Or. Rev. Stat. » Oregon Revised Statutes
Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 811.300 (2026)

Failure to drive on right of approaching vehicle; exceptions; penalty

✓ current as of May 2026
Find cases: SyfertCases citing this section ORSoregonlegislature.gov JustiaChapter on Justia CornellLII Search CasesGoogle Scholar

      811.300 Failure to drive on right of approaching vehicle; exceptions; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of failure to drive on the right of an approaching vehicle if the person is operating a vehicle upon a roadway having width for not more than one lane of traffic in each direction and the person does not:

      (a) Pass to the right of any other vehicle proceeding on the roadway in the opposite direction; and

      (b) Give to the other at least one-half of the main traveled portion of the roadway as nearly as possible.

      (2) This section does not apply to a person operating a vehicle as otherwise directed by a traffic control device.

      (3) The offense described in this section, failure to drive on the right of an approaching vehicle, is a Class B traffic violation. [1983 c.338 §616]