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Oregon Revised Statutes Oregon Vehicle Code § 811.160

Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) A person commits the offense of interference with rail fixed guideway system operation if the person does any of the following:

(a) Drives any vehicle in front of a rail fixed guideway system vehicle upon a track and the person fails to remove the person's vehicle from the track as soon as practicable after signal from the operator of the rail fixed guideway system vehicle.

(b) Drives a vehicle upon or across rail fixed guideway system tracks within an intersection in front of a rail fixed guideway system vehicle when the rail fixed guideway system vehicle has started to cross the intersection.

(c) Overtakes or passes upon the left any rail fixed guideway system vehicle proceeding in the same direction whether actually in motion or temporarily at rest. This paragraph does not apply on one-way streets or on streets where the tracks are so located as to prevent compliance.

(2) This section applies to any rail fixed guideway system vehicle that is any device traveling exclusively upon rails when upon or crossing a highway but does not apply to cars or trains propelled or moved by steam engine or by diesel engine.

(3) The offense described in this section, interference with rail fixed guideway system operation, is a Class B traffic violation.

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