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Or. Rev. Stat. § 811.285 (2026)

Failure of merging driver to yield right of way; penalty

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      811.285 Failure of merging driver to yield right of way; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of failure of a merging driver to yield the right of way if the person is operating a vehicle that is entering a freeway or other arterial highway where an acceleration or merging lane is provided for the operator’s use and the operator does not look out for and give right of way to vehicles on the freeway or other arterial highway.

      (2) The offense described in this section, failure of a merging driver to yield the right of way, is a Class B traffic violation. [1983 c.338 §613; 1995 c.383 §55]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1991–2007 · leading case: State v. Belcher, 816 P.2d 1215 (Or. Ct. App. 1991).
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State v. Belcher, 816 P.2d 1215 (Or. Ct. App. 1991). · cites it 2× “ORS 811.285. 2 There is no contention or evidence that he did not do that.”
State v. Greenlick, 152 P.3d 971 (Or. Ct. App. 2007). “On October 1, 2003, a Portland Police Officer issued a uniform citation and complaint, charging defendant with having committed the traffic infraction of failing to obey a traffic control device, in violation of ORS 811.285. On November 7, 2003, defendant entered a written plea…”
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