Oregon Statutes - Chapter 814 - Pedestrians; Passengers; Livestock; Motorized Wheelchairs; Vehicles With Fewer Than Four Wheels
- 814.010 Appropriate responses to traffic control devices.
This section establishes appropriate pedestrian responses to specific traffic control devices for purposes of ORS 814.020. Authority to place traffic control devices is established under...
- 814.020 Failure to obey traffic control device; penalty.
(1) A pedestrian commits the offense of pedestrian failure to obey traffic control devices if the pedestrian does any of the following: (a) Fails to...
- 814.030 Failure to obey bridge or railroad signal; penalty.
(1) A pedestrian commits the offense of pedestrian failure to obey bridge or railroad signal if the pedestrian does any of the following: (a) Enters...
- 814.040 Failure to yield to vehicle; penalty.
(1) A pedestrian commits the offense of pedestrian failure to yield to a vehicle if the pedestrian does any of the following: (a) Suddenly leaves...
- 814.050 Failure to yield to ambulance or emergency vehicle; penalty.
(1) A pedestrian commits the offense of pedestrian failure to yield to an ambulance or emergency vehicle if the pedestrian does not yield the right...
- 814.060 Failure to use pedestrian tunnel or overhead crossing; penalty.
(1) A pedestrian commits the offense of failure to use pedestrian tunnel or overhead crossing if the pedestrian crosses a roadway other than by means...
- 814.070 Improper position upon or improperly proceeding along highway; penalty.
(1) A pedestrian commits the offense of pedestrian with improper position upon or improperly proceeding along a highway if the pedestrian does any of the...
- 814.080 Unlawful hitchhiking; penalty.
(1) A person commits the offense of unlawful hitchhiking if the person is on a roadway for the purpose of soliciting a ride. (2) The...
- 814.090 [1983 c.338 §560; 1995 c.383 §88; 1999 c.932 §1; repealed by 2005 c.63 §1]
- 814.092 [1999 c.932 §2; repealed by 2005 c.63 §1]
- 814.100 Rights of driver and passengers of disabled vehicle on freeway.
On a freeway on which pedestrian traffic is prohibited, the driver and passengers of a disabled vehicle stopped on the freeway may walk to the...
- 814.110 Rights for persons who are blind or who are blind and deaf.
(1) This section establishes rights for pedestrians who are blind or blind and deaf. The rights established by this section are enforced by ORS 811.035...
- 814.120 Unlawful use of white cane; penalty.
(1) A person commits the offense of unlawful use of a white cane if the person uses or carries a white cane on the highways...
- 814.130 Passenger obstruction of driver; penalty.
(1) A person commits the offense of passenger obstruction of a driver if the person is a passenger in a vehicle and the person rides...
- 814.140 Application of vehicle laws to animal on roadway.
Every person riding an animal upon a roadway and every person driving or leading any animal is subject to the provisions of the vehicle code...
- 814.150 Failure to perform duties of person in charge of livestock on highway; penalty.
(1) A person commits the offense of failure to perform the duties of a person in charge of livestock on a highway if the person...
- 814.200 Unlawful operation of motorcycle or moped; penalty.
(1) A person operating a moped or motorcycle commits the offense of unlawful moped or motorcycle operation if the person does any of the following:...
- 814.210 Operation of moped on sidewalk or bicycle trail; penalty.
(1) A person commits the offense of operation of a moped on a sidewalk or bicycle trail if the person operates a moped upon a...
- 814.220 Motorcyclist clinging to another vehicle; penalty.
(1) A person commits the offense of motorcyclist clinging to another vehicle if the person is riding upon a motorcycle that is not disabled and...
- 814.230 Moped operator or rider clinging to other vehicle; penalty.
(1) A person commits the offense of moped operator or rider clinging to another vehicle if the person is riding upon or operating a moped...
- 814.240 Motorcycle or moped unlawful passing; penalty.
(1) A motorcycle operator or moped operator commits the offense of motorcycle or moped unlawful passing in a lane with a vehicle if the operator...
- 814.250 Moped or motorcycle operating more than two abreast; penalty.
(1) A person commits the offense of operating a moped or motorcycle more than two abreast if the person is operating a moped or motorcycle...
- 814.260 Failure of moped operator to wear motorcycle helmet; penalty.
