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Or. Rev. Stat. § 811.305 (2026)

Driving on left on curve or grade or at intersection or rail crossing; exceptions; penalty

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      811.305 Driving on left on curve or grade or at intersection or rail crossing; exceptions; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of driving on the left on a curve or grade or at an intersection or rail crossing if the person is operating a vehicle upon any two-way roadway where traffic is permitted to move in both directions simultaneously and the person drives on the left side of the center of the roadway:

      (a) Upon any part of a grade or upon a curve in the roadway where the driver’s view is obstructed for such a distance as to create a hazard in the event another vehicle might approach from the opposite direction;

      (b) When approaching an intersection or railroad grade crossing where the driver’s view is obstructed for such a distance as to create a hazard in the event another vehicle might approach from the opposite direction; or

      (c) At any intersection or railroad grade crossing.

      (2) This section does not prohibit a person from driving on the left side of the center of a roadway under the following circumstances:

      (a) When the right half of the roadway is obstructed or closed to traffic while under construction or repair; or

      (b) When a driver makes a lawful left turn.

      (3) The offense described in this section, driving on the left on a curve or grade or at an intersection or rail crossing, is a Class B traffic violation. [1983 c.338 §617]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1988–2012 · leading case: State v. Ordner, 287 P.3d 1256 (Or. Ct. App. 2012).
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State v. Ordner, 287 P.3d 1256 (Or. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 8× “295 and ORS 811.305, both of which, the state asserts, proscribe the driving conduct that defendant committed in the officer’s presence.”
Cervantes v. Mattson, 752 P.2d 1293 (Or. Ct. App. 1988). “This statute was subsequently repealed, Or Laws 1983, ch 338, § 978, and replaced in material part by ORS 811.305(l)(c). No argument is made to us about comparative fault or the possible involvement of a second tortfeasor.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 811.305(1) — 1 case
State v. Ordner, 287 P.3d 1256 (Or. Ct. App. 2012). “295 and ORS 811.305, both of which, the state asserts, proscribe the driving conduct that defendant committed in the officer’s presence.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 811.305(l)(c) — 1 case
Cervantes v. Mattson, 752 P.2d 1293 (Or. Ct. App. 1988). “This statute was subsequently repealed, Or Laws 1983, ch 338, § 978, and replaced in material part by ORS 811.305(l)(c). No argument is made to us about comparative fault or the possible involvement of a second tortfeasor.”
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