(3) the person occupying the trailer or semitrailer was in a part of the trailer or semitrailer designed for human habitation. In the event of an accident involving an automated motor vehicle, the automated motor vehicle or any human operator of the automated motor vehicle shall comply with Chapter 550. If you're 50 percent at fault, your damages are reduced by 50 percent in comparative negligence states. https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/transportation-code/transp-sect-550-022/, Read this complete Texas Transportation Code - TRANSP 550.022. 30.107(c), eff. 8.01. She skids over the ice and loses control of her vehicle. 3871), Sec. RA 6539 - Anti-Carnapping Act of 1972. Code. 547. 1, eff. 165, Sec. 1, eff. (2) equipped with footrests and handholds for use by the passenger. 892 (H.B. (b) Unless a special hazard exists that requires a slower speed for compliance with Section 545.351(b), the following speeds are lawful: (1) 30 miles per hour in an urban district on a street other than an alley and 15 miles per hour in an alley; (2) except as provided by Subdivision (4), 70 miles per hour on a highway numbered by this state or the United States outside an urban district, including a farm-to-market or ranch-to-market road; (3) except as provided by Subdivision (4), 60 miles per hour on a highway that is outside an urban district and not a highway numbered by this state or the United States; (A) 60 miles per hour if the vehicle is a school bus that has passed a commercial motor vehicle inspection under Section 548.201 and is on a highway numbered by the United States or this state, including a farm-to-market road; or. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 5.68(12), eff. (c) The Texas Transportation Commission, on a state highway under the jurisdiction of the commission, may: (1) determine those portions of the highway where passing or driving to the left of the roadway would be especially hazardous; and. (2) "Residential subdivision" means a subdivision in a county with a population greater than 220,000: (A) for which a plat is recorded in the county real property records; and. June 17, 2005. 1419, Sec. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 69, eff. September 1, 2009. 204, Sec. In this subsection, "driver's license" has the meaning assigned by Chapter 521. Sec. (a) In this section: (1) "Hands-free device" means speakerphone capability, a telephone attachment, or another function or other piece of equipment, regardless of whether permanently installed in or on a wireless communication device or in a motor vehicle, that allows use of the wireless communication device without use of either of the operator's hands, except to activate or deactivate a function of the wireless communication device or hands-free device. Current as of April 14, 2021 | Updated by FindLaw Staff. Sept. 1, 1995. 4, eff. EMERGING FROM AN ALLEY, DRIVEWAY, OR BUILDING. 1759), Sec. 551.103 (c) Failure to Ride in Single Lane When Riding Two Abreast. September 1, 2017. 1)Driver (50%) 2)Passenger ( 18%) 3)Motorcycle (16%) 4)Pedestrian (14%) 5) Pedalcyclist (1.4%) What did NHSTA come after? September 1, 2011. (c) An operator moving around a rotary traffic island shall drive only to the right of the island. This subsection does not apply where a local ordinance otherwise regulates stopping or parking on the one-way roadway. 973 (S.B. 55), Sec. (c) A municipal governing body or commissioners court, on request of the governing body of a school or institution of higher education, may hold one public hearing for all public and private elementary and secondary schools, open-enrollment charter schools, and institutions of higher education in its jurisdiction. (2) show the beginning and end of each no-passing zone by appropriate signs or markings on the roadway. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. (B) if complying with Paragraph (A) is not possible, as much of the roadway as possible. 2005 Texas Transportation Code CHAPTER 541. 165, Sec. (e) In this section, "household" has the meaning assigned by Section 71.005, Family Code. 1, eff. 1, eff. (b) An operator may not carry another person on the motorcycle or moped, and a person who is not operating the motorcycle or moped may not ride on the motorcycle or moped, unless the motorcycle or moped is: (1) designed to carry more than one person; and. DRIVING ON STREETCAR TRACKS. OPERATION OF AUTOMATED MOTOR VEHICLES. 3050), Sec. September 1, 2015. (b-1) A person under 17 years of age who holds a restricted motorcycle license, during the 12-month period following the issuance of an original motorcycle license to the person, may not operate a motorcycle after midnight and before 5 a.m. unless: (1) the person is in sight of the person's parent or guardian; or. Sec. (c) Without regard to the center of the roadway, an official traffic-control device may be erected directing slow-moving traffic to use a designated lane or designating lanes to be used by traffic moving in a particular direction. 1.21, eff. 438 (H.B. 3, eff. 545.422. (b) A person commits an offense if the person with criminal negligence: (1) operates a motor vehicle within the area of a crosswalk; and. 923 (H.B. 32.16% of traffic fatalities were classified as single vehicle, run-off-the-road crashes; and 15,843 people sustained serious personal injuries. CROSSING SIDEWALK OR HIKE AND BIKE TRAIL. (b) A passenger in a vehicle may not ride in a position that interferes with the operator's view to the front or sides or control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle. (b) A person under 17 years of age who holds a restricted motorcycle license may not operate a motorcycle while using a wireless communication device, except in case of emergency. Before the 13th day after the date the order is filed in the governor's office, the governor shall conclude the finding of fact, issue a proclamation stating whether the necessary facts exist to support the issuance of the commission's order, and file copies of the order and the proclamation in the office of the secretary of state. Faulty evasive action always occurs after perception and is the reaction of a driver or pedestrian to a hazardous situation on the highway. (h) Notwithstanding Section 542.402(a), a municipality or county, at the end of the municipality's or county's fiscal year, shall send to the comptroller an amount equal to 50 percent of the fines collected by the municipality or the county for violations of this section. 1, eff. In this chapter: (1) "On-track equipment" means any car, rolling stock, equipment, or other device that, alone or coupled to another device, is operated on a railroad track. (a) An operator passing to the right of a streetcar stopped or about to stop to receive or discharge a passenger shall: