Pedestrian crossings — Oregon Permit Test

You must stop for pedestrians crossing the road at any marked or unmarked crosswalk, and a pedestrian is crossing as soon as any part or extension of them — a cane, a wheelchair, a bicycle — moves onto the road.

The duty starts at the curb edge, not when somebody is in front of you, and a cane tip counts as the part that started it.

You must stop for pedestrians crossing the road at any marked or unmarked crosswalk. A pedestrian is crossing the road when any part or extension (cane, wheelchair, bicycle, etc.) of the pedestrian moves onto the road.

Stop and remain stopped for a pedestrian in a crosswalk when they are in your lane of travel, in a lane next to yours including a bike lane, or in the lane you are turning into.

Two lanes of duty rather than one, because a pedestrian in the next lane will be in yours by the time you reach them.

In a lane next to your lane of travel, including a bike lane, or

Turning at an intersection with a traffic signal, the pedestrian must be 6 feet or more from the lane you are turning into before you begin the turn.

Six feet is roughly one stride plus a margin, and it is the distance Oregon fixes rather than leaving to a driver's judgment.

If you are turning at an intersection that has a traffic signal, before you begin to turn, the pedestrian must be six feet or more from the lane you are turning into.

Turning at an intersection with no traffic signal, the pedestrian must be past the lane you are turning into plus the next lane before you begin the turn.

Without a signal nothing holds the other traffic, so Oregon asks for a wider margin than the six feet a signal allows.

If you are turning at an intersection that doesn’t have a traffic signal, before you begin to turn, the pedestrian must be past the lane you are turning into, plus the next lane.

It is against the law to pass a vehicle stopped at a crosswalk, because that driver may be waiting for a pedestrian to cross.

The stopped car is the only warning you get, and pulling around it puts you into the crossing at speed with no view of who is in it.

Do not pass a vehicle stopped at a crosswalk, it is against the law. The driver may be waiting for a pedestrian to cross the road.

There is a crosswalk at every intersection even where no lines are painted: an unmarked crosswalk is where a sidewalk or shoulder at the corner would extend to the other side, is at least 6 feet wide, and exists even with no sidewalk or shoulder.

Most crosswalks in Oregon have no paint at all, so a driver who only stops for markings is failing most of the crossings they meet.

There is a crosswalk at every intersection, even if it is not marked by painted lines.

Do not stop with any portion of your vehicle overhanging the crosswalk area, because blocking it forces pedestrians around your vehicle and into danger.

Anyone forced around your hood is stepping into a lane where the next driver has no reason to expect them.

Do not stop with any portion of your vehicle overhanging the crosswalk area. Blocking a crosswalk forces pedestrians to go around your vehicle and puts them in a dangerous situation.

When crossing a sidewalk — entering or leaving a parking lot, alley or driveway — stop before reaching the sidewalk and yield to pedestrians and people riding bicycles.

The stop comes before the sidewalk rather than at the road, because the sidewalk is where the person you cannot see is walking.

If you cross a sidewalk, such as when entering or leaving a parking lot, alley or driveway, stop before reaching the sidewalk and yield to pedestrians and people riding bicycles.

When does a pedestrian count as crossing the road in Oregon?

When any part or extension of them moves onto the road. The duty starts at the curb edge, not when somebody is in front of you, and a cane tip counts as the part that started it. 2026-2027 Oregon Driver Manual, p.46: “You must stop for pedestrians crossing the road at any marked or unmarked crosswalk. A pedestrian is crossing the road when any part or extension (cane, wheelchair, bicycle, etc.) of the pedestrian moves onto the road.”