What you should know about Oregon’s new distracted driving law
It’s good news for road safety advocates.
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Get Legal with Ray Thomas: Oregon’s ‘Safe Passing’ law explained
Bike lawyer Ray Thomas breaks down Oregon’s “safe passing law” in this final installment of our three-part series.
Bike-based contractor denied service at metal recycler for not being in a motor vehicle
Chris Sanderson of Builder By Bike.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) Chris Sanderson is a Portland-based licensed general contractor. Like many people in his line of work, he does a far amount of demolition and hauling for his clients. But unlike other contractors, Sanderson’s company vehicle is a bicycle, not a truck. Sanderson owns Builder By Bike … Read more
New Portland Police Bureau videos aim to debunk “traffic myths”
The Portland Police Bureau Traffic Division just released a series of videos to debunk what they call “the top five most common traffic myths.” All the videos could apply to people riding bicycles and one of them is targeted specifically at bike traffic. The PPB says the videos cover issues that officers frequently hear as … Read more
Bike Law 101: Guidance for the ‘Dilemma Zone’
[Publisher’s note: Welcome to Bike Law 101, a new column written for BikePortland by Kurt Jansen. Kurt is the Executive Director of the Animated Traffic Law Center. ATLC is a Eugene, Oregon based non-profit that helps organizations with their traffic law education efforts (the City of Portland hired them to create the “Every Corner is … Read more