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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.
(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
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