Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 814 § 814.040 — Failure to yield to vehicle; penalty
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 814 ·
Oregon Code § 814.040·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Failure to yield to vehicle; penalty.
(1) A pedestrian commits the offense of pedestrian failure to yield to a
vehicle if the pedestrian does any of the following:
(a) Suddenly
leaves a curb or other place of safety and moves into the path of a vehicle
that is so close as to constitute an immediate hazard.
(b) Fails to
yield the right of way to a vehicle upon a roadway when the pedestrian is
crossing the roadway at any point other than within a marked crosswalk or an
unmarked crosswalk at an intersection.
(c) Except as
otherwise provided under the vehicle code, fails to yield the right of way to
all vehicles upon the roadway.
(2) The offense
described in this section, pedestrian failure to yield to a vehicle, is a Class
D traffic violation. [1983 c.338 §555; 1995 c.383 §84]
Plain English Explanation
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 814.040
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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