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In Oregon, riding on a sidewalk toward a driveway with a car approaching, how fast may you go?

No faster than an ordinary walk.

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  1. No faster than an ordinary walk ✔
  2. Up to 15 mph
  3. Any speed, the car must stop

Why: Drivers pulling in or out of driveways look for walkers, not fast bikes. Oregon says to slow to walking speed at crosswalks, driveways and curb ramps when a car is coming.

Huh, didn't know that: Oregon also bans electric assisted bicycles on sidewalks.

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My bike slowed to walking speed. Now it thinks it's a pedestrian with training wheels.
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Answer: No faster than an ordinary walk. Drivers pulling in or out of driveways look for walkers, not fast bikes. Oregon says to slow to walking speed at crosswalks, driveways and curb ramps when a car is coming.

  1. ORS 814.410 Unsafe operation of bicycle on sidewalk www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors814.html
    at a speed greater than an ordinary walk when approaching or entering a crosswalk, approaching or crossing a driveway
    Checked 2026-10-12.

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