75th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2009 Regular Session
 
 
                            Enrolled
 
                         House Bill 2040
 
Ordered printed by the Speaker pursuant to House Rule 12.00A (5).
  Presession filed (at the request of House Interim Committee on
  Transportation for AAA Oregon/Idaho, Northwest Auto Trades
  Association, Oregon Tow Truck Association)
 
 
                     CHAPTER ................
 
 
                             AN ACT
 
 
Relating to roadside assistance; creating new provisions; and
  amending ORS 811.147.
 
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
 
  SECTION 1. ORS 811.147 is amended to read:
  811.147. { +  (1) As used in this section, 'roadside assistance
vehicle' means a vehicle with warning lights that responds to
requests for repair assistance from motorists with disabled
vehicles. + }
    { - (1) - }  { +  (2) + } A person operating a motor vehicle
commits the offense of failure to maintain a safe distance from
an emergency vehicle { + , roadside assistance vehicle, tow
vehicle  + }or ambulance if the person approaches an emergency
vehicle { + , roadside assistance vehicle, tow vehicle  + }or
ambulance that is stopped and is displaying required warning
lights and the person:
  (a) On a highway having two or more lanes for traffic in a
single direction, fails to:
  (A) Make a lane change to a lane not adjacent to that of the
emergency vehicle { + , roadside assistance vehicle, tow vehicle
 + }or ambulance; or
  (B) Reduce the speed of the motor vehicle  { + to a speed that
is at least five miles per hour under the posted speed limit + },
if making a lane change is unsafe.
  (b) On a two directional, two-lane highway, fails to reduce the
speed of the motor vehicle  { + to a speed that is at least five
miles per hour under the posted speed limit + }.
    { - (2) - }  { +  (3) + } The offense described in this
section, failure to maintain a safe distance from an emergency
vehicle { + , roadside assistance vehicle, tow vehicle  + }or
ambulance, is a Class B traffic violation.
  SECTION 2.  { + The amendments to ORS 811.147 by section 1 of
this 2009 Act apply to offenses committed on or after the
effective date of this 2009 Act. + }
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Passed by House April 1, 2009
 
 
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                                             Chief Clerk of House
 
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                                                 Speaker of House
 
Passed by Senate May 14, 2009
 
 
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                                              President of Senate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Received by Governor:
 
......M.,............., 2009
 
Approved:
 
......M.,............., 2009
 
 
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                                                         Governor
 
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
 
......M.,............., 2009
 
 
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                                               Secretary of State
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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