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    BICYCLE TRAIL, OPERATING VEHICLE ON
          811.435 Operation of motor vehicle on bicycle trail; exemptions; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of operation of a motor vehicle on a bicycle trail if the person operates a motor vehicle upon a bicycle lane or a bicycle path.
          (2) Exemptions to this section are provided under ORS 811.440.
          (3) This section is not applicable to mopeds. ORS 811.440 and 814.210 control the operation and use of mopeds on bicycle lanes and paths.
          (4) The offense described in this section, operation of a motor vehicle on a bicycle trail, is a Class B traffic violation.
     
          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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