(a) Takes a position upon or proceeds along and upon the roadway where there is an adjacent usable sidewalk or shoulder.
(b) Does not take a position upon or proceed along and upon the shoulder, as far as practicable from the roadway edge, on a highway that has an adjacent shoulder area on one or both sides.
(c) Except in the case of the divided highway, does not take a position upon or proceed along and upon the left shoulder and as far as practicable from the roadway edge on a two-way highway that has no sidewalk and that does have an adjacent shoulder area. This paragraph does not apply to:
(A) A hitchhiker who takes a position upon or proceeds along and upon the right shoulder so long as the hitchhiker does so facing the vehicles using the adjacent lane of the roadway; or
(B) A member of a group that has adopted that section of highway under the provisions of ORS 366.158 who is obeying the rules of the Department of Transportation for picking up litter or removing noxious weeds on either side of the roadway.
(d) Does not take a position upon or proceed along and upon the right highway shoulder, as far as practicable from the roadway edge, on a divided highway that has no sidewalk and does have a shoulder area. This paragraph does not apply to a member of a group that has adopted that section of highway under the provisions of ORS 366.158 who is obeying the rules of the Department of Transportation for picking up litter or removing noxious weeds on either side of the roadway.
(e) Fails to take a position upon or proceed along and upon a highway that has neither sidewalk nor shoulder available, as near as practicable to an outside edge of the roadway, and, if the roadway is a two-way roadway, only on the left side of it.
(2) This section is subject to the provisions of ORS 814.100.
(3) A pedestrian does not commit the offense of pedestrian with improper position upon or improperly proceeding along a highway if the pedestrian:
(a) Does not impede traffic or create a traffic hazard;
(b) Posts advance warning signs in compliance with standards adopted by the Oregon Transportation Commission under ORS 810.200;
(c) Wears high-visibility safety apparel in compliance with standards adopted by the Oregon Transportation Commission under ORS 810.200; and
(d) Has a permit or belongs to a group that has a permit issued under ORS 814.072.
(4) A pedestrian does not commit the offense of pedestrian with improper position upon or improperly proceeding along a highway when the pedestrian is on a narrow residential roadway if:
(a) The pedestrian does not create a traffic hazard; and
(b) Signs are posted giving notice that pedestrians may be present upon or along the narrow residential roadway. Signs posted under this paragraph shall be posted at each end of the portion of the narrow residential roadway where pedestrians may be present.
(5) The offense described in this section, pedestrian with improper position upon or improperly proceeding along a highway, is a Class D traffic violation. [1983 c.338 §558; 1991 c.486 §4; 1995 c.383 §86; 2008 c.47 §§1,2; 2009 c.547 §§2,3; 2011 c.507 §3; 2013 c.474 §1]
Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation
Section 814.010 - Appropriate responses to traffic control devices.
Section 814.020 - Failure to obey traffic control device; penalty.
Section 814.030 - Failure to obey bridge or railroad signal; penalty.
Section 814.040 - Failure to yield to vehicle; penalty.
Section 814.050 - Failure to yield to ambulance or emergency vehicle; penalty.
Section 814.060 - Failure to use pedestrian tunnel or overhead crossing; penalty.
Section 814.072 - Issuance of permit to be upon or to proceed along highway.
Section 814.080 - Unlawful hitchhiking; penalty.
Section 814.110 - Rights for persons who are blind, who are deaf-blind or who have limited vision.
Section 814.120 - Unlawful use of white cane; penalty.
Section 814.130 - Passenger obstruction of driver; penalty.
Section 814.150 - Failure to perform duties of person in charge of livestock on highway; penalty.
Section 814.200 - Unlawful operation of motorcycle or moped; penalty.
Section 814.210 - Operation of moped on sidewalk or bicycle trail; penalty.
Section 814.220 - Motorcyclist clinging to another vehicle; penalty.
Section 814.230 - Moped operator or rider clinging to other vehicle; penalty.
Section 814.240 - Motorcycle or moped unlawful passing; penalty.
Section 814.250 - Moped or motorcycle operating more than two abreast; penalty.
Section 814.260 - Failure of moped operator to wear motorcycle helmet; penalty.
Section 814.269 - Failure of motorcycle operator to wear motorcycle helmet; penalty.
Section 814.275 - Failure of motorcycle passenger to wear motorcycle helmet; penalty.
Section 814.280 - Endangering motorcycle passenger; penalty.
Section 814.290 - Exemptions from motorcycle helmet requirements.
Section 814.310 - Illegal alteration of moped; penalty.
Section 814.320 - Failure to display lighted headlights; exceptions; penalty.
Section 814.325 - Carrying passenger on motorcycle; penalty.
Section 814.330 - Carrying passenger on moped; penalty.
Section 814.340 - Riding as passenger on moped; penalty.
Section 814.400 - Application of vehicle laws to bicycles.
Section 814.410 - Unsafe operation of bicycle on sidewalk; penalty.
Section 814.414 - Improper entry into intersection controlled by stop sign; penalty.
Section 814.416 - Improper entry into intersection controlled by flashing red signal; penalty.
Section 814.420 - Failure to use bicycle lane or path; exceptions; penalty.
Section 814.430 - Improper use of lanes; exceptions; penalty.
Section 814.440 - Failure to signal turn; exceptions; penalty.
Section 814.450 - Unlawful load on bicycle; penalty.
Section 814.460 - Unlawful passengers on bicycle; penalty.
Section 814.470 - Failure to use bicycle seat; penalty.
Section 814.480 - Nonmotorized vehicle clinging to another vehicle; penalty.
Section 814.484 - Meaning of "bicycle" and "operating or riding on a highway."
Section 814.485 - Failure to wear protective headgear; penalty.
Section 814.486 - Endangering bicycle operator or passenger; penalty.
Section 814.488 - Citations; exemption from requirement to pay fine.
Section 814.500 - Rights and duties of person riding motorized wheelchair on bicycle lane or path.
Section 814.510 - Application of vehicle laws to motor assisted scooters.
Section 814.512 - Unlawful operation of motor assisted scooter; penalty.
Section 814.518 - Improper operation of motor assisted scooter on highway; exceptions; penalty.
Section 814.520 - Improper operation of motor assisted scooter in lane; exceptions; penalty.
Section 814.522 - Failure to signal; exception; penalty.
Section 814.524 - Unsafe operation of motor assisted scooter on sidewalk; penalty.
Section 814.526 - Unsafe operation of motor assisted scooter on bicycle path or lane; penalty.
Section 814.528 - Operation of motor assisted scooter in crosswalk; exception; penalty.
Section 814.530 - Carrying passenger on motor assisted scooter; penalty.
Section 814.532 - Operating motor assisted scooter with unlawful load; penalty.
Section 814.536 - Endangering motor assisted scooter operator; penalty.
Section 814.550 - Application of vehicle laws to electric personal assistive mobility device.
Section 814.552 - Unsafe operation of electric personal assistive mobility device; penalty.