does the pedestrian have the right of way

#Does the pedestrian have the right of way code#

ORS 801.540.Ī pedestrian is considered to be crossing a roadway in the crosswalk when any part of their body, their wheelchair, cane, crutch, or bicycle moves into the crosswalk with the intent to proceed.

ORS 801.320(3).Ī traffic control device is any sign, marking or device placed, operated or erected by any road authority for the purpose of guiding, directing, warning, or regulating traffic. ORS 801.320.Īn alley intersecting a roadway does not create an intersection. ORS 801.220(1) and (2).Īn intersection is created when two or more roadways join together at any angle. ORS 801.220.Īn unmarked crosswalk is where the lines of the opposite facing sidewalks, shoulders, or curbs create a line and the unmarked crosswalk is up to 20 feet wide, or if there are no sidewalks or shoulders, where the crosswalk would be if there were sidewalks or shoulders (up to six feet wide). If an intersection has a marked crosswalk a pedestrian must use the marked crosswalk at the intersection to cross the roadway. ORS 801.220.Ī marked crosswalk is any portion of the roadway, at an intersection or not at an intersection, that is distinctly indicated for pedestrian crossing by lines or other markings on the roadway. ORS 166.025.Ī crosswalk can be marked or unmarked. ORS 814.030.Īny person that intentionally obstructs vehicular or pedestrian traffic can be arrested for disorderly conduct in the second degree. ORS 814.040(1)(c).Ī pedestrian must obey all bridge and railroad signals, and cannot cross through, around, over, or under and barricades or gates while they are closed or being opened or closed. Unless a pedestrian is granted a right of way under the law over a vehicle in the roadway a pedestrian must always yield the right of way to a vehicle in the roadway. ORS 814.040(1)(a).Ī pedestrian crossing the roadway at any place other than a crosswalk must yield the right of way to all vehicles. ORS 814.050.Ī pedestrian cannot leave the curb or other place of safety and move into the path of a vehicle in such a way as to create an immediate hazard. ORS 811.005.Ī pedestrian must yield the right of way to an ambulance or other emergency vehicle when the vehicle is approaching with its emergency lights and/or siren on.

#Does the pedestrian have the right of way code#

ORS 801.440.Įven if a pedestrian complies with all provisions of the vehicle code it is not intended to relieve a pedestrian from the duty to exercise due care. Having the right of way means that a person has the right to proceed in a lawful manner in preference to another vehicle or pedestrian approaching in such a way as to give rise to the danger of collision unless one grants the right of way to the other. ORS 801.485(2).Ī shoulder is the portion of the highway, whether paved or unpaved, next to the roadway. ORS 801.485(1).Ī sidewalk is, on a highway without a shoulder, the portion of the highway between the edge of the roadway and the adjacent property line capable of being used by a pedestrian. ORS 801.305.Ī sidewalk is, on a highway with a shoulder, the area between the edge of the shoulder and the adjacent property line capable of being used by a pedestrian.

ORS 801.385.Ī highway is not just those roads usually referred to as highways but includes every public way, road, street, thoroughfare and place used or intended to be used for the use of the general public for vehicles or vehicular traffic as a matter of right. A pedestrian is any person afoot or using a wheelchair.