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Unsafe passing on the left
ORS > Vehicle Code > Passing > 811.410
(1) suspect violates any of the following requirements concerning overtaking & passing of vehicles:
(a) overtaking vehicle: must overtake any other vehicle going in the same direction to the left and at a safe distance. Must remain to the left until safely clear of the overtaken vehicle
(b) overtaken vehicle: must give way to the right to the overtaking vehicle and must not increase its speed until completely passed by the overtaking vehicle. Exception: when passing on right is permitted under 811.415 (unsafe passing on the right)
(c) The driver of a vehicle mustn't drive to the left side of the center of the roadway in overtaking and passing a vehicle proceeding in the same direction unless the left side is clearly visible and is free of oncoming traffic for a sufficient distance ahead to permit the overtaking and passing to be completed without interfering with the operation of a vehicle approaching from the opposite direction or a vehicle overtaken
(d) An overtaking vehicle shall return to an authorized lane of traffic as soon as practicable.
(2) This statute does not authorize driving to the left the road's center when prohibited under:
(b) passing in a no passing zone per 811.420 (passing in a no passing zone)
(c) The following requiring driving on the right:
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