CALL FLORENCE POLICE AT 997-3515 TO REPORT BIKE LANE VIOLATION
"We share the bike lane with you" is a often heard answer from drivers parked in the bike lane.
Would YOU trust them?
BIKE LANE: A portion of a roadway which has been designated by striping and pavement markings for the preferential or exclusive use of bicyclists. (http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/BIKEPED/docs/bp_plan_appendices.pdf)
Fortunately, the new Oregon Driver Manual (5/98) includes a section on bicycles and it contains three new bulleted sections about bicycle lanes as follows:
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Do not drive on a bicycle lane. You may cross a bicycle lane when turning or when entering or leaving an alley, private road or driveway. You may use a bicycle lane as part of an official duty, such as delivering mail. Farm equipment may briefly use a bicycle lane to let other traffic pass. You must yield to bicycles in a bicycle lane or on a sidewalk before you turn across the lane or sidewalk. You may not park any motorized vehicle on a bicycle path or lane.
Chapter 811.550 —
Rules of the Road for Drivers
Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us/ors/811.html
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§ 811.440¹
When motor vehicles may operate in bicycle lanes
(1)
A person may operate a moped on a bicycle lane that is immediately adjacent to the roadway only while the moped is being exclusively powered by human power.
(2)
A person may operate a motor vehicle upon a bicycle lane when:
(a)
Making a turn;
(b)
Entering or leaving an alley, private road or driveway; or
(c)
Required in the course of official duty.
(3)
An implement of husbandry may momentarily cross into a bicycle lane to permit other vehicles to overtake and pass the implement of husbandry.
(4)
A person may operate a motorized wheelchair on a bicycle lane or path.
(5)
A person may operate a motor assisted scooter on a bicycle lane or path.
(6)
A person may operate an electric personal assistive mobility device on a bicycle lane or path. [1983 c.338 §645; 1991 c.417 §1; 2001 c.749 §24; 2003 c.341 §8]
1 Legislative Counsel Committee, CHAPTER 811—Rules of the Road for Drivers, http://www.leg.state.or.us/ors/811.html
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