(1) A person commits the offense of failure of a moped rider to wear a motorcycle helmet if the person: (a) Operates or rides on...
- 814.269 Failure of motorcycle operator to wear motorcycle helmet; penalty.
(1) A person commits the offense of failure of a motorcycle operator to wear a motorcycle helmet if the person operates a motorcycle and is...
- 814.270 [1983 c.338 §696; 1985 c.16 §333; repealed by 1987 c.910 §7]
- 814.275 Failure of motorcycle passenger to wear motorcycle helmet; penalty.
(1) A person commits the offense of failure of a motorcycle passenger to wear a motorcycle helmet if the person rides as a passenger on...
- 814.280 Endangering motorcycle passenger; penalty.
(1) A person commits the offense of endangering a motorcycle passenger if the person is operating a motorcycle and the person carries another person on...
- 814.290 Exemptions from motorcycle helmet requirements.
This section establishes exemptions from the requirements and penalties relating to the use of motorcycle helmets under ORS 814.260 to 814.280. A person is not...
- 814.300 [1983 c.338 §694; repealed by 1999 c.179 §1]
- 814.310 Illegal alteration of moped; penalty.
(1) A person commits the offense of illegal alteration of a moped if the person alters or modifies in any manner a vehicle registered in...
- 814.320 Failure to display lighted headlights; exceptions; penalty.
(1) A person commits the offense of failure to display lighted headlights on a moped or motorcycle at all times, if the person operates a...
- 814.325 Carrying passenger on motorcycle; penalty.
(1) A person commits the offense of unlawfully carrying a passenger on a motorcycle if the person does any of the following: (a) Carries on...
- 814.330 Carrying passenger on moped; penalty.
(1) A person commits the offense of unlawfully carrying a passenger on a moped if the person operates a moped on any highway of this...
- 814.340 Riding as passenger on moped; penalty.
(1) A person commits the offense of unlawfully riding as a passenger on a moped if the person rides any moped as a passenger on...
- 814.400 Application of vehicle laws to bicycles.
(1) Every person riding a bicycle upon a public way is subject to the provisions applicable to and has the same rights and duties as...
- 814.405 Status of electric assisted bicycle.
An electric assisted bicycle shall be considered a bicycle, rather than a motor vehicle, for purposes of the Oregon Vehicle Code, except when otherwise specifically...
- 814.410 Unsafe operation of bicycle on sidewalk; penalty.
(1) A person commits the offense of unsafe operation of a bicycle on a sidewalk if the person does any of the following: (a) Operates...
- 814.420 Failure to use bicycle lane or path; exceptions; penalty.
(1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, a person commits the offense of failure to use a bicycle lane or...
- 814.430 Improper use of lanes; exceptions; penalty.
(1) A person commits the offense of improper use of lanes by a bicycle if the person is operating a bicycle on a roadway at...
- 814.440 Failure to signal turn; exceptions; penalty.
(1) A person commits the offense of failure to signal for a bicycle turn if the person does any of the following: (a) Stops a...
- 814.450 Unlawful load on bicycle; penalty.
(1) A person commits the offense of having an unlawful load on a bicycle if the person is operating a bicycle and the person carries...
- 814.460 Unlawful passengers on bicycle; penalty.
(1) A person commits the offense of unlawful passengers on a bicycle if the person operates a bicycle and carries more persons on the bicycle...
- 814.470 Failure to use bicycle seat; penalty.
(1) A person commits the offense of failure to use a bicycle seat if the person is operating a bicycle and the person rides other...
- 814.480 Nonmotorized vehicle clinging to another vehicle; penalty.
(1) A person commits the offense of nonmotorized vehicle clinging to another vehicle if the person is riding upon or operating a bicycle, coaster, roller...
- 814.484 Meaning of “bicycle” and “operating or riding on a highway.”
(1) For purposes of ORS 814.485, 814.486, 815.052 and 815.281, “bicycle” has the meaning given in ORS 801.150 except that: (a) It also includes vehicles...
- 814.485 Failure to wear protective headgear; penalty.
(1) A person commits the offense of failure of a bicycle operator or rider to wear protective headgear if the person is under 16...
- 814.486 Endangering bicycle operator or passenger; penalty.
(1) A person commits the offense of endangering a bicycle operator or passenger if: (a) The person is operating a bicycle on a highway or...
- 814.487 Exemptions from protective headgear requirements.
