Vulnerable Roadway User
The 2007 Oregon Legislature passed HB 3314, creating an enhanced penalty for careless driving if it contributes to serious physical injury or death to…
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Dogs and Bikes in Oregon
Who Let the Dogs Out? Dogs and bicycles are a fine combination so long as the dogs are not running loose. When loose dogs mix…
Read More Bicycles and the Law: Wheels That Don't Roll
Wheels That Don't Roll Almost every bicyclist has had the experience of getting something in the spokes of a bicycle wheel. Sometimes it's fun, attaching…
Read More Backlash against bicyclists
Last year the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) and my office teamed up to present our fourth year of free bicycle legal clinics for riders wanting…
Read More Bicycling Laws for Beginning Riders
There are a number of laws relating specifically to bicycles that are important to know in developing bicycle skills. Generally, all of the rules…
Read More Bike Lane Right of Way Continues
In June 2009, Carmen Piekarski was riding in the bike lane on SE Hawthorne at 10 Avenue when the driver next to her, according…
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