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Texas Transportation Code - Section 545.062. Following Distance

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§ 545.062. FOLLOWING DISTANCE.  (a) An operator shall, if 
following another vehicle, maintain an assured clear distance 
between the two vehicles so that, considering the speed of the 
vehicles, traffic, and the conditions of the highway, the operator 
can safely stop without colliding with the preceding vehicle or 
veering into another vehicle, object, or person on or near the 
highway.
	(b)  An operator of a truck or of a motor vehicle drawing 
another vehicle who is on a roadway outside a business or 
residential district and who is following another truck or motor 
vehicle drawing another vehicle shall, if conditions permit, leave 
sufficient space between the vehicles so that a vehicle passing the 
operator can safely enter and occupy the space.  This subsection 
does not prohibit a truck or a motor vehicle drawing another vehicle 
from passing another vehicle.
	(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.  This subsection does not apply to a 
funeral procession.

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

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