Stops Signs are Yield Signs
Stops Signs are Yield Signs
In Oregon, cyclists riding bicycles and e-bikes are allowed to roll through stop signs and flashing red lights by State Statute signed in 2020, which follows in the footsteps of the Idaho Stop Law. You must be moving at an ambiguous "safe speed", and you are still required to yield the right of way to stopped vehicles and pedestrians when they are present.
In Oregon, cyclists riding bicycles and e-bikes are allowed to roll through stop signs and flashing red lights by State Statute signed in 2020, which follows in the footsteps of the Idaho Stop Law. You must be moving at an ambiguous "safe speed", and you are still required to yield the right of way to stopped vehicles and pedestrians when they are present.
(1)A person operating a bicycle who is approaching an intersection where traffic is controlled by a stop sign may, without violating ORS 811.265 (Driver failure to obey traffic control device), do any of the following without stopping if the person slows the bicycle to a safe speed:
(1)A person operating a bicycle who is approaching an intersection where traffic is controlled by a stop sign may, without violating ORS 811.265 (Driver failure to obey traffic control device), do any of the following without stopping if the person slows the bicycle to a safe speed:
(a)Proceed through the intersection.
(a)Proceed through the intersection.
(b)Make a right or left turn into a two-way street.
(b)Make a right or left turn into a two-way street.
(c)Make a right or left turn into a one-way street in the direction of traffic upon the one-way street.
(c)Make a right or left turn into a one-way street in the direction of traffic upon the one-way street.
(2)A person commits the offense of improper entry into an intersection where traffic is controlled by a stop sign if the person does any of the following while proceeding as described in subsection (1) of this section:
(2)A person commits the offense of improper entry into an intersection where traffic is controlled by a stop sign if the person does any of the following while proceeding as described in subsection (1) of this section:
(a)Fails to yield the right of way to traffic lawfully within the intersection or approaching so close as to constitute an immediate hazard;
(a)Fails to yield the right of way to traffic lawfully within the intersection or approaching so close as to constitute an immediate hazard;
(c)Fails to exercise care to avoid an accident; or
(c)Fails to exercise care to avoid an accident; or
(d)Fails to yield the right of way to a pedestrian in an intersection or crosswalk
(d)Fails to yield the right of way to a pedestrian in an intersection or crosswalk