No person may drive a vehicle at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions and having regard to the actual and potential hazards then existing. September 1, 2005. (2) the appropriate traffic-control devices are in place. Sept. 1, 2001; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. September 1, 2021. FOLLOWING DISTANCE. 537), Sec. Sec. for the offense. 1, eff. TRANSPORTATION CODE CHAPTER 545. OPERATION Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. (4) the operator is on a roadway restricted to one-way traffic. Get a ticket again within five years, and those tickets cost at least $234. 128 (H.B. An operator may not drive on or from a limited-access or controlled-access roadway except at an entrance or exit that is established by a public authority. Transportation 165, Sec. WebA second offense of not yielding to a stationary emergency vehicle is a Class 1 Misdemeanor and carries a punishment of up to 12 months in jail and/or a fine not exceeding $2,500.00. (b) An operator of a vehicle on a roadway moving more slowly than the normal speed of other vehicles at the time and place under the existing conditions shall drive in the right-hand lane available for vehicles, or as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway, unless the operator is: (2) preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a private road or driveway. WebCHAPTER 1. (a) An operator passing another vehicle: (1) shall pass to the left of the other vehicle at a safe distance; and. Sept. 1, 1995. (2) "Emergency medical services provider" has the meaning assigned by Section 773.003, Health and Safety Code. AUTHORITY OF DISTRICT ENGINEER TO TEMPORARILY LOWER SPEED LIMIT AT HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE ACTIVITY SITE. Sept. 1, 1997. RESTRICTION ON USE OF HIGHWAY. 545.402. 339), Sec. (4) "Human operator" means a natural person in an automated motor vehicle who controls the entire dynamic driving task. Improper access to controlled-access roadway 20 . Nothing herein contained shall diminish or enlarge any rules of evidence or liability in any case involving the operation of an emergency vehicle. September 1, 2007. (2) deliver the notice to the individual named in the notice in person or by certified mail. Sec. (g) For the purposes of this section, contiguous subdivisions that are developed by the same entity or a successor to that entity and that are given the same public name or a variation of the same public name are considered one subdivision. In the event of an accident involving an automated motor vehicle, the automated motor vehicle or any human operator of the automated motor vehicle shall comply with Chapter 550. (a) An operator may not drive on or cross a railroad grade crossing unless the vehicle being operated has sufficient undercarriage clearance. The commissioners court may not enforce the restrictions unless: (1) the department's executive director or the executive director's designee has approved the restrictions; and. (B) on a county road or highway to which this section applies that is located within 500 feet of an elementary, secondary, or open-enrollment charter school or an institution of higher education, if approved under Section 545.357. (i) If a designated official does not comply with the requirements of Subsection (f)(3) for a vehicular accident reconstruction on a state highway associated with the reconstruction, the Texas Department of Transportation may remove signs and concealments. (d-1) The affirmative defense available in Subsection (d)(2) is not available for an offense under Subsection (b) committed in a school crossing zone located in the jurisdiction of a local authority that is in compliance with Subsection (b-2). (b) An operator may not drive over, across, or in a dividing space, physical barrier, or section constructed to impede vehicular traffic except: (1) through an opening in the physical barrier or dividing section or space; or. 545.0652. 1, eff. September 1, 2021. (2) "Wireless communication device" means a device that uses a commercial mobile service, as defined by 47 U.S.C. 3171), Sec. Promptly after the filing of a petition meeting the requirements of this subsection and subject to Subsection (d), the county or municipality receiving the petition shall post the signs. Emergency Vehicles (d) The executive director or the executive director's designee may rescind a lane restriction imposed under this section at any time that the executive director or the executive director's designee determines that the restriction is no longer necessary to improve safety. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable pursuant to chapter 318 as either a moving violation for infractions of subsection (1) or subsection (3), or as a pedestrian violation for infractions of subsection (2). 2837), Sec. Tow trucks, which help with auto-related crises, fit into this category. (B) a vertical body or load clearance of less than one-half inch per foot of the distance between two adjacent axles or less than nine inches measured above the level surface of a roadway. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. This subsection does not apply where a local ordinance otherwise regulates stopping or parking on the one-way roadway. 