gschreckchat@comcast.net
No where in the law does it state that the penalty is to be maimed or killed by someone's truck.
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George Schreck
gschreckchat@comcast.net
(503) 502-0425
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From: Clint Morey
> Not to compound the issue as well as being kind of new to road
> racing...interpreting traffic laws is not a new thing for me. If the road is not
> closed to motor vehicle traffic then ORS 814.430 applies. Racing a bike is not
> an exception. I'm sure there are many on the list who are familiar with this
> statute but I'll post it anyways. It comes down to what actually happened. I
> witnessed both sides out there on Sunday...still had a blast.
>
> 814.430. Improper use of lanes; exceptions; penalty.
>
> A person commits the offense of improper use of lanes by a bicycle if the person
> is operating a bicycle on a roadway at less than the normal speed of traffic
> using the roadway at that time and place under the existing conditions and the
> person does not ride as close as practicable to the right curb or edge of the
> roadway.
> A person is not in violation of the offense under this section if the person is
> not operating a bicycle as close as practicable to the right curb or edge of the
> roadway under any of the following circumstances:
> When overtaking and passing another bicycle or vehicle that is proceeding in the
> same direction.
> When preparing to execute a left turn.
> When reasonably necessary to avoid hazardous conditions including, but not
> limited to, fixed or moving objects, parked or moving vehicles, bicycles,
> pedestrians, animals, surface hazards or other conditions that make continued
> operation along the right curb or edge unsafe or to avoid unsafe operation in a
> lane on the roadway that is too narrow for a bicycle and vehicle to travel
> safely side by side. Nothing in this paragraph excuses the operator of a bicycle
> from the requirements under > ORS 811.425 or from the penalties for failure to
> comply with those requirements.
> When operating within a city as near as practicable to the left curb or edge of
> a roadway that is designated to allow traffic to move in only one direction
> along the roadway. A bicycle that is operated under this paragraph is subject to
> the same requirements and exceptions when operating along the left curb or edge
> as are applicable when a bicycle is operating along the right curb or edge of
> the roadway.
> When operating a bicycle alongside not more than one other bicycle as long as
> the bicycles are both being operated within a single lane and in a manner that
> does not impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic.
> When operating on a bicycle lane or bicycle path.
> The offense described in this section, improper use of lanes by a bicycle, is a
> Class D traffic infraction.
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