Improper position upon or improperly proceeding along highway
ORS > Vehicle Code > Pedestrians > 814.070
(1) it's a violation of this statute if a pedestrian does any of the following:
(a) takes a position on or proceeds along & on a roadway where there's an adjacent usable sidewalk or shoulder
(b) on a highway that has an adjacent shoulder area on one or both sides, doesn't take a position on or proceed along & upon the shoulder, as far as practicable from the roadway edge
(c) on a two-way highway that's not divided, has no sidewalk but has an adjacent shoulder area, doesn't take a position on or proceed along & on the left shoulder as far as practicable from the roadway edge. This paragraph doesn't apply to:
(A) a hitchhiker who takes a position on or proceeds along & on the right shoulder so long as the hitchhiker does so facing the vehicles using the adjacent lane of the roadway OR
(B) a member of a group that has adopted that section of highway under 366.158 (Adopt-a-Highway Program) who is obeying the rules of the DOT for picking up litter or removing noxious weeds on either side of the roadway.
(d) on a divided highway that has no sidewalk and does have a shoulder area, doesn't take a position on or proceed along & upon the right highway shoulder, as far as practicable from the roadway edge
this paragraph doesn't apply to a member of a group that has adopted that section of highway under the provisions of 366.158 (Adopt-a-Highway Program) who is obeying the rules of the DOT for picking up litter or removing noxious weeds on either side of the roadway.
this paragraph doesn't apply to a member of a group that has adopted that section of highway under the provisions of 366.158 (Adopt-a-Highway Program) who is obeying the rules of the DOT for picking up litter or removing noxious weeds on either side of the roadway.
(e) on a highway that doesn't have a sidewalk or shoulder, fails to take a position on or proceed along the highway near as practicable to an outside edge of the roadway, &, if the roadway is a two-way roadway, only on its left side
(2) this statute is subject to the provisions of 814.100 (rights of driver and passengers of disabled vehicle on freeway)
(3) a pedestrian doesn't violate this statute if they:
(a) don't impede traffic or create a traffic hazard
(b) post advance warning signs in compliance with standards adopted by the Oregon Transportation Commission under 810.200 (Uniform standards for traffic control devices)
(c) wear high-visibility safety apparel in compliance with standards adopted by the Oregon Transportation Commission under under 810.200 (Uniform standards for traffic control devices) AND
(d) have a permit or belong to a group that has a permit issued under 814.072 (Issuance of permit to be upon or to proceed along highway)
(4) a pedestrian doesn't violate this statute if they:
(a) don't create a traffic hazard AND
(b) signs are posted giving notice that pedestrians may be present on or along a narrow residential roadway.
signs posted under this paragraph will be posted at each end of the section of narrow residential roadway where pedestrians may be present
signs posted under this paragraph will be posted at each end of the section of narrow residential roadway where pedestrians may be present
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