Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 811.155 (2026)

Failure to stop for bus safety lights; exemptions; penalty

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811.155 Failure to stop for bus safety lights; exemptions; penalty. (1) A driver commits the offense of failure to stop for bus safety lights if the driver meets or overtakes from either direction any vehicle that is stopped on a roadway and that is operating red bus safety lights described under ORS 816.260 and the driver does not:

(a) Stop before reaching the vehicle; and

(b) Remain standing until the bus safety lights are no longer operating.

(2) The following apply to the offense described in this section:

(a) The offense described in this section does not apply if the vehicle operating the bus safety lights is not permitted under ORS 816.350 and 816.360 to operate red bus safety lights.

(b) A driver need not comply with this section if the vehicle operating red bus safety lights is stopped on a different roadway.

(3) The offense described in this section, failure to stop for bus safety lights, is a Class A traffic violation. [1983 c.338 §583; 1985 c.16 §290]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1989–1989 · leading case: Lowrimore v. Dimmitt, 781 P.2d 411 (Or. Ct. App. 1989).

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Lowrimore v. Dimmitt, 781 P.2d 411 (Or. Ct. App. 1989). ““(e) Proceed past the flashing bus safety lights without violating ORS 811.155 if the driver first stops the vehicle and then proceeds only when the driver: “(A) Determines that no passengers of the bus remain on the roadway; and “(B) Proceeds with caution.”

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