2015 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 17 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation, Constitutions
Chapter 811 - Rules of the Road for Drivers
Section 811.340 - Improperly executed left turn; penalty.
(1) A person commits the offense of making an improperly executed left turn if the person operates a vehicle and is intending to turn the vehicle to the left and the person does not:
(a) Approach the turn in the extreme left-hand lane lawfully available to traffic moving in the direction of travel of the turning vehicle;
(b) Make the left turn to the left of the center of the intersection whenever practicable; and
(c) Except as otherwise allowed by ORS 811.346, leave the intersection or other location in the extreme left-hand lane lawfully available to traffic moving in the same direction as such vehicle on the roadway being entered.
(2) The offense described in this section, improperly executing a left turn, is a Class B traffic violation.
[1983 c.338 §624; 1985 c.16 §312; 1995 c.383 §60; 1997 c.468 §3]
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