A 3-minute lesson from the Oregon course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
Keeping right is the foundation of two-way traffic, and Oregon lists the few times you may leave the right side. Oregon also sets speed limits in law for certain places. Those limits apply even where no sign is posted.
Drive on the right side of the road except when:
Passing another vehicle going in the same direction as you
Driving to the left of center to pass an obstruction
A road is marked for one-way traffic
A road has three marked lanes and the center lane is a passing lane
Emergency personnel or others directing traffic tell you to
Stop before you enter or cross a road from an alley, driveway or parking lot not controlled by signs or signals. Yield to approaching vehicles and pedestrians.
You drive into a city park with no speed sign in sight. The law still sets the limit at 25 mph in public parks. In the downtown business district next door it drops to 20 mph, and in the alley behind the shops it's 15 mph.
Check your understanding
Read the question, decide on an answer, then open it to check the explanation. These are Roadwise study questions based on the source handbook.
What is Oregon's default speed limit on roads and highways not otherwise defined by law, unless posted differently?
45 mph
50 mph
65 mph
55 mph
Answer: 55 mph
55 mph is the default when no other limit applies.
