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The Oregon Legislature has brought us a lot of new laws, and changes to old laws, that will affect the rules of the road. Some are effective now, others won’t take effect until the 2018. Regardless, it’s best to get ready for them now! Beginning January 1, 2018, SB34 expands ORS 811.147, the “move over… Continue reading New Oregon Laws 2017 – Move Over for Stopped Cars

Look out SE Portland drivers! SE Foster and SE 52nd is now a school zone. View Larger Map That means drivers must drive 20 through that area when “children are present.” ORS 811.124: “Children are present” means that children are in the crosswalk, waiting on the curb at the crosswalk or a traffic patrol member is… Continue reading SE Foster and SE 52nd Now a School Zone

Stopped for a Traffic Ticket? Time to Pass the Attitude Test. You had to pass a driving test to get your license. If you have really bad luck, you may have to pass a sobriety test. But every time you get stopped by the police, it’s time for the attitude test. What is the Attitude… Continue reading Pass the Attitude Test When You Get a Traffic Ticket

One of the stranger Oregon traffic laws is the Illegal U-Turn Ticket. In other places, you can do U-turns willy-nilly. Take Washington, for example: “The driver of any vehicle shall not turn such vehicle so as to proceed in the opposite direction unless such movement can be made in safety and without interfering with other traffic.”… Continue reading Top Traffic Tickets: Illegal U-Turn Ticket

I get a lot of phone calls about turn signal tickets. The complaint I hear from people is that the police stopped them and gave them a turn signal ticket  – even though they used their turn signal! Unfortunately, Oregon law is a bit tricky about those signals. You have to use them at the… Continue reading Top Traffic Tickets: The Turn Signal Ticket