71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
Enrolled
Senate Bill 844
Sponsored by Senator DUKES (at the request of Department of
Transportation)
CHAPTER ................
AN ACT
Relating to roundabouts; creating new provisions; and amending
ORS 811.400.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. { + Sections 2 and 3 of this 2001 Act are added to
and made a part of ORS chapter 801. + }
SECTION 2. { + ' Roundabout' means an intersection
characterized by a circulatory roadway, channelized approaches
and yield control of entering traffic. A roundabout encompasses
the area bounded by the outermost curb line or, if there is no
curb, the edge of the pavement, and includes crosswalks on any
entering or exiting roadway. + }
SECTION 3. { + ' Circulatory roadway' means the portion of a
highway within a roundabout that is used by vehicles to travel
counterclockwise around a central island. A circulatory roadway
does not have a crosswalk. + }
SECTION 4. { + Section 5 of this 2001 Act is added to and made
a part of the Oregon Vehicle Code. + }
SECTION 5. { + (1) A person commits the offense of failure to
yield right of way within a roundabout if the person operates a
motor vehicle upon a multilane circulatory roadway and does not
yield the right of way to a second vehicle lawfully exiting the
roundabout from a position ahead and to the left of the person's
vehicle.
(2) This section does not apply if a traffic control device
indicates that the operator of a motor vehicle should take other
action.
(3) The offense described in this section, failure to yield
right of way within a roundabout, is a Class C traffic
violation. + }
SECTION 6. ORS 811.400 is amended to read:
811.400. (1) A person commits the offense of failure to use an
appropriate signal for a turn, lane change or stop { + or for an
exit from a roundabout + } if the person { - is operating a
vehicle that is turning, changing lanes, stopping or suddenly
decelerating and the person - } does not make the appropriate
signal under ORS 811.395 by use of signal lamps or hand
signals { + and the person is operating a vehicle that is:
(a) Turning, changing lanes, stopping or suddenly decelerating;
or
(b) Exiting from any position within a roundabout + }.
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(2) This section does not authorize the use of only hand
signals to signal a turn, change of lane, stop or deceleration
when the use of signal lights { - are - } { + is + } required
under ORS 811.405.
(3) The offense described in this section, failure to use
appropriate signal for { + a + } turn, lane change or stop { +
or for an exit from a roundabout + }, is a Class B traffic
violation.
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Passed by Senate April 23, 2001
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Secretary of Senate
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President of Senate
Passed by House May 31, 2001
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Speaker of House
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Received by Governor:
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Approved:
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Governor
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
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Secretary of State
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