ODOT provides primer on rapid flash beacons (East Oregonian, 9/19/17)
Rapid flash beacons (RFB) [PDF] (2014) Oregon Department of Transportation
traffic safety
New distracted driving law
Oregon cellphone, distracted driving law brings bigger fines, jail time (Statesman Journal, 9/18/2017)
What You Should Know About Oregon’s New Distracted Driving Law (OPB, 9/19/2017)
Holding a phone while driving means big fines starting Oct. 1 (East Oregonian, 9/19/2017)
Oregon House Bill 2597 : distracted driving fact sheet (2017) Oregon Department of Transportation
Oregon’s new distracted driving law
New law’s message for Oregon drivers: Put devices down! (Portland Tribune, 8/31/2017)
Distracted driving : eyes on the road. Not on your phone (2017) Oregon Department of Transportation
Portland traffic
ODOT confirms Portland traffic is getting worse (East Oregonian, 8/2/2017)
Portland traffic congestion no longer bound by ‘rush hour,’ ODOT reports (Oregonian, 8/3/2017)
Portland region 2016 traffic performance report (2017) Oregon Department of Transportation
Scottsburg Bridge
ODOT: Scottsburg Bridge unstable, in need of emergency repair (The News-Review, 4/13/17)
Scottsburg Bridge historical photos [PDF] (2017) Oregon Department of Transportation
Proposed distracted driving laws
5 things to know about the proposed distracted driving laws (Statesman Journal, 2/17/17)
Distracted driving in Oregon [PDF] (2016) Oregon Transportation Commission, Distracted Driving Task Force
“Move over” law
Oregon ‘move over’ law could be expanded (Statesman Journal, 2/23/2017)
Move over when you see stopped emergency vehicles (2009) Oregon Department of Transportation
Move over: it’s the law (2010) Oregon Department of Transportation
