72nd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2003 Regular Session
 
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amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
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LC 591
 
                         House Bill 2176
 
Ordered printed by the Speaker pursuant to House Rule 12.00A (5).
  Presession filed (at the request of Governor Theodore R.
  Kulongoski for Department of State Police)
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.
 
  Creates offense of failure to maintain safe distance from
emergency vehicle or ambulance. Punishes by maximum fine of $300.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to motor vehicles.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + Section 2 of this 2003 Act is added to and made
a part of the Oregon Vehicle Code. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + (1) A person commits the offense of failure to
maintain a safe distance from an emergency vehicle or ambulance
if the person:
  (a) Is driving on a roadway having two or more lanes for
traffic proceeding in a single direction;
  (b) Approaches an emergency vehicle or ambulance that is
stopped and is displaying required warning lights; and
  (c)(A) Fails to make a lane change to a lane not adjacent to
that of the emergency vehicle or ambulance; or
  (B) If making a lane change is unsafe, fails to reduce the
speed of the motor vehicle.
  (2) The offense described in this section, failure to maintain
a safe distance from an emergency vehicle or ambulance, is a
Class B traffic violation. + }
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