D. Honk first and then pass within the lane.
Honking does not create an exception; you must use a full lane to pass. This answer invents a horn-warning exception; no such exception exists, and the rider is entitled to the full lane.
This question tests your knowledge of Sharing the Road in Oregon. Source: Oregon Driver Manual, "Sharing the Road - Motorcycles and Mopeds," p.52..
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