Oregon Class C Passenger Permit Practice Test
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You drive at 50 mph on a two-lane road. A bicyclist rides ahead in your lane. A steady line of oncoming cars means that you cannot move far enough left to clear the rider by the width of a fall. What should you do?
A follows bicyclist B at a stated 50 mph on a two-lane road. Cars C and D approach in the opposite lane, leaving A no safe space to move left for the required passing clearance. No passing route appears.
Correct answer: Slow down and stay behind the rider until you can pass with room for a fall.
Why
Bicyclists may swerve or fall because of potholes, glass, storm grates or railroad tracks, so the space you leave must allow for a fall. The same rules for passing other vehicles apply, so you may cross the center line to pass only where passing is allowed and the oncoming lane is clear. A short wait behind a rider costs little time and prevents a very serious crash.
Verified against Oregon Driver Manual · Passing bicyclists · p. 58, 59, 35
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