A person is exempt from the requirements under ORS 814.485 and 814.486 to wear protective headgear, if wearing the headgear would violate a religious belief...
- 814.488 Citations; exemption from requirement to pay fine.
(1) If a child in violation of ORS 814.485 is 11 years of age or younger, any citation issued shall be issued to the parent,...
- 814.489 Use of evidence of lack of protective headgear on bicyclist.
Evidence of violation of ORS 814.485 or 814.486 and evidence of lack of protective headgear shall not be admissible, applicable or effective to reduce the...
- 814.500 Rights and duties of person riding motorized wheelchair on bicycle lane or path.
Every person riding a motorized wheelchair on a bicycle lane or path is subject to the provisions applicable to and has the same rights and...
- 814.510 Application of vehicle laws to motor assisted scooters.
An operator of a motor assisted scooter upon a public way is subject to the provisions applicable to, and has the same rights and duties...
- 814.512 Unlawful operation of motor assisted scooter; penalty.
(1) A person operating a motor assisted scooter commits the offense of unlawful operation of a motor assisted scooter if: (a) The person is under...
- 814.514 Failure of operator of motor assisted scooter to use bicycle lane or path; exception; penalty.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a person commits the offense of failure of a motor assisted scooter operator to use...
- 814.516 Prohibition on operation of motor assisted scooters in state parks.
The State Parks and Recreation Department may restrict or prohibit the operation of a motor assisted scooter on a bicycle lane or bicycle path in...
- 814.518 Improper operation of motor assisted scooter on highway; exceptions; penalty.
(1) A person commits the offense of improper operation of a motor assisted scooter on a highway if the person is operating a motor assisted...
- 814.520 Improper operation of motor assisted scooter in lane; exceptions; penalty.
(1) A person commits the offense of improper operation of a motor assisted scooter in a lane if the person is operating a motor assisted...
- 814.522 Failure to signal; exception; penalty.
(1) A person commits the offense of failure to signal for a motor assisted scooter maneuver if the person is operating a motor assisted scooter...
- 814.524 Unsafe operation of motor assisted scooter on sidewalk; penalty.
(1) A person commits the offense of unsafe operation of a motor assisted scooter on a sidewalk if the person operates a motor assisted scooter...
- 814.526 Unsafe operation of motor assisted scooter on bicycle path or lane; penalty.
(1) A person commits the offense of unsafe operation of a motor assisted scooter on a bicycle path or bicycle lane if the person operates...
- 814.528 Operation of motor assisted scooter in crosswalk; exception; penalty.
(1) A person commits the offense of operation of a motor assisted scooter in a crosswalk if the person fails to walk the motor assisted...
- 814.530 Carrying passenger on motor assisted scooter; penalty.
(1) A person commits the offense of carrying a passenger on a motor assisted scooter if the person operates a motor assisted scooter and carries...
- 814.532 Operating motor assisted scooter with unlawful load; penalty.
(1) A person commits the offense of operating a motor assisted scooter with an unlawful load if the person is operating a motor assisted scooter...
- 814.534 Failure of motor assisted scooter operator to wear protective headgear; exception; penalty.
(1) A person commits the offense of failure of a motor assisted scooter operator to wear protective headgear if the person operates a motor assisted...
- 814.536 Endangering motor assisted scooter operator; penalty.
(1) A person commits the offense of endangering a motor assisted scooter operator if the person is the parent, legal guardian or person with legal...
- 814.550 Application of vehicle laws to electric personal assistive mobility device.
(1) An electric personal assistive mobility device is not a motor vehicle for purposes of the Oregon Vehicle Code, except when specifically provided by statute....
- 814.552 Unsafe operation of electric personal assistive mobility device; penalty.
(1) A person commits the offense of unsafe operation of an electric personal assistive mobility device if: (a) The person is operating an electric personal...
- 814.554 Local government and state agency regulation of operation of electric personal assistive mobility devices.
Local governments and state agencies having jurisdiction over public highways, sidewalks, alleys, bridges, trails, recreational roads and other ways of public passage may regulate by...
- 814.600 Failure of skateboarder, scooter rider or in-line skater to wear protective headgear; penalty.
(1) A person commits the offense of failure of a skateboarder, scooter rider or in-line skater to wear protective headgear if the person is under...
Last modified: August 7, 2008