Regarding bike lanes on Cornell, I think the construction activities on
Cornell near Shute Rd (Orenco area) are being done to reduce the size of the
median to make room for bicycle lanes.

"What is the ORS that refers to bicycles having the right to use the full
lane when no bicycle lane is present?"
"...should I start riding my bike down the middle of the right lane on
Cornell at 8mph?"
This looks appropriate: ORS 814.430
Improper use of lanes; exceptions; penalty
(1) A person commits the *offense of improper use of lanes by a bicycle if
the person is operating* *a bicycle on a roadway at less than the normal
speed of traffic* using the roadway at that time and place under the
existing conditions *and the person does not ride as close as practicable to
the right curb or edge of the roadway*.
(2) A person is *not in violation of the offense* under this section if the
person is not operating a bicycle as close as practicable to the right curb
or edge of the roadway *under any of the following circumstances*:
*(a)* When overtaking and passing another bicycle or vehicle that is
proceeding in the same direction.
*(b)* When preparing to execute a left turn.
*(c)* When reasonably necessary to avoid hazardous conditions including, but
not limited to, fixed or moving objects, parked or moving vehicles,
bicycles, pedestrians, animals, *surface hazards or other conditions that
make continued operation along the right curb or edge unsafe or to avoid
unsafe operation in a lane on the roadway that is too narrow for a bicycle
and vehicle to travel safely side by side.* Nothing in this paragraph
excuses the operator of a bicycle from the requirements under ORS 811.425 or
from the penalties for failure to comply with those requirements.
*(d)* When operating within a city as near as practicable to the left curb
or edge of a roadway that is designated to allow traffic to move in only one
direction along the roadway. A bicycle that is operated under this paragraph
is subject to the same requirements and exceptions when operating along the
left curb or edge as are applicable when a bicycle is operating along the
right curb or edge of the roadway.
*(e)* *When operating a bicycle alongside not more than one other bicycle as
long as the bicycles are both being operated within a single lane and in a
manner that does not impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic.
(f)* When operating on a bicycle lane or bicycle path.
(3) The offense described in this section, improper use of lanes by a
bicycle, is a Class D traffic violation.

When there is a bike lane:
ORS 814.420
Failure to use bicycle lane or path; exceptions; penalty

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a person commits
the offense of failure to use a bicycle lane or path if the person operates
a bicycle on any portion of a roadway that is not a bicycle lane or bicycle
path when a bicycle lane or bicycle path is adjacent to or near the
roadway. (2)
A person is not required to comply with this section unless the state or
local authority with jurisdiction over the roadway finds, after public
hearing, that the bicycle lane or bicycle path is suitable for safe bicycle
use at reasonable rates of speed. (3) The offense described in this section,
failure to use a bicycle lane or path, is a Class D traffic violation.

Text obtained from oregonlawyer.com

Matthew Rider
(not a lawyer)

On 3/30/06, Evan MacKenzie wrote:
>
> It has come to my attention that a number of Hillsboro City Councilors
> are not in favor of bicycle lanes.
>
> My first question then is:
>
> What is the ORS that refers to bicycles having the right to use the full
> lane when no bicycle lane is present?
>
> My second question:
>
> In lieu of a bicycle lane, should I start riding my bike down the middle
> of the right lane on Cornell Road at 8 mph? Should I ask the Street
> Committee and the City Council why a street designated as a collector,
> without any traffic calming devices (NE Grant Street) is designated a part
> of the City's Bicycle Way Network? This is not the only example of such a
> conflict, by the way.
>
> My third question:
>
> Are there any people out there who would like to express their views to
> our Mayor, the City Council, and/or the Hillsboro Street Committee?
>
> *Hillsboro****** Street Committee*
> ***Meeting Dates*
> 4th Tuesdays of the month at 6PM in rooms 105/115.
> Civic Center, Conference Room C113C
> 150 E. Main St.
>
> *Hillsboro**** City Council*
> First and third Tuesdays at 7:00 pm
> Hillsboro Civic Center Auditorium
> 150 E Main St.
> Work Session follows regular meeting in Room 113B
> (Third Tuesday only)
>
> As some of you who may have read any of my previous posts may know, I am a
> public employee for a certain municipality in the Portland metro area. Given
> my status, I have to be very careful when I pursue what might be construed
> as "political activities" while on the job (it's 7:55 am right now). So
> please consider this a heads-up. Those of you out there in the cycling
> community, if you feel the need to offer some constructive criticism of
> this viewpoint, it's up to you.
>
> Please feel free to forward this message to people in the cycling
> community, but*** PLEASE******** DO NOT**** forward this email directly to
> anyone at the City of Hillsboro.*
>
> Keep the rubber side down,
>
> Evan
>
>
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