1331, Sec. 545.308. Improper lane usage 20 1, eff. 545.425. (a) An operator may not drive at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the circumstances then existing. (h) Notwithstanding Section 542.402(a), a municipality or county, at the end of the municipality's or county's fiscal year, shall send to the comptroller an amount equal to 50 percent of the fines collected by the municipality or the county for violations of this section. 1, eff. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. (c) A local authority by ordinance may permit angle parking on a roadway. (2) shall control the speed of the vehicle as necessary to avoid colliding with another person or vehicle that is on or entering the highway in compliance with law and the duty of each person to use due care. (b-3) The governing body of a municipality with a population of 2,000 or less, for a highway or a part of a highway in the municipality that is a one-lane highway used for two-way access and that is not an officially designated or marked highway or road of the state highway system, may declare a lower speed limit of not less than 10 miles per hour, if the governing body determines that the prima facie speed limit on the highway is unreasonable or unsafe. 545.456. STOPPING, STANDING, OR PARKING OUTSIDE A BUSINESS OR RESIDENCE DISTRICT. (c) To move a vehicle or equipment on or across a track at a railroad grade crossing, the operator: (1) shall stop the vehicle or equipment not closer than 15 feet or farther than 50 feet from the nearest rail of the railroad; (3) may not proceed until it is safe to cross the track. 68, eff. If you do not yield for an emergency vehicle, an officer can issue a citation 1438, Sec. 545.253. September 1, 2011. (g) If conduct constituting an offense under this section also constitutes an offense under any other law, the person may be prosecuted under this section, the other law, or both. 1066 (H.B. (c) The costs of installing and maintaining a mechanically operated grade crossing safety device, gate, sign, or signal erected under this section shall be apportioned and paid on the same percentage ratio and in the same proportionate amounts by this state and all participating political subdivisions of this state as costs are apportioned and paid between the state and the United States. WebSubdivision 1. 259 (H.B. (3) the person occupying the trailer or semitrailer was in a part of the trailer or semitrailer designed for human habitation. 183), Sec. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 6 (S.B. (b) When the Texas Transportation Commission, the Texas Turnpike Authority, the commissioners court of a county, or the governing body of a municipality, within the jurisdiction of each, as applicable, as specified in Sections 545.353 to 545.357, determines from the results of an engineering and traffic investigation that slow speeds on a part of a highway consistently impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic, the commission, authority, county commissioners court, or governing body may determine and declare a minimum speed limit on the highway. September 1, 2013. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. Penalties for Failing to Yield for an Emergency Vehicle Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 18, eff. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. (a) In this section: (1) "Commission" means the Texas Transportation Commission. SUBCHAPTER F. SPECIAL STOPS AND SPEED RESTRICTIONS. 1791), Sec. (c) An operator driving over a bridge or other elevated structure that is a part of a highway may not drive at a speed of more than the maximum speed that can be maintained with safety to the bridge or structure, when signs are posted as provided by this section. An operator may not drive through or in a safety zone. 30.107(c), eff. September 1, 2019. 1080, Sec. 27.001(108), eff. 7, eff. (f) In this section, "wireless communication device" means a handheld or hands-free device that uses commercial mobile service, as defined by 47 U.S.C. 15.71, 15.72, eff. (b) An operator passing another vehicle shall return to an authorized lane of travel: (1) before coming within 200 feet of an approaching vehicle, if a lane authorized for vehicles approaching from the opposite direction is used in passing; or otherwise. (a) An operator may not drive to the left side of the roadway if the operator is: (1) approaching within 100 feet of an intersection or railroad grade crossing in a municipality; (2) approaching within 100 feet of an intersection or railroad grade crossing outside a municipality and the intersection or crossing is shown by a sign or marking in accordance with Section 545.055; (3) approaching within 100 feet of a bridge, viaduct, or tunnel; or. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. Sec. (b) The operator of a vehicle that has an explosive substance or flammable liquid as the vehicle's principal cargo, before crossing a railroad grade crossing on a highway in a municipality: (2) while stopped, shall listen and look in both directions along the track for an approaching train or other on-track equipment and for signals indicating the approach of a train or other on-track equipment; and. Sec. September 1, 2019. September 1, 2021. 5.68(12), eff. If you're convicted, you are subject to a fine and 2, eff. SAFELY TURNING. (a) A person commits an offense if the person operates a motor vehicle and wilfully fails or refuses to bring the vehicle to a stop or flees, or attempts to elude, a pursuing police vehicle when given a visual or audible signal to bring the vehicle to a stop. