13/12/2017
Beginning Jan. 1, drivers are required to to another lane or by at least five miles an hour below the posted speed for ANY vehicle stopped next to the side of the road displaying hazard lights or other signs of distress.
Under the current law, drivers have to move over (or if unable to move over safely, slow down) only for an emergency vehicle, a roadside assistance vehicle, a tow vehicle or an ambulance when it is displaying warning lights.
Senate Bill 34 was introduced to increase safety for motorists stopped along Oregon’s highways by expanding the scope of the law. Between 2011 and 2015 in Oregon, there were 167 serious crashes and eight people died in incidents where a vehicle was parked on the side of the road and there was no emergency vehicle with lights on involved. During that same time frame, in incidents where an emergency vehicle with lights on was aiding a motorist, there were just six serious crashes and no fatalities.
