After coming to a complete stop at a red light in Oregon, in which of these situations is a turn against the red light NOT allowed?
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A.
Turning left from a one-way road onto another one-way road in the direction of traffic.
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B.
Turning left from a one-way road onto a two-way road. Correct
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C.
Turning right onto a two-way road.
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D.
Turning right onto a one-way road running in your direction of travel.
The answer is "Turning left from a one-way road onto a two-way road."
Oregon lets you make several turns against a red light after a complete stop, unless a sign forbids it: a right turn on red, a left turn from a one-way road onto another one-way road, and a left or right turn from a two-way road onto a one-way road. The one combination among these choices that Oregon does not allow on red is a left turn from a one-way road onto a two-way road. The manual states it directly: "It is illegal to execute a left turn onto a two-way road against a red light." For that turn you must wait for green. Always obey any posted "No Turn on Red" sign as well.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Turning left from a one-way road onto another one-way road in the direction of traffic.
The manual says you may make this one-way-to-one-way left turn against a red light after stopping and yielding to traffic and pedestrians. Misreading: Reading the rule as 'no left turns on red,' missing that a one-way to one-way left turn is allowed.
C. Turning right onto a two-way road.
That is the standard right-on-red, allowed in Oregon after a full stop unless a sign forbids it. Misreading: Treating Oregon as a 'no turn on red' state and forgetting the standard right-on-red allowance.
D. Turning right onto a one-way road running in your direction of travel.
Oregon permits a right turn onto a one-way road moving in your direction after stopping, unless a sign forbids it. Misreading: Assuming right-on-red applies only when entering a two-way road, not a one-way road.
This question tests your knowledge of Traffic Signals in Oregon. Source: Oregon Driver Manual, "Turns," p.39..
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