Chapter 464 Oregon Laws 2001
AN ACT
SB 844
Relating to roundabouts;
creating new provisions; and amending ORS 811.400.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
Sections 2 and 3 of this 2001 Act are
added to and made a part of ORS chapter 801.
SECTION 2.
“Roundabout” means an intersection
characterized by a circulatory roadway, channelized approaches and yield
control of entering traffic. A roundabout encompasses the area bounded by the
outermost curb line or, if there is no curb, the edge of the pavement, and
includes crosswalks on any entering or exiting roadway.
SECTION 3.
“Circulatory roadway” means the portion
of a highway within a roundabout that is used by vehicles to travel
counterclockwise around a central island. A circulatory roadway does not have a
crosswalk.
SECTION 4.
Section 5 of this 2001 Act is added to
and made a part of the Oregon Vehicle Code.
SECTION 5.
(1) A person commits the offense of
failure to yield right of way within a roundabout if the person operates a
motor vehicle upon a multilane circulatory roadway and does not yield the right
of way to a second vehicle lawfully exiting the roundabout from a position
ahead and to the left of the person’s vehicle.
(2) This section does
not apply if a traffic control device indicates that the operator of a motor
vehicle should take other action.
(3) The offense
described in this section, failure to yield right of way within a roundabout,
is a Class C traffic violation.
SECTION 6.
ORS 811.400 is amended to read:
811.400. (1) A person commits the offense of failure to use
an appropriate signal for a turn, lane change or stop or for an exit from a roundabout if the person [is operating a vehicle that is turning,
changing lanes, stopping or suddenly decelerating and the person] does not
make the appropriate signal under ORS 811.395 by use of signal lamps or hand
signals and the person is operating a
vehicle that is:
(a) Turning, changing
lanes, stopping or suddenly decelerating; or
(b) Exiting from any
position within a roundabout.
(2) This section does not authorize the use of only hand
signals to signal a turn, change of lane, stop or deceleration when the use of
signal lights [are] is required under ORS 811.405.
(3) The offense described in this section, failure to use
appropriate signal for a turn, lane
change or stop or for an exit from a
roundabout, is a Class B traffic violation.
Approved by the Governor
June 19, 2001
Filed in the office of
Secretary of State June 19, 2001
Effective date January 1,
2002
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