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. The following section was amended by the 88th Legislature. (g) The department shall erect and maintain official traffic control devices necessary to implement and enforce an order adopted or an ordinance adopted and approved under this section. (g) If the governor's proclamation states that the facts necessary to support the issuance of the commission's order exist, the order takes effect according to Subsection (h). (1) "Interstate highway" means a segment of the national system of interstate and defense highways that is: (B) officially designated by the Texas Transportation Commission; and. September 1, 2007. 165, Sec. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. The offenses can be found within the Georgia Uniform Rules of the Road. 1, eff. Sec. OVERNIGHT PARKING OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE NEAR CERTAIN APARTMENT COMPLEXES. September 1, 2011. Sec. Sec. SPEED LIMIT EXCEPTION FOR EMERGENCIES; MUNICIPAL REGULATION. 1353), Sec. 545.415. Sept. 1, 1995. MAXIMUM SPEED REQUIREMENT. June 20, 2003. (a) On the immediate approach of an authorized emergency vehicle using audible and visual signals that meet the requirements of Sections 547.305 and 547.702, or of a police vehicle lawfully using only an audible signal, the operator of a streetcar shall immediately stop the streetcar clear of any intersection and remain there until the authorized emergency vehicle has passed, unless otherwise directed by a police officer. (3) remove all temporary speed limit signs placed under Subdivision (1) and concealments of other signs placed under Subdivision (2) when the official finds that the vehicular accident reconstruction is complete and all equipment is removed from the vehicular accident reconstruction site. 20.020, eff. Fail to yield at traffic circle. 1174), Sec. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 545.416. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. ADDITIONAL PARKING REGULATIONS. Any authorized emergency vehicle, when en route to meet an existing emergency, shall warn all other vehicular traffic along the emergency route by an audible signal, siren, exhaust whistle, or other adequate device or by a visible signal by the use of displayed blue or red lights. (c) Notwithstanding Section 542.001, this section applies to: (1) a private access way or parking area provided for a client or patron by a business, other than a private residential property or the property of a garage or parking lot for which a charge is made for the storing or parking of motor vehicles; and. (a) An operator may not back the vehicle unless the movement can be made safely and without interference with other traffic. (b) The governing body of a municipality, for a highway or part of a highway in the municipality, including a highway of the state highway system, has the same authority to alter prima facie speed limits from the results of an engineering and traffic investigation as the commission for an officially designated or marked highway of the state highway system, when the highway or part of the highway is under repair, construction, or maintenance. CHAPTER 38. OBSTRUCTING GOVERNMENTAL OPERATION 1, eff. 216 (H.B. Even crossing the street in single file during a vigil for a traffic fatality may be impeding traffic. 545.404. (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an authority or a law enforcement agency is not liable for: (1) any damage to personal property removed from a roadway or right-of-way under this section, unless the removal is carried out recklessly or in a grossly negligent manner; or. (c) The speed limits for a bus or other vehicle engaged in the business of transporting passengers for compensation or hire, for a commercial vehicle used as a highway post office vehicle for highway post office service in the transportation of United States mail, for a light truck, and for a school activity bus are the same as required for a passenger car at the same time and location. June 1, 2023. 3171), Sec. in the course of such officer's employment and while responding to an emergency call. Sept. 1, 1997. September 1, 2021. (2) "Golf cart" has the meaning assigned by Section 551.401. (c) An operator on a roadway having four or more lanes for moving vehicles and providing for two-way movement of vehicles may not drive left of the center line of the roadway except: (1) as authorized by an official traffic-control device designating a specified lane to the left side of the center of the roadway for use by a vehicle not otherwise permitted to use the lane; (2) under the conditions described by Subsection (a)(2); or. On a roadway divided into three or more lanes and providing for one-way movement of traffic, an operator entering a lane of traffic from a lane to the right shall yield the right-of-way to a vehicle entering the same lane of traffic from a lane to the left. 3050), Sec. (3) shall accord a pedestrian the right-of-way as required by this subtitle. 384, Sec. 265 (H.B. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1522), Sec. 30.111, eff. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. WebEverett (425) 953-4337. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. (f) An operator who is required by this section to stop and yield the right-of-way at an intersection to another vehicle and who is involved in a collision or interferes with other traffic at the intersection to whom right-of-way is to be given is presumed not to have yielded the right-of-way. (d) Official traffic-control devices prohibiting the changing of lanes on sections of roadway may be installed. For a second and September 1, 2021. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1059 (H.B. (c) An operator on a roadway outside a business or residential district driving in a caravan of other vehicles or a motorcade shall allow sufficient space between the operator and the vehicle preceding the operator so that another vehicle can safely enter and occupy the space. (b-1) A person under 17 years of age who holds a restricted motorcycle license, during the 12-month period following the issuance of an original motorcycle license to the person, may not operate a motorcycle after midnight and before 5 a.m. unless: (1) the person is in sight of the person's parent or guardian; or. 1, eff. At the hearing, all interested persons may present oral or written testimony regarding the proposed order. January 1, 2008. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. WebCHAPTER 545. Sec. (b) An operator on a single-lane or two-lane street or roadway who approaches an intersection that is not controlled by an official traffic-control device and that is located on a divided highway or on a street or roadway divided into three or more marked traffic lanes: (1) shall stop, yield, and grant immediate use of the intersection to a vehicle on the other street or roadway that is within the intersection or approaching the intersection in such proximity as to be a hazard; and. Sec. (a) In this section: (A) a metropolitan rapid transit authority operating under Chapter 451; or. 545.2555. 1, eff. (d) Except as provided by Subsections (e)-(h), an offense under Subsection (a) is a Class B misdemeanor. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 30.113(a), eff. Sec. An operator of a streetcar may not, without the consent of the fire department official in command, drive over an unprotected hose of a fire department when the hose is on a streetcar track and intended for use at a fire or alarm of fire. 545.424. A person may not: (1) open the door of a motor vehicle on the side available to moving traffic, unless the door may be opened in reasonable safety without interfering with the movement of other traffic; or. 3871), Sec. (d) The Texas Transportation Commission, on request of the governing body of a school or institution of higher education, shall hold a public hearing at least once each calendar year to consider prima facie speed limits on highways in the state highway system that are near public or private elementary or secondary schools, open-enrollment charter schools, or institutions of higher education. (b) After stopping as required by Subsection (a), an operator described by Subsection (a) shall proceed without manually shifting gears while crossing the track. 1, eff. 913 (H.B. (d) Before issuing an order under this section, the commissioners court shall submit to the department a description of the proposed restriction. Impeding the flow of traffic 20 . (b) The commission by order may restrict, by class of vehicle, through traffic to two or more designated lanes of a highway. 14-283. A new limit that is adopted for a turnpike project constructed and maintained by the authority in accordance with this section is effective at all times or at other times as determined. (d) A local authority, on a highway under the jurisdiction of the local authority, may: Sec. Once the state patrol has approved it in writing, any car or truck can be an emergency vehicle. Sec. The municipality may not enforce the restrictions unless the department's executive director or the executive director's designee has approved the restrictions. 1353), Sec. (c) The owner or manager of an apartment complex may make a request to the county in which the apartment complex is located for the posting of official signs prohibiting the parking of a commercial motor vehicle in a public right-of-way adjacent to the complex after 10 p.m. and before 6 a.m. A request under this subsection must be signed and in writing. PERSON RIDING IN TRAILER OR SEMITRAILER DRAWN BY TRUCK, ROAD TRACTOR, OR TRUCK TRACTOR. 1438, Sec. 3, eff. 1, eff. Sec. Sec. 11, eff. (d) A person may stop, stand, or park a bicycle on a sidewalk if the bicycle does not impede the normal and reasonable movement of pedestrian or other traffic on the sidewalk. (e) An entity that establishes or alters a speed limit under this subchapter shall establish the same speed limit for daytime and nighttime. 545.305. (e) Subsection (d) does not prohibit an operator from carrying on a motorcycle or moped a person younger than five years of age who is seated in a sidecar attached to the motorcycle or moped. Get free summaries of new opinions delivered to your inbox! 1, eff. Pending publication of the current statutes, see H.B. Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. Following too closely 20 . The commanding officer of a United States military reservation, for a highway or part of a highway in the military reservation, including a highway of the state highway system, has the same authority by order to alter prima facie speed limits from the results of an engineering and traffic investigation as the Texas Transportation Commission for an officially designated or marked highway of the state highway system. The petition must be signed by at least 25 percent of the owners or tenants of residences in the subdivision.

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