72nd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2003 Regular Session
 
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LC 2933
 
                         House Bill 3303
 
Sponsored by Representative FLORES; Representatives GALLEGOS,
  MABREY (at the request of David Mowry)
 
 
                             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.
 
  Permits vehicles to stop, stand or park on certain bicycle
lanes for period not exceeding 10 minutes to pick up or discharge
school children.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to bicycle lanes; amending ORS 811.560.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 811.560 is amended to read:
  811.560. This section provides exemptions from ORS 811.550 and
811.555. The following exemptions are applicable as provided
under ORS 811.550:
  (1) When applicable, this subsection exempts school buses or
worker transport buses stopped on a roadway to load or unload
workers or children, providing that the flashing school bus
safety lights on the bus are operating.
  (2) When applicable, this subsection exempts vehicles stopped,
standing or parked momentarily to pick up or discharge a
passenger.
  (3) When applicable, this subsection exempts vehicles stopped,
standing or parked momentarily for the purpose of and while
actually engaged in loading or unloading property or passengers.
  (4) When applicable, this subsection exempts vehicles owned or
operated by the state, a county or city when stopping, standing
or parking is necessary to perform maintenance or repair work on
the roadway.
  (5) When applicable, this subsection exempts vehicles from the
prohibitions and penalties when the driver's disregard of the
prohibitions is necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic.
  (6) When applicable, this subsection exempts vehicles acting in
compliance with law or at the direction of a police officer or a
traffic control device.
  (7) When applicable, this subsection exempts the driver of a
vehicle that is disabled in such manner and to such extent that
the driver cannot avoid stopping or temporarily leaving the
disabled vehicle in a prohibited position.
  (8) When applicable, this subsection exempts vehicles owned or
operated by the State Department of Fish and Wildlife when
stopping, standing or parking is necessary to enable employees to
release fish.
 
  (9) When applicable, this subsection exempts vehicles
momentarily stopped to allow oncoming traffic to pass before
making a right-hand or left-hand turn or momentarily stopped in
preparation for or while negotiating an exit from the road.
   { +  (10) When applicable, this subsection exempts vehicles
stopped, standing or parked, for a period not exceeding 10
minutes, on a bicycle lane to pick up or discharge children at a
school. + }
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