Oregon Statutes - Chapter 811 - Rules of the Road for Drivers - Section 811.277 - Failure to yield right of way at uncontrolled T intersection; penalty.

(1) A person commits the offense of failure to yield the right of way at an uncontrolled T intersection if the person is operating a motor vehicle on a highway that ends at an uncontrolled T intersection and the person does not yield the right of way to any driver who is on the highway at the top of the T intersection.

(2) As used in this section and ORS 811.275:

(a) “T intersection” means an intersection at which one highway is perpendicular to another and at which one of the highways ends.

(b) “Top of the T intersection” means the highway that does not end at the junction of two highways.

(3) The offense described in this section, failure to yield the right of way at an uncontrolled T intersection, is a Class B traffic violation. [2003 c.183 §2]

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