Chapter 811

1 58/(6 2) 7+( 52$' )25 '5,9(56(2015 Edition)Title 59 Page 217 Chapter 811 (',7,21 rules OF THE road FOR DRIVERSDUTIES TO PEDESTRIANS AND Duty to exercise due care )DLOXUH WR REH\ WUDI F SDWURO PHPEHU penalty )DLOXUH WR \LHOG WR WUDI F SDWURO member; Passing stopped vehicle at crosswalk; Failure to yield to pedestrian on side-walk; Failure to stop and remain stopped for pedestrian; Driving through safety zone; Failure to stop and remain stopped for pedestrian who is blind; Failure to yield to rider on bicycle lane; Failure to yield to bicyclist on side-walk; Vehicular assault of bicyclist or pedestrian; Unsafe passing of person operating bicycle; penaltySPEED(Basic Rule) Violation of basic speed rule; Speeds that are evidence of basic rule Relationship between speed limits and basic rule(Maximum Speeds) Penalties for speed Violating a speed limit; Meaning of children are present in ORS (Racing) Speed racing on highway; Organizing a speed racing event; penalty ,PSHGLQJ 7 UDI F ,PSHGLQJ WUDI F SHQDOW\CARELESS AND RECKLESS Careless driving; Reckless driving; penaltySPECIAL SAFETY Failure to yield to emergency vehicle or ambulance; Failure to maintain safe distance from emergency vehicle, roadside assistance vehicle, tow vehicle or ambulance; Interference with emergency vehicle or ambulance; exemptions; Failure to stop for bus safety lights; exemptions; Report by driver of violation of ORS ; Law enforcement agency response to report of violation of ORS ,QWHUIHUHQFH ZLWK UDLO [HG JXLGHZD\ system operation; Failure to stop for passenger loading of public transit vehicle; Failure to yield right of way to transit bus; rules ; penaltyOPEN CONTAINER Violation of open container law.]

2 PenaltyDISPOSING OF HUMAN Improperly disposing of human waste; penaltyDRIVING WHILE SUSPENDED OR Violation driving while suspended or revoked; penalties $I UPDWLYH Criminal driving while suspended or revoked; penaltiesDRIVER OFFENSES INVOLVING PA S Operation with obstructing passen-ger; Smoking, aerosolizing or vaporizing in motor vehicle when child is pres-ent; Having passenger in trailer; Carrying dog on external part of vehicle; Carrying minor on external part of vehicle; penalty /HJLVODWLYH QGLQJV UHJDUGLQJ restraint of children in motor Failure to properly use safety belts; Exemptions from safety belt requirementsOREGON VEHICLE CODE(2015 Edition)Title 59 Page 218 &HUWL FDWHV RI H[HPSWLRQ IURP VDIHW\ belt Failure to maintain safety belts in working order; penaltyHIGHWAY WORK ZONES 'H QLWLRQV QH Reckless endangerment of highway workers; penalties 5 HIXVLQJ WR REH\ DJJHU SHQDOW\ Failure to yield right of way to high-way worker; penaltySCHOOL ZONE PENALTIES )LQH IRU WUDI F RIIHQVHV LQ VFKRRO zonesGENERAL DRIVING rules (Generally) Law applicable to vehicles registered out of Permitting unlawful operation of vehicle; penalty 7 UDI F &RQWURO 'HYLFHV Appropriate driver responses to traf- F FRQWURO GHYLFHV 'ULYHU IDLOXUH WR REH\ WUDI F FRQWURO device; Failure to obey one-way designation; penalty(Right of Way) Failure to yield right of way at uncon-trolled intersection; Failure to yield right of way at uncon-trolled T intersection; Failure of driver entering roadway to yield right of way; Failure of merging driver to yield right of way; penalty 2 EVWUXFWLQJ FURVV WUDI F SHQDOW\ Failure to yield right of way within roundabout; exception; penalty(Driving on the Right) Failure to drive on right; exceptions.]

3 Failure to drive on right of approach-ing vehicle; exceptions; Driving on left on curve or grade or at intersection or rail crossing; excep-tions; Crossing center line on two-way, four-lane road ; exceptions; Failure of slow driver to drive on right; exceptions; Failure to drive to right on divided highway; exceptions; Failure to keep camper, trailer or truck in right lane; exceptions; penalty 'ULYLQJ ZURQJ ZD\ DURXQG WUDI F island; penalty(Turning) Unlawful or unsignaled turn; Improperly executed left turn; Failure to use special left turn lane; Misuse of special left turn lane; Dangerous left turn; Improperly executed right turn; Vehicle turns permitted at stop light; SURFHHGLQJ DJDLQVW WUDI F FRQWURO device; improperly proceeding at stop light; Illegal U-turn; penalty(Lane Use) Failure to drive within lane; excep-tion; Unlawful or unsignaled change of lane; Improper use of center lane on three-lane road ; Depriving motorcycle or moped of full lane; penalty(Signaling) Unlawful use of lights to signal for passing; Appropriate signals for stopping, turning, changing lanes and Failure to use appropriate signal for turn, lane change, stop or exit from roundabout; Failure to signal with lights; excep-tions; penalty(Passing) Unsafe passing on left; Unsafe passing on right; Passing in no passing zone; excep-tions; Failure of slower driver to yield to overtaking vehicle; penalty(Prohibited Places) Driving on highway divider; excep-tions; Operation of motor vehicle on bicycle trail; exemptions; When motor vehicles may operate on bicycle Use of throughway when prohibited; Violation of posted truck routes; defense; penalty(Rail Crossings) Failure to stop for railroad signal.

