(1) A person commits the offense of reckless driving if the person:
- (a) Recklessly drives a vehicle upon a highway or premises open to the public in a manner that endangers the safety of persons or property; or
(b) Operates a vehicle on a highway or premises open to the public and, in the presence of two or more persons assembled for the purpose of spectating the conduct, intentionally:
- (A) Breaks the traction of the vehicle’s rear tires; or
- (B) Spins the vehicle’s rear tires continuously by pressing the accelerator and increasing the engine speed in a manner that leaves marks on the surface upon which the vehicle is being driven.
- (2) As used in this section, “intentionally” and “recklessly” have the meanings given those terms in ORS 161.085.
- (3) The offense described in this section, reckless driving, is a Class A misdemeanor.
[1983 c.338 §571; 2023 c.158 §2]