OREGON E LAW

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    BICYCLE, FAILURE TO YIELD IN BIKE LANE
        811.050 Failure to yield to rider on bicycle lane; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of failure of a motor vehicle operator to yield to a rider on a bicycle lane if the person is operating a motor vehicle and the person does not yield the right of way to a person operating a bicycle, electric assisted bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device, moped, motor assisted scooter or motorized wheelchair upon a bicycle lane.
          (2) This section does not require a person operating a moped to yield the right of way to a bicycle or a motor assisted scooter if the moped is operated on a bicycle lane in the manner permitted under ORS 811.440.
          (3) The offense described in this section, failure of a motor vehicle operator to yield to a rider on a bicycle lane, is a Class B traffic

          811.440 When motor vehicles may operate on bicycle lane. This section provides exemptions from the prohibitions under ORS 811.435 and 814.210 against operating motor vehicles on bicycle lanes and paths. The following vehicles are not subject to ORS 811.435 and 814.210 under the circumstances described:
          (1) A person may operate a moped on a bicycle lane that is immediately adjacent to the roadway only while the moped is being exclusively powered by human power.
          (2) A person may operate a motor vehicle upon a bicycle lane when:
          (a) Making a turn;
          (b) Entering or leaving an alley, private road or driveway; or
          (c) Required in the course of official duty.
          (3) An implement of husbandry may momentarily cross into a bicycle lane to permit other vehicles to overtake and pass the implement of husbandry.
          (4) A person may operate a motorized wheelchair on a bicycle lane or path.
          (5) A person may operate a motor assisted scooter on a bicycle lane or path.
          (6) A person may operate an electric personal assistive mobility device on a bicycle lane or path
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