Title 59, Oregon Vehicle Code

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 due care concerning pedestrians. [1983 c.338 §543]

(1) The driver of a vehicle commits the offense of failure to obey a traffic patrol member if: (a) A traffic patrol member makes a cautionary sign or signal to indicate that students have entered or are about to enter the crosswalk under the traffic patrol member’s direction; and…

(1) The driver of a vehicle commits the offense of failure to yield to a traffic patrol member if the driver fails to stop and yield the right of way to a traffic patrol member who: (a) Has entered a crosswalk for the purpose of directing students who have entered or are about to…

(1) The driver of a vehicle commits the offense of passing a stopped vehicle at a crosswalk if the driver: (a) Approaches from the rear another vehicle that is stopped at a marked or an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection to permit a pedestrian to cross the roadway; and (b) Ove…

(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 a sidewalk. (2) The offense described in this section, failure to yield to a pedestrian on a sidewalk, is a Class B…

(1) The driver of a vehicle commits the offense of failure to stop and remain stopped for a pedestrian if the driver does not stop and remain stopped for a pedestrian when the pedestrian is: (a) Proceeding in accordance with a traffic control device as provided under ORS 814.010 …

(1) The driver of a vehicle commits the offense of driving through a safety zone if the driver at any time drives through or within any area or space officially set apart within a roadway for the exclusive use of pedestrians and which is protected or is so marked or indicated by …

(1) The driver of a vehicle commits the offense of failure to stop and remain stopped for a pedestrian who has limited vision or a pedestrian who is blind if the driver violates any of the following: (a) A driver approaching a pedestrian who has limited vision or a pedestrian who…

(1) A person commits the offense of failure of a motor vehicle operator to yield to a rider on a bicycle lane if the person is operating a motor vehicle and the person does not yield the right of way to a person operating a bicycle, electric assisted bicycle, electric personal as…

(1) The driver of a motor vehicle commits the offense of failure to yield the right of way to a bicyclist on a sidewalk if the driver does not yield the right of way to any bicyclist on a sidewalk. (2) The driver of a motor vehicle is not in violation of this section when a bicyc…

ORS 811.060 shall be known and may be cited as the Milkman Mike Act. [2017 c.388 §3] Note: 811.059 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 811 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised St…

(1) For the purposes of this section, “recklessly” has the meaning given that term in ORS 161.085. (2) A person commits the offense of vehicular assault if: (a) The person recklessly operates a vehicle upon a highway in a manner that results in contact between the person’s vehicl…

(1) A driver of a motor vehicle commits the offense of unsafe passing of a person operating a bicycle if the driver violates any of the following requirements: (a) The driver of a motor vehicle may only pass a person operating a bicycle by driving to the left of the bicycle at a …

(1) A person commits the offense of violating the basic speed rule if the person drives a vehicle upon a highway at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent, having due regard to all of the following: (a) The traffic. (b) The surface and width of the highway. (c) The hazard…

(1) Any speed in excess of a designated speed posted by authority granted under ORS 810.180 is prima facie evidence of violation of the basic speed rule under ORS 811.100. (2) If no designated speed is posted by authority granted under ORS 810.180, any speed in excess of one of t…

(1) The speed limits established by ORS 811.111 do not authorize speeds higher than those required for compliance with the basic speed rule. (2) The basic speed rule does not authorize speeds higher than those established as speed limits by ORS 811.111. [1987 c.887 §5; 2003 c.819…

(1) Violation of a specific speed limit imposed under law or of a posted speed limit is punishable as follows: (a) One to 10 miles per hour in excess of the speed limit is a Class D traffic violation. (b) 11 to 20 miles per hour in excess of the speed limit is a Class C traffic v…

(1) A person commits the offense of violating a speed limit if the person: (a) Drives a vehicle on an interstate highway, except for the portions of interstate highway described in subsection (2) of this section, at a speed greater than 65 miles per hour or, if a different speed …

For purposes of ORS 811.111, children are present at any time and on any day when: (1) Children are: (a) Occupying or walking within a crosswalk described in ORS 801.462 (1)(b); or (b) Waiting on the curb or shoulder of the highway at a crosswalk described in ORS 801.462 (1)(b); …

(1) A person commits the offense of speed racing on a highway if, on a highway in this state, the person drives a vehicle or participates in any manner in any of the following in which a vehicle is involved: (a) A speed competition or contest. (b) An acceleration contest. (c) A t…

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a person commits the offense of organizing a speed racing event if the person, to facilitate or aid another individual who is participating in an activity described in ORS 811.125 or 811.140 (1)(b): (a) Obstructs or places…

(1) A person commits the offense of impeding traffic if the person drives a motor vehicle or a combination of motor vehicles in a manner that impedes or blocks the normal and reasonable movement of traffic. (2) A person is not in violation of the offense described under this sect…

(1) A person commits the offense of careless driving if the person drives any vehicle upon a highway or other premises described in this section in a manner that endangers or would be likely to endanger any person or property. (2) The offense described in this section, careless d…

(1) A person commits the offense of reckless driving if the person: (a) Recklessly drives a vehicle upon a highway or premises open to the public in a manner that endangers the safety of persons or property; or (b) Operates a vehicle on a highway or premises open to the public an…

(1) A person commits the offense of failure to yield to an emergency vehicle or ambulance if an ambulance or emergency vehicle that is using a visual or audible signal in a manner described under ORS 820.300 and 820.320 approaches the vehicle the person is operating and the perso…

