Texas Transportation Code - Section 545.053. Passing To The Left; Return; Being Passed
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§ 545.053. PASSING TO THE LEFT; RETURN; BEING
PASSED. (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.
(c) Subsection (b) does not apply when passing to the right
is permitted.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Section: 544.009 544.010 544.011 545.001 545.002 545.051 545.052 545.053 545.054 545.055 545.056 545.057 545.058 545.059 545.060
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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