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Oregon · Through 2025 Edition

ORS 811.125: Speed racing on highway; penalty.

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  1. 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation
  2. 59. Oregon Vehicle Code
  3. Chapter 811 — Rules of the Road for Drivers

(1) A person commits the offense of speed racing on a highway if, on a highway in this state, the person drives a vehicle or participates in any manner in any of the following in which a vehicle is involved:

      (a) A speed competition or contest.

      (b) An acceleration contest.

      (c) A test of physical endurance.

      (d) An exhibition of speed or acceleration.

      (e) The making of a speed record.

      (f) A race. For purposes of this paragraph, racing is the use of one or more vehicles in an attempt to outgain, outdistance or prevent another vehicle from passing, to arrive at a given destination ahead of another vehicle or vehicles or to test the physical stamina or endurance of drivers over long distance driving routes.

      (g) A drag race. For purposes of this paragraph, drag racing is the operation of two or more vehicles from a point side by side at accelerating speeds in a competitive attempt to outdistance each other, or the operation of one or more vehicles over a common selected course, from the same point to the same point for the purpose of comparing the relative speeds or power of acceleration of the vehicle or vehicles within a certain distance or time limit.

      (2) The offense described in this section, speed racing on a highway, is a Class A traffic violation and is applicable on any premises open to the public.

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