You are keeping the air clean and neighborhoods quiet, while saving petroleum. You are improving your own health and well-being through regular exercise. You have a right to ride your bicycle on Oregon's roads, streets and highways. Some basic safety principles will help you enjoy a safe ride. Most bicycling injuries do not involve a crash with a motor vehicle.
Bicyclists are more likely to fall or hit fixed objects such as a mailbox or a parked car.
Never ride while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. DUI laws apply when you're riding a bicycle. Most crashes with motor vehicles happen at road intersections and driveways, where bicyclists and motorists cross paths. When motorists and bicyclists collide, the fault is about evenly split between them. Even if you ride responsibly, some motorists may not see you.