(1) A person operating a motor vehicle commits the offense of failure to maintain a safe distance from a motor vehicle if the person approaches a motor vehicle that is stopped and is displaying required warning lights or hazard lights, or a person is indicating distress by using …

(1) A person commits the offense of interference with an emergency vehicle or ambulance if the person does any of the following: (a) Drives a vehicle following at a distance closer than 500 feet any emergency vehicle or ambulance that is traveling in response to a fire alarm or e…

(1) A driver commits the offense of failure to stop for bus safety lights if the driver meets or overtakes from either direction any vehicle that is stopped on a roadway and that is operating red bus safety lights described under ORS 816.260 and the driver does not: (a) Stop befo…

(1) As used in this section and ORS 811.158: (a) “Education provider” means: (A) A school district as defined in ORS 332.002; (B) An entity that is a provider under the Oregon Prenatal to Kindergarten Program or other public early learning and preschool programs established under…

(1) The driver of a school bus, worker transport bus or a bus issued a permit under ORS 818.260 may report a violation of ORS 811.155 to the local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the area where the violation is alleged to have occurred. (2) A report under subsecti…

After a city or county receives moneys under ORS 153.633 or 153.640, as a result of a conviction of failure to stop for bus safety lights, in violation of ORS 811.155, the city or county shall disburse all of the moneys to an education provider if: (1) The citation was issued on …

Upon receipt of a report containing the information required by ORS 811.157 (2), the law enforcement agency shall determine the name and address of the registered owner of the vehicle and shall send the registered owner a letter informing the owner that the vehicle was observed v…

(1) A person commits the offense of interference with rail fixed guideway public transportation system operation if the person does any of the following: (a) Drives any vehicle in front of a rail fixed guideway public transportation system vehicle upon a track and the person fail…

(1) A person commits the offense of failure to stop for passenger loading of a public transit vehicle if the person is the driver of a vehicle overtaking a public transit vehicle described in this section that is stopped or about to stop for the purpose of receiving or dischargin…

(1) A person commits the offense of failure to yield the right of way to a transit bus entering traffic if the person does not yield the right of way to a transit bus when: (a) A yield sign as described in subsection (2) of this section is displayed on the back of the transit bus…

(1) A person commits the offense of unlawful fender height modifications if the person operates a motor vehicle on a highway and the motor vehicle has been modified by any means so as to cause the height of the front fender to be four or more inches greater than the height of the…

(1) A person commits the offense of violation of the open container law in a motor vehicle if the person does any of the following: (a) Drinks any alcoholic liquor in a motor vehicle when the vehicle is upon a highway. (b) Possesses on one’s person, while in a motor vehicle upon …

(1) A person commits the offense of improperly disposing of human waste if the person is operating or riding in a motor vehicle and the person throws, puts or otherwise leaves a container of urine or other human waste on or beside the highway. (2) The offense described in this se…

(1) A person commits the offense of violation driving while suspended or revoked if the person does any of the following: (a) Drives a motor vehicle upon a highway during a period when the person’s driving privileges or right to apply for driving privileges have been suspended or…

The following establishes affirmative defenses in prosecutions for driving while suspended or revoked in violation of ORS 811.175 or 811.182 and describes when the affirmative defenses are not available: (1) In addition to other defenses provided by law, including but not limited…

(1) A person commits the offense of criminal driving while suspended or revoked if the person violates ORS 811.175 and the suspension or revocation is one described in this section, or if the hardship permit violated is based upon a suspension or revocation described in subsectio…

A court shall, at the request of a party to a prosecution for driving while suspended or revoked in violation of ORS 811.175 or 811.182, admit into evidence data prepared or recorded by the Department of Transportation that details the suspension of a person’s driving privileges.…

(1) A person commits the offense of driver operation with obstructing passenger if the person is operating a vehicle when another person is in the operator’s lap or in the operator’s embrace. (2) The offense described in this section, driver operation with obstructing passenger, …

(1)(a) A person commits the offense of smoking, aerosolizing or vaporizing in a motor vehicle if the person smokes or uses an inhalant delivery system in a motor vehicle while a person under 18 years of age is in the motor vehicle. (b) As used in this subsection: (A) “Smokes” mea…

(1) A person commits the offense of having a passenger in a trailer if the person operates a vehicle on a highway while towing any type of trailer that contains a passenger. (2) This section does not apply if the person is operating any of the following vehicles: (a) A commercial…

(1) A person commits the offense of carrying a dog on the external part of a vehicle if the person carries a dog upon the hood, fender, running board or other external part of any automobile or truck that is upon a highway unless the dog is protected by framework, carrier or othe…

(1) A person commits the offense of carrying a minor on an external part of a motor vehicle if the person carries any person under 18 years of age upon the hood, fender, running board or other external part of any motor vehicle that is upon a highway. (2) For purposes of this sec…

The Legislative Assembly finds that: (1) Oregon drivers look to the law in deciding how to restrain and protect children in motor vehicles. (2) The proper restraint of children in motor vehicles will reduce the number of children killed in motor vehicle accidents and reduce the s…

(1)(a) Except as provided in ORS 811.215, a person commits the offense of failure to properly use safety belts if the person: (A) Operates a motor vehicle on the highways of this state and is not properly secured with a safety belt or safety harness as required by subsection (2) …

ORS 811.210 does not apply to: (1) Privately owned commercial vehicles that are being used for the transportation of persons for compensation or profit. The exemption in this subsection does not apply to any of the following: (a) Motor carriers, as defined in ORS 825.005, when op…