Texas Transportation Code

§ 545.053 — PASSING TO THE LEFT; RETURN; BEING PASSED

TN § 545.053Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Part C. RULES OF THE ROAD · Ch. 545. OPERATION AND MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES · Art. B. DRIVING ON RIGHT SIDE OF ROADWAY AND PASSING

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(a)An operator passing another vehicle:

(1)shall pass to the left of the other vehicle at a safe distance; and

(2)may not move back to the right side of the roadway until safely clear of the passed vehicle.

(b)An operator being passed by another vehicle:

(1)shall, on audible signal, move or remain to the right in favor of the passing vehicle; and

(2)may not accelerate until completely passed by the passing vehicle.

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Legislative history

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.