4 Failure to follow rail crossing procedures for high-risk vehicles; application; Failure of operator of commercial motor vehicle to slow down and check tracks; penalty58/(6 2) 7+( 52$' )25 '5,9(56(2015 Edition)Title 59 Page 219 Exemptions from high-risk vehicle rail crossing Improper movement of heavy equipment across rail crossing; appli-cation; Obstructing rail crossing; penalty(Miscellaneous) Illegal backing; Unlawful use of marijuana while driv-ing; Safety corridors; Following too closely; Improper opening or leaving open of vehicle door; Engine braking; penalty; Unlawful coasting on downgrade; exception; Unlawful stop or deceleration; Failure to stop when emerging from alley, driveway or building; Operating motor vehicle while using mobile communication device; excep-tions; Dangerous operation around live-stock; Unlawfully operating low-speed vehi-cle on highway; Unlawfully operating medium-speed electric vehicle on highway; Unlawfully operating racing activity vehicle on highway; penaltyUSE OF LIGHTS AND WARNINGS(Lights) When lights must be displayed; kind of light; number; direction; use on certain Unlawful use or failure to use lights; Exemptions from requirements for use of Safety campaign for use of headlights(Flares) Failure to post warnings for disabled vehicle; application; penaltyOBEYING POLICE )DLOLQJ WR REH\ SROLFH RI FHU SHQDOW\ Fleeing or attempting to elude police RI FHU SHQDOW\PARKING, STOPPING AND STANDING(Generally) Places where stopping, standing and parking Illegal stopping, standing or parking; DI UPDWLYH GHIHQVH SHQDOW\ Exemptions from prohibitions on stopping, standing or Dangerous movement of stopped, standing or parked vehicle; Improperly positioning parallel SDUNHG YHKLFOH H[FHSWLRQ DI UPDWLYH defense.]

5 Violation of posted parking restric-WLRQV RQ VWDWH KLJKZD\V DI UPDWLYH defense; Parking vehicle on state highway for vending purposes; penalty )DLOXUH WR VHFXUH PRWRU YHKLFOH DI U-mative defense; Unlawful parking in space reserved for alternative fuel vehicle refueling; penalty(Winter Recreation Parking Areas) Unlawful parking in winter rec-reation parking area; exemptions; Winter recreation parking permit; rules ; Fees for winter recreation parking permits(Parking for Persons With Disabilities) Disabled person parking permit; con-tent; rules 3 DUNLQJ LGHQWL FDWLRQ FDUG ZLWKRXW photograph; issuance; Application for disabled person park-ing Contents of individual placard or Parking permit for person with tem-porary Program placards; Family Foreign visitor Maintenance of privileges after Wheelchair User placard; Unlawful parking in space reserved for persons with disabilities; excep-tions; Blocking parking space reserved for persons with disabilities; Removal of vehicle illegally parked in space reserved for persons with Unlawful use of disabled person park-ing permit; Use of invalid disabled person park-ing permit; Misuse of program placard; Appointment of volunteers to issue Privileges granted by disabled person parking permit other than program Privileges granted by program placardsACCIDENTS(Duties) Failure to perform duties of driver when property is damaged; Failure to perform duties of driver to injured persons; penaltyOREGON VEHICLE CODE(2015 Edition)Title 59 Page Money damages resulting from viola-tion of ORS or &ULPH FODVVL FDWLRQ IRU YLRODWLRQ RI ORS Failure to perform duties of driver when animal is injured; Failure to perform duties of witness to accident.

6 Failure to remove motor vehicle from roadway; penalty(Reports) When accident must be reported to Department of Driver failure to report accident to Department of Transportation; Owner failure to report accident to Department of Transportation; Failure of vehicle occupant to make accident report to Department of Transportation; False accident report; When accident must be reported to SROLFH RI FHU RU ODZ HQIRUFHPHQW agency 'H QLWLRQV IRU 256 DQG Driver failure to report accident to SROLFH RI FHU RU ODZ HQIRUFHPHQW agency; Failure of vehicle occupant to make DFFLGHQW UHSRUW WR SROLFH RI FHU RU law enforcement agency; penaltyFUNERAL Operation of funeral vehicles with improper lights; Failure to yield right of way to funeral procession; Intersection rules for funeral Exceeding maximum speed for funeral procession; Exemption from speed limits for funeral escort Disrupting funeral procession; Free passage for funeral procession vehicles58/(6 2) 7+( 52$' )25 '5,9(56(2015 Edition)Title 59 Page 221 DUTIES TO PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLES Duty to exercise due care.)

