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Oregon driving lessons

Oregon driving lessons.

Read 48 lessons across 10 course units, from licensing basics to the driving rules in Oregon’s handbook. Every public lesson includes its full study text, examples, and source page references.

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Your course, in order

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Unit 1 · 4 lessons

Your License

Tests, applying and proving who you are

  1. Getting Your Permit and License 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. The Vision and Knowledge Tests 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. The Drive Test 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  4. Proving Identity and Residence 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 2 · 6 lessons

Signs & Signals

Sign shapes, colors and signal meanings

  1. Red and Black-and-White Regulatory Signs 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Lane-Use, Transit and HOV Signs 3 min · 5 checkpoint questions
  3. Warning Signs: Pedestrians, Curves and Crossroads 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  4. Warning Signs: Lanes, Stops and Road Conditions 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  5. Route, Guide and Service Signs 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  6. Traffic Signals 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 3 · 4 lessons

Lane Travel & Speed

Keeping right, speed laws and pavement markings

  1. Driving on the Right and Speed Limits 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. The Basic Rule, Variable Speeds and Racing 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. Yellow Pavement Markings 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  4. White and Red Pavement Markings 3 min · 5 checkpoint questions

Unit 4 · 6 lessons

Space Cushion & Passing

Following distance, passing, freeways and towing

  1. Following Distance 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Side and Rear Space, Backing and Stopping Distances 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. Looking Ahead, Curves and Changing Lanes 3 min · 5 checkpoint questions
  4. Passing and No-Passing Zones 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  5. Freeway Driving 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  6. Driving a Large Vehicle or Towing 3 min · 5 checkpoint questions

Unit 5 · 4 lessons

Turns, Intersections & Roundabouts

Signals, turn lanes, right of way and roundabouts

  1. Turn Signals and Hand Signals 2 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Making Right, Left and One-Way Turns 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. U-Turns and Intersections 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  4. Roundabouts 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 6 · 5 lessons

Sharing the Road

Pedestrians, schools, bicycles, motorcycles and big rigs

  1. Pedestrians and Crosswalks 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. School Zones and Children 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. Bicycles, Bike Boxes and Sharrows 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  4. Motorcycles and Mopeds 3 min · 4 checkpoint questions
  5. Sharing the Road with Large Vehicles 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 7 · 6 lessons

Buses, Railroads & Special Situations

Buses, emergency vehicles, work zones and rail

  1. School, Worship, Worker and Transit Buses 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Slow Vehicles, Oversize Loads and Funerals 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. Emergency Vehicles and Police Stops 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  4. Work Zones and Stopped Vehicles 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  5. Railroad Crossings 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  6. Streetcars and Light Rail 3 min · 4 checkpoint questions

Unit 8 · 2 lessons

Parking & Stopping

Parking skills, hills and no-parking zones

  1. How to Park 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. No-Parking Zones and Emergency Parking 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 9 · 8 lessons

Safe & Responsible Driving

Defensive driving, weather, impairment and emergencies

  1. Defensive Driving, Safety Belts and Communicating 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Avoiding a Collision 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. Lights, Night, Fog and Rain 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  4. Snow, Ice, Skids and Traction Devices 3 min · 4 checkpoint questions
  5. Distracted Driving 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  6. Alcohol, Drugs and Implied Consent 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  7. Fatigue, Road Rage, Health and Passengers 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  8. Equipment Failures and Saving Fuel 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 10 · 3 lessons

Insurance, Collisions & Your Record

Coverage minimums, crash duties and suspensions

  1. Mandatory Insurance 2 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. After a Collision 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. Losing Your Driving Privileges 2 min · 6 checkpoint questions