[SDCBC] Oregon bicycle laws for the California-bred?

[Serge Issakov]

The main difference in CA/OR laws that I know of that affect
bicyclists are related to how right-turning motorists are supposed to
treat bike lanes.

In CA motorists are required to merge into the bike lane (yielding to
any cyclists in it) before turning right.
In OR motorists are prohibited from merging into the bike lane, and
must drive all the way to the intersection without entering the bike
lane, then turn right across it.

Thanks to google, I was able to find an article from a while ago that
had a really cool animated graphic showing the difference.
Here it is:

http://blog.oregonlive.com/multimedia/2007/10/right_of_way_animation.html

Be extra vigilant of right hooks in Oregon!

Serge


On Fri, Jun 13, 2008 at 8:18 AM, Mike Elliott <camping.elliott at gmail.com> wrote:
> My wife and I are moving to Bend, Oregon, this summer. Today's issue of
> the local Bend paper (the Bend Bulletin) has an article about how more
> people are wanting to ride bikes these days,* and that they are
> discovering that a lot of roads lack amenities such as bike lanes, or are
> scary narrow to ride on. As a native Californian, I know my rights and
> responsibilities w/r/t riding in traffic, and don't mind taking the lane
> when conditions warrant it, but reading the article made me consider that
> what I know about the CVC might not apply to the OVC. Here's the
> bicycle/pedestrian portions of the Oregon Vehicle Code:
>
> http://www.massbike.org/bikelaw/oregon.htm
>
> Near as I can tell, my riding habits don't need to change: same
> responsibilities and rights as a motorized vehicle (within reason), take
> the lane when you need to, signal, etc. But before I act all knowledgeable
> and say that to my wife, I'd probably do well to ask folks here to point
> out anything that might get your average California road bikie into
> trouble up there.
>
> Many thanks!
>
> ==============
> *Such articles are probably appearing in most newspapers these days what
> with fuel prices being the way they are....
>
> --
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
>
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