White canes and guide dogs — Oregon Permit Test

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

The rules

You must give the right of way to a pedestrian with limited vision, or who is blind or deaf and blind, carrying a white cane or using a guide dog: stop if they are about to cross or are crossing, and remain stopped until they have crossed the entire road, even if you have a green light.

The whole road, not the near half — someone who cannot see your vehicle cannot judge when you have started moving again.

Stop if the person is about to cross or is crossing the road. Remain stopped until the person has crossed the entire road, even if you have a green light.

2026-2027 Oregon Driver Manual, p.48

Be extra careful in residential areas and places where children are likely to be, do not drive too close to parked cars that may block your view, and be watchful when backing in or out of a driveway.

Children are short enough to disappear behind a parked car and unpredictable enough to come out from behind it without looking.

Children are unpredictable and may run or be playing behind your vehicle.

2026-2027 Oregon Driver Manual, p.48

On the test

How long must a driver remain stopped for a pedestrian using a white cane or guide dog?

Until they have crossed the entire road. The whole road, not the near half — someone who cannot see your vehicle cannot judge when you have started moving again. 2026-2027 Oregon Driver Manual, p.48: “Stop if the person is about to cross or is crossing the road. Remain stopped until the person has crossed the entire road, even if you have a green light.”

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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.