Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 814.500 (2026)

Rights and duties of person riding motorized wheelchair on bicycle lane or path

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      814.500 Rights and duties of person riding motorized wheelchair on bicycle lane or path. Every person riding a motorized wheelchair on a bicycle lane or path is subject to the provisions applicable to and has the same rights and duties as the driver of a bicycle when operating on a bicycle lane or path, except:

      (1) When those provisions which by their very nature can have no application.

      (2) When otherwise specifically provided under the vehicle code. [1991 c.417 §3]

 

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2016–2021 · leading case: State v. Greene, 388 P.3d 1132 (Or. Ct. App. 2016).
State v. Greene, 388 P.3d 1132 (Or. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 10× “3 According to defendant, had the legislature intended motorized wheelchairs operating in crosswalks to be treated as vehicles, it would have said that explicitly, as it did in enacting ORS 814.500, which treats motorized wheelchairs as bicycles when they are operated on bicycle…”
State v. Gayman, 492 P.3d 130 (Or. Ct. App. 2021). “(citing ORS 814.500, which treats motorized wheelchairs as bicy- cles when operated on a bike lane or path).”
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