(2) A person is not in violation of the offense under this section if the person is not operating a bicycle as close as practicable to the right curb or edge of the roadway under any of the following circumstances:
(a) When overtaking and passing another bicycle or vehicle that is proceeding in the same direction.
(b) When preparing to execute a left turn.
(c) When reasonably necessary to avoid hazardous conditions including, but not limited to, fixed or moving objects, parked or moving vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians, animals, surface hazards or other conditions that make continued operation along the right curb or edge unsafe or to avoid unsafe operation in a lane on the roadway that is too narrow for a bicycle and vehicle to travel safely side by side. Nothing in this paragraph excuses the operator of a bicycle from the requirements under ORS 811.425 or from the penalties for failure to comply with those requirements.
(d) When operating within a city as near as practicable to the left curb or edge of a roadway that is designated to allow traffic to move in only one direction along the roadway. A bicycle that is operated under this paragraph is subject to the same requirements and exceptions when operating along the left curb or edge as are applicable when a bicycle is operating along the right curb or edge of the roadway.
(e) When operating a bicycle alongside not more than one other bicycle as long as the bicycles are both being operated within a single lane and in a manner that does not impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic.
(f) When operating on a bicycle lane or bicycle path.
(3) The offense described in this section, improper use of lanes by a bicycle, is a Class D traffic violation. [1983 c.338 §701; 1985 c.16 §339]
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.