7 None of the provisions of the vehicle code relieve a pedestrian from the duty to exercise due care or relieve a driver from the duty to exercise GXH FDUH FRQFHUQLQJ SHGHVWULDQV > F @ > F F F UHSHDOHG E\ F @ )DLOXUH WR REH\ WUDI F SDWURO member; penalty. (1) The driver of a vehicle FRPPLWV WKH RIIHQVH RI IDLOXUH WR REH\ D WUDI F SDWURO PHPEHU LI (a) A traffic patrol member makes a cautionary sign or signal to indicate that stu-dents have entered or are about to enter the FURVVZDON XQGHU WKH WUDI F SDWURO PHPEHU V direction; and (b) The driver does not stop and remain stopped for students who are in or entering the crosswalk from either direction on the street RQ ZKLFK WKH GULYHU LV RSHUDWLQJ 7 UDI F SDWURO PHPEHUV GHVFULEHG LQ WKLV VHFWLRQ DUH WKRVH SURYLGHG XQGHU 256 WR (3) The offense described in this section, IDLOXUH WR REH\ D WUDI F SDWURO PHPEHU LV D &ODVV $ WUDI F YLRODWLRQ > F F F @ )DLOXUH WR \LHOG WR WUDI F SDWURO member; penalty.

8 (1) The driver of a vehicle commits the offense of failure to yield to a traf- F SDWURO PHPEHU LI WKH GULYHU IDLOV WR VWRS DQG \LHOG WKH ULJKW RI ZD\ WR D WUDI F SDWURO PHPEHU ZKR (a) Has entered a crosswalk for the purpose of directing students who have entered or are about to enter the crosswalk; and E ,V FDUU\LQJ D DJ RU ZHDULQJ VRPHWKLQJ WKDW LGHQWL HV WKH SHUVRQ DV D WUDI F SDWURO PHPEHU )RU SXUSRVHV RI WKLV VHFWLRQ WUDI F SDWURO KDV WKH PHDQLQJ JLYHQ WKDW WHUP LQ 256 (3) The offense described in this section, IDLOXUH WR \LHOG WR D WUDI F SDWURO PHPEHU LV D &ODVV $ WUDI F YLRODWLRQ > F @ Passing stopped vehicle at crosswalk; penalty. (1) The driver of a vehi-cle commits the offense of passing a stopped YHKLFOH DW D FURVVZDON LI WKH GULYHU (a) Approaches from the rear another vehicle that is stopped at a marked or an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection to permit a pedes-trian to cross the roadway; and (b) Overtakes and passes the stopped YHKLFOH (2) The offense described in this section, passing a stopped vehicle at a crosswalk, is a &ODVV % WUDI F YLRODWLRQ > F @ Failure to yield to pedestrian on sidewalk; penalty.

9 (1) The driver of a vehicle commits the offense of failure to yield to a pedestrian on a sidewalk if the driver does not yield the right of way to any pedestrian on D VLGHZDON (2) The offense described in this section, failure to yield to a pedestrian on a sidewalk, LV D &ODVV % WUDI F YLRODWLRQ > F F @ Failure to stop and remain stopped for pedestrian; penalty. (1) The driver of a vehicle commits the offense of fail-ure to stop and remain stopped for a pedestrian if the driver does not stop and remain stopped IRU D SHGHVWULDQ ZKHQ WKH SHGHVWULDQ LV D 3 URFHHGLQJ LQ DFFRUGDQFH ZLWK D WUDI F FRQWURO GHYLFH DV SURYLGHG XQGHU 256 or crossing the roadway in a crosswalk; and E ,Q DQ\ RI WKH IROORZLQJ ORFDWLRQV $ ,Q WKH ODQH LQ ZKLFK WKH GULYHU V YHKLFOH is traveling; % ,Q D ODQH DGMDFHQW WR WKH ODQH LQ ZKLFK the driver s vehicle is traveling; & ,Q WKH ODQH LQWR ZKLFK WKH GULYHU V YHKLFOH is turning.

10 ' ,Q D ODQH DGMDFHQW WR WKH ODQH LQWR ZKLFK the driver s vehicle is turning, if the driver is making a turn at an intersection that does QRW KDYH D WUDI F FRQWURO GHYLFH XQGHU ZKLFK a pedestrian may proceed as provided under 256 RU ( /HVV WKDQ VL[ IHHW IURP WKH ODQH LQWR which the driver s vehicle is turning, if the driver is making a turn at an intersection WKDW KDV D WUDI F FRQWURO GHYLFH XQGHU ZKLFK a pedestrian may proceed as provided under 256 (2) For the purpose of this section, a bicycle lane or the part of a roadway where a vehicle stops, stands or parks that is adjacent to a lane of travel is cons)]