Rideshare Accident

If you were hurt in a Portland wreck while driving for a transportation network company, riding in one of those cars, or walking when one struck you, Oregon requires that company to provide a motor vehicle liability policy with personal injury protection benefits to each affiliated driver. Section 742.520(1)(b) and (1)(d) say that, while the driver is operating to provide transportation services to passengers, those PIP benefits must cover the driver, any passenger and pedestrians.

Save the app screens that show the trip status. Other liability limits on the company’s policy are a matter of the policy itself. Ask the company, and a lawyer who holds a current Oregon license, what coverage was in force, rather than guessing at a dollar figure. Our rideshare guide explains the PIP duty and the first-week tasks.