Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 811.050 (2026)

Failure to yield to rider on bicycle lane; penalty

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811.050 Failure to yield to rider on bicycle lane; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of failure of a motor vehicle operator to yield to a rider on a bicycle lane if the person is operating a motor vehicle and the person does not yield the right of way to a person operating a bicycle, electric assisted bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device, moped, motor assisted scooter or motorized wheelchair upon a bicycle lane.

(2) This section does not require a person operating a moped to yield the right of way to a bicycle or a motor assisted scooter if the moped is operated on a bicycle lane in the manner permitted under ORS 811.440.

(3) The offense described in this section, failure of a motor vehicle operator to yield to a rider on a bicycle lane, is a Class B traffic violation. [1983 c.338 §698; 1985 c.16 §336; 1991 c.417 §4; 1997 c.400 §8; 2001 c.749 §23; 2003 c.341 §7]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1999–2021 · leading case: State v. Gayman, 492 P.3d 130 (Or. Ct. App. 2021).

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State v. Gayman, 492 P.3d 130 (Or. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 2× “440(4) - (5) (exempting motorized wheelchairs and motorized assisted scooters from the pro- hibition against operating a motor vehicle in a bicycle lane Cite as 312 Or App 193 (2021) 199 or path); see also ORS 811.050 (penalizing a motor vehicle that fails to yield to a person…”

State v. Arthur, 976 P.2d 1146 (Or. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 2× “010; bicycles, ORS 811.050 and ORS 811.055; oncoming traffic, ORS 811.”

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