Oregon § 811.300 Failure to drive on right of approaching vehicle; exceptions; penalty

Oregon Statutes

§ 811.300 — Failure to drive on right of approaching vehicle; exceptions; penalty

Oregon § 811.300

Vol.19

Title 59Oregon Vehicle Code

Ch. 811Rules of the Road for Drivers

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Or. Rev. Stat. § 811.300 (2026).

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(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.

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(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.