Texas Transportation Code

§ 551.101 — RIGHTS AND DUTIES

TN § 551.101Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Part C. RULES OF THE ROAD · Ch. 551. OPERATION OF BICYCLES AND MOPEDS, GOLF CARTS, AND OTHER LOW-POWERED VEHICLES · Art. B. BICYCLES

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(a)A person operating a bicycle has the rights and duties applicable to a driver operating a vehicle under this subtitle, unless:

(1)a provision of this chapter alters a right or duty; or

(2)a right or duty applicable to a driver operating a vehicle cannot by its nature apply to a person operating a bicycle.

(b)A parent of a child or a guardian of a ward may not knowingly permit the child or ward to violate this subtitle.

Legislative history

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