Texas Transportation Code

§ 545.060 — DRIVING ON ROADWAY LANED FOR TRAFFIC

TN § 545.060Title 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 on a roadway divided into two or more clearly marked lanes for traffic:

(1)shall drive as nearly as practical entirely within a single lane; and

(2)may not move from the lane unless that movement can be made safely.

(b)If a roadway is divided into three lanes and provides for two-way movement of traffic, an operator on the roadway may not drive in the center lane except:

(1)if passing another vehicle and the center lane is clear of traffic within a safe distance;

(2)in preparing to make a left turn; or

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Legislative history

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