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Texas Transportation Code - Section 545.101. Turning At Intersection

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§ 545.101. TURNING AT INTERSECTION.  (a) To make a right 
turn at an intersection, an operator shall make both the approach 
and the turn as closely as practicable to the right-hand curb or 
edge of the roadway.
	(b)  To make a left turn at an intersection, an operator 
shall:              
		(1)  approach the intersection in the extreme left-hand 
lane lawfully available to a vehicle moving in the direction of the 
vehicle;  and
		(2)  after entering the intersection, turn left, 
leaving the intersection so as to arrive in a lane lawfully 
available to traffic moving in the direction of the vehicle on the 
roadway being entered.
	(c)  On a street or roadway designated for two-way traffic, 
the operator turning left shall, to the extent practicable, turn in 
the portion of the intersection to the left of the center of the 
intersection.
	(d)  To turn left, an operator who is approaching an 
intersection having a roadway designated for one-way traffic and 
for which signs are posted from a roadway designated for one-way 
traffic and for which signs are posted shall make the turn as 
closely as practicable to the left-hand curb or edge of the roadway.
	(e)  The Texas Transportation Commission or a local 
authority, with respect to a highway in its jurisdiction, may:
		(1)  authorize the placement of an official 
traffic-control device in or adjacent to an intersection;  and
		(2)  require a course different from that specified in 
this section for movement by vehicles turning at an intersection.

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

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