Oregon Statutes - Chapter 811 - Rules of the Road for Drivers - Section 811.300 - Failure to drive on right of approaching vehicle; exceptions; penalty.

(1) A person commits the offense of failure to drive on the right of an approaching vehicle if the person is operating a vehicle upon a roadway having width for not more than one lane of traffic in each direction and the person does not:

(a) Pass to the right of any other vehicle proceeding on the roadway in the opposite direction; and

(b) Give to the other at least one-half of the main traveled portion of the roadway as nearly as possible.

(2) This section does not apply to a person operating a vehicle as otherwise directed by a traffic control device.

(3) The offense described in this section, failure to drive on the right of an approaching vehicle, is a Class B traffic violation. [1983 c.338 §616]

Section:  Previous  811.275  811.277  811.280  811.285  811.290  811.292  811.295  811.300  811.305  811.310  811.315  811.320  811.325  811.330  811.335  Next

Last modified: August 7, 2008