ORS 811.425: Failure of slower driver to yield to overtaking vehicle; penalty.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1) A person commits the offense of failure of a slower driver to yield to overtaking vehicle if the person is driving a vehicle and the person fails to move the person’s vehicle off the main traveled portion of the highway into an area sufficient for safe turnout when: (a) The driver of the overtaken vehicle is proceeding at a speed less than a speed established in ORS 811.105 as prima facie evidence of violation of the basic speed rule; (b) The driver of the overtaking vehicle is proceeding at a speed in conformity with ORS 811.105; (c) The highway is a two directional, two-lane highway; and (d) There is no clear lane for passing available to the driver of the overtaking vehicle. (2) This section does not apply to the driver of a vehicle in a funeral procession. (3) The offense described in this section, failure of a slower driver to yield to overtaking vehicle, is a Class B traffic violation. [1983 c.338 §640; 1991 c.482 §16; 1995 c.383 §68; 2001 c.104 §307; 2003 c.819 §15] (Prohibited Places)
This rule cites
- ORS 811.105 — resolved
Cited by
- ORS 811.295: Failure to drive on right; exceptions; penalty.
- ORS 811.315: Failure of slow driver to drive on right; exceptions; penalty.
- ORS 811.325: Failure to keep camper, trailer or truck in right lane; exceptions; penalty.
- ORS 814.430: Improper use of lanes; exceptions; penalty.
- ORS 814.520: Improper operation of motor assisted scooter in lane; exceptions; penalty.
Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors811.html