Yesterday as I was driving down the road, a school bus was stopped on the opposite side of the street with the red stop sign out. I noticed that the traffic on the side of the bus was stopped and waiting for the red stop sign to go back in. However, on my side of the street it was different. I was stopped and watched as cars went right past me. They did not stop at the law states.

811.155 Failure to stop for bus safety lights; penalty. (1) A driver commits the offense of failure to stop for bus safety lights if the driver meets or overtakes from either direction any vehicle that is stopped on a roadway and that is operating red bus safety lights described under ORS 816.260 and the driver does not:
(a) Stop before reaching the vehicle; and
(b) Remain standing until the bus safety lights are no longer operating.
(2) The following apply to the offense described in this section:
(a) The offense described in this section does not apply if the vehicle operating the bus safety lights is not permitted under ORS 816.350 and 816.360 to operate red bus safety lights.
(b) A driver need not comply with this section if the vehicle operating red bus safety lights is stopped on a different roadway.
(3) The offense described in this section, failure to stop for bus safety lights, is a Class A traffic violation. [1983 c.338 §583; 1985 c.16 §290]

http://www.leg.state.or.us/ors/811.html

A good rule is to always stop. Children can always do something you are not ready for. If you are a passenger make sure your driver understands and knows this law. If you or they are in an accident, make sure you hire an attorney with the knowledge of this law.

With Portland Oregon once again leading the country in innovative safety measure relating to biking the new green bike boxes really create a strict liability area to protect bicyclists from bad car drivers. If you are a bike rider and get hit by a car in a bike box you may have a clear cut legal injury claim sort of similar to a strict liability claim if you can show the car driver came into the bike box and struck you.

The Columbia Gorge is renown worldwide for windsurfing because of the high winds. The Columbia Gorge wind can be particularly high which can cause injury. Businesses can be held accountable for money damages if someone is injured and the business had prior notice of the high wind and failed to take adequate and reasonable precaution.

One wind injury case we currently have is of a client who was going through a revolving door at a hotel near the Portland Airport. PDX Airport has many hotels along the Columbia River Floodplain and each year gets great gusts of wind.

Revolving doors do not particularly go with high winds. Most hotels will close off revolving doors during peak high wind times. This client was going through the revolving door of a hotel during high winds when multiple window panes dislodged from the moving doors causing her to be injured. We expect a court settlement for approximately $22,000 because the hotel failed in its duty to prevent harm to her as a patron of its business.

High winds can break glass and cause serious injury. So on any high wind injury case its best (in my opinion) to get the background research complied by a skilled injury lawyer who knows this area of negligence law.