External passengers — Oregon Permit Test

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

The rules

Oregon law prohibits anyone under 18 from riding on the hood, fender, running board or other external part of a vehicle, including a pickup bed, and nobody of any age should do so.

There is nothing to hold a person on an external surface, and a normal stop is enough to put them under the wheels.

Oregon law prohibits anyone under 18 years of age from riding on the hood, fender, running board, or other external part of a vehicle, including a pickup bed.

2026-2027 Oregon Driver Manual, p.84

You cannot carry a dog on an external part of a vehicle, including a pickup bed, unless it is protected by a framework, carrier or other device keeping it from falling from the vehicle.

An unrestrained dog in a pickup bed leaves it at the first hard corner, into the traffic behind.

You cannot carry a dog on an external part of a vehicle, including a pickup bed, unless the dog is protected by a framework, carrier, or other device to keep it from falling from the vehicle.

2026-2027 Oregon Driver Manual, p.84

On the test

Who does Oregon law prohibit from riding in a pickup bed?

Anyone under 18 years of age. There is nothing to hold a person on an external surface, and a normal stop is enough to put them under the wheels. 2026-2027 Oregon Driver Manual, p.84: “Oregon law prohibits anyone under 18 years of age from riding on the hood, fender, running board, or other external part of a vehicle, including a pickup bed.”

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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.