ORS 811.147
Failure to maintain safe distance from motor vehicle
- penalty
(1)
A person operating a motor vehicle commits the offense of failure to maintain a safe distance from a motor vehicle if the person approaches a motor vehicle that is stopped and is displaying required warning lights or hazard lights, or a person is indicating distress by using emergency flares or posting emergency signs, and the person operating the motor vehicle:(a)
On a highway having two or more lanes for traffic in a single direction, fails to:(A)
Make a lane change to a lane not adjacent to that of the stopped motor vehicle; or(B)
Reduce the speed of the motor vehicle to a speed that is at least five miles per hour under the speed limit established in ORS 811.111 (Violating a speed limit) or a designated speed posted under ORS 810.180 (Designation of maximum speeds).(b)
On a two directional, two-lane highway, fails to reduce the speed of the motor vehicle to a speed that is at least five miles per hour under the speed limit established in ORS 811.111 (Violating a speed limit) or a designated speed posted under ORS 810.180 (Designation of maximum speeds).(2)
A person is not in violation of the offense described in this section if the stopped motor vehicle is in a designated parking area.(3)
The offense described in this section, failure to maintain a safe distance from a motor vehicle, is a Class B traffic violation. [2003 c.42 §2; 2009 c.198 §1; 2010 c.30 §17; 2017 c.305 §1]
Source:
Section 811.147 — Failure to maintain safe distance from motor vehicle; penalty, https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors811.html.
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