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Or. Rev. Stat. § 814.524 (2026)

Unsafe operation of motor assisted scooter on sidewalk; penalty

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      814.524 Unsafe operation of motor assisted scooter on sidewalk; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of unsafe operation of a motor assisted scooter on a sidewalk if the person operates a motor assisted scooter on a sidewalk, except to enter or leave adjacent property, or the person operates a motor assisted scooter on a sidewalk to enter or leave adjacent property and the person:

      (a) Operates the motor assisted scooter so as to suddenly leave a curb or other place of safety and move into the path of a vehicle that is so close as to constitute an immediate hazard.

      (b) Does not give an audible warning before overtaking and passing a pedestrian or does not yield the right of way to all pedestrians on the sidewalk.

      (c) Operates the motor assisted scooter in a careless manner that endangers or would be likely to endanger any person or property.

      (d) Operates the motor assisted scooter at a speed greater than an ordinary walk when approaching a crosswalk, approaching or entering a driveway or crossing a curb cut or pedestrian ramp and a motor vehicle is approaching the crosswalk, driveway, curb cut or pedestrian ramp.

      (2) The offense described in this section, unsafe operation of a motor assisted scooter on a sidewalk, is a Class D traffic violation. [2001 c.749 §11]

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Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2021–2021 · leading case: State v. Gayman, 492 P.3d 130 (Or. Ct. App. 2021).
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State v. Gayman, 492 P.3d 130 (Or. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 2× “2 ORS 814.524 (unsafe operation of motor assisted scooter on sidewalk), ORS 814.”
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