Curves — Oregon Permit Test

Curves on the Oregon permit test — 2 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

Slow down before you enter a curve, using the speed shown below a curve sign as a guide, look through the curve to where you want to go, and stay to the right of the center line in the middle of your lane.

Braking in the curve is what breaks traction. The speed has to be right before you turn the wheel, not after.

Slow down before you enter a curve. Use the speed shown below a curve sign as a guide, if posted.

2026-2027 Oregon Driver Manual, p.30

Be alert for people riding bicycles, pedestrians, or slow-moving vehicles hidden around a curve, and increase speed gradually as you come out of it.

A curve hides the road for exactly as long as it takes to arrive at whatever is stopped in it.

Be alert for people riding bicycles, pedestrians, or slow-moving vehicles hidden around the curve.

2026-2027 Oregon Driver Manual, p.30

On the test

When should a driver slow down for a curve?

Before entering the curve. Braking in the curve is what breaks traction. The speed has to be right before you turn the wheel, not after. 2026-2027 Oregon Driver Manual, p.30: “Slow down before you enter a curve. Use the speed shown below a curve sign as a guide, if posted.”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against 2026-2027 Oregon Driver Manual, published by the Oregon Department of Transportation, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-09-15.