ORS 811.155: Failure to stop for bus safety lights; exemptions; penalty.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1) A driver commits the offense of failure to stop for bus safety lights if the driver meets or overtakes from either direction any vehicle that is stopped on a roadway and that is operating red bus safety lights described under ORS 816.260 and the driver does not: (a) Stop before reaching the vehicle; and (b) Remain standing until the bus safety lights are no longer operating. (2) The following apply to the offense described in this section: (a) The offense described in this section does not apply if the vehicle operating the bus safety lights is not permitted under ORS 816.350 and 816.360 to operate red bus safety lights. (b) A driver need not comply with this section if the vehicle operating red bus safety lights is stopped on a different roadway. (3) The offense described in this section, failure to stop for bus safety lights, is a Class A traffic violation. [1983 c.338 §583; 1985 c.16 §290]
This rule cites
- ORS 816.260 — resolved
- ORS 816.350 — resolved
- 816.360 — resolved
Cited by
- ORS 801.026: General exemptions; exceptions.
- ORS 811.156: School buses; stop arm cameras; citation based on cameras; response to citation.
- ORS 811.157: Report by driver of violation of ORS 811.155; contents.
- ORS 811.158: School buses; stop arm cameras; disbursement of moneys received from payment of fines.
- ORS 811.159: Law enforcement agency response to report of violation of ORS 811.155.
- ORS 820.010: Vehicles subject to safety regulation; Department of Consumer and Business Services jurisdiction; rules.
- ORS 820.300: Exemptions from traffic laws.
- OAR 581-053-0240: Minimum Standards for School Buses
Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors811.html