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'''Traffic laws''' in Portland and the state of Oregon are complicated, just as they are everywhere else. If you have a driver's license, you should know them... but you probably don't.


have insurance
== Notable laws ==
* '''Effective January 2010:''' Law prohibits all drivers from using a mobile communication device while operating a motor vehicle.
* Motorists must yield to bicyclists; motorists and bicyclists must yield to pedestrians; motorists, bicyclists, and pedestrians must yield to marauding babies (?).


==Motorcycles==
Motorcyclists are required to be endorsed, wear a DOT-approved helmet, and have insurance.


have a license...
==Bicycles==


* Law prohibits all drivers from using a mobile communication device while operating a motor vehicle. Effective Jan 2010
 
== External links ==
* Complete list of laws: [https://www.oregonlaws.org/ors/chapter/811 Oregon's Rules of the Road for Drivers]
 
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Latest revision as of 09:55, 19 October 2010

Traffic laws in Portland and the state of Oregon are complicated, just as they are everywhere else. If you have a driver's license, you should know them... but you probably don't.

Notable laws

  • Effective January 2010: Law prohibits all drivers from using a mobile communication device while operating a motor vehicle.
  • Motorists must yield to bicyclists; motorists and bicyclists must yield to pedestrians; motorists, bicyclists, and pedestrians must yield to marauding babies (?).

Motorcycles

Motorcyclists are required to be endorsed, wear a DOT-approved helmet, and have insurance.

Bicycles

External links

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