Below is a list of safe driving related terms, defined.
Authorized Driver
Employee (at least 18 years of age) of the university who meets the eligibility requirement and has been authorized by the university and/or their department to drive for university business by completing PSU’s Driver Authorization Form.
Borrowed Vehicle
A vehicle that is not a State-owned, university, or hired vehicle (rental) used in connection with university business. Borrowed vehicles include vehicles owned by employees, students, or others used in the course of university business. Some PSU department policies refer to a borrowed vehicle as a personal vehicle.
Distracted Driving
Operating a motor vehicle while holding and/or using a mobile electronic device. Operating a motor vehicle includes while temporarily stationary because of traffic, a traffic control device, or other momentary delays. To legally use a mobile electronic device in a motor vehicle, the motor vehicle must be stopped in a location where it can safely remain stationary, and (i) is pulled over on the side of, pulled off, a roadway, or (ii) is in a designated parking space.
Eligibility Requirements
To be an eligible driver, an individual must be a minimum of 18 years of age, have at least two (2) years of active driving experience, provide proof of a valid U.S. driver's license, and have not committed any driving offenses as defined in this guidance and on the PSU Driver Authorization form. International driver's linceses are not acceptable for driving university vehicles. Eligible drivers for high occupancy vans must be a minimum of 21 years of age.
High Occupancy Van
A van which is designed to carry more than nine (9) passengers.
Hired Vehicle
A vehicle leased or rented by PSU or any of its department.
Mobile Electronic Device
An electronic device that is not permanently installed in a motor vehicle (e.g., cell phone, tablet, GPS, laptop, etc.). This includes, but is not limited to, a device capable of text messaging, voice communication, entertainment, navigation, accessing the internet, or producing electronic mail.
State-Owned Vehicle
A vehicle owned by or registered in the name of the State of Oregon and/or its motor pool.
Student
A person on record at the PSU Registrar’s Office as currently enrolled in either part-time or full-time matriculated study at the university.
University
Refers to Portland State University, its colleges, departments, and programs.
University Business
Any university/college/department program, approved educational activity, or university business function that is in the course and scope of an employee’s job duties or student’s tasks. This includes travel directly related to university business, including travel conducted by employees and students of the university that is in compliance with PSU Travel Guide.
Note: It is the policy of the Student Activities and Leadership Programs (SALP) that travel also includes any time a student organization plans or sanctions travel outside of the tri-county area, even if that travel is not paid for by university funds. University travel does not include stops for entertainment, food, or other social purposes that falls outside the definition of university business above.
University-Sanctioned Program
Any student activity or program, approved in writing, which is undertaken to further the instructional, research, service, or administrative support mission of the university or advantageous to the cultural or physical development of university students.
University Vehicle
A vehicle owned, leased, hired, and/or rented in the name of PSU or any of its departments to conduct university business.
Vehicle
Any mobile conveyance included in the definition of “vehicle” in ORS 801.590 of the Oregon Vehicle Code, including, but not limited to, care, vans, trucks, buses, and motorcycles.