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16.70.900 Reckless Driving.

City Code Section
  1. A.  A driver of a vehicle commits the crime of reckless driving within Portland if the driver commits two or more of the following violations in a single series of acts in such a way as to endanger the safety of persons or property:
    1. 1.  Unlawful or unsignaled lane change;
    2. 2.  Unsafe passing on the left or right;
    3. 3.  Passing in a no-passing zone;
    4. 4.  Following too close;
    5. 5.  Illegal backing;
    6. 6.  Unlawful stop or deceleration;
    7. 7.  Failure to signal;
    8. 8.  Violation of maximum speed limit in an urban area; or
    9. 9.  Taking other actions that a reasonable driver would know endanger the safety of persons or property in a congested urban driving environment such as Portland.
  2. B.  Violation of this law constitutes a Class A Misdemeanor as prescribed in State law.

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