You see the Divided Highway Begins warning sign. What should you do?
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A.
Keep to the right of the divider ahead Correct
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B.
Move into the left lane to merge
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C.
Stop and wait for cross-traffic to clear
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D.
Yield to oncoming traffic before passing
The answer is "Keep to the right of the divider ahead"
The Divided Highway Begins sign warns that a median or barrier is dividing the road ahead, so keep to the right of the divider. It is a warning, not a yield or stop, and it does not direct you into the left lane. Choice B pulls a driver who reads the sign as a Merge or Lane Reduction instruction and shifts left instead of staying right of the divider.
The traps in the wrong answers
B. Move into the left lane to merge
Moving left would put you on the wrong side of the divider. This answer treats the sign like a Merge or Lane Reduction sign instead of a Keep to the right instruction.
C. Stop and wait for cross-traffic to clear
Cross-traffic is not the hazard this sign warns about. This answer confuses Divided Highway Begins with the Crossroad sign, which warns that cross-traffic may enter the road.
D. Yield to oncoming traffic before passing
The divider separates oncoming lanes, so there is no oncoming traffic to yield to. This answer confuses Divided Highway Begins with the Two-Way Traffic Ahead sign, which warns you will face oncoming traffic.
This question tests your knowledge of Warning Signs in Oregon. Source: Oregon Driver Manual, "Warning Signs," p.11..
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