ORS  Guide
Following too closely
ORS > Vehicle Code > Careless & Reckless Behaviour > 811.485
(1) it's a violation of this statute if a driver does any of:
(a) driving a motor vehicle & following another vehicle more closely than is reasonable & prudent, considering the condition of the highway and the speed of the vehicles & traffic on it,
(b) driving a truck, commercial bus or motor vehicle towing another vehicle & traveling on a roadway outside of a business or residential district or on a freeway within a city's corporate limits & following another truck, commercial bus or motor vehicle towing another vehicle, & conditions permitting, not leaving enough space so that an overtaking vehicle can enter & occupy the space between them without danger. This paragraph doesn't prevent a truck, commercial bus or motor vehicle towing vehicle from overtaking and passing a vehicle or combination of vehicles
(c) driving a motor vehicle & traveling on a roadway outside a business or residential district or on a freeway within a city's corporate limits in a caravan or motorcade - whether or not towing another vehicle - without leaving sufficient space between vehicles to allow another vehicle to enter & occupy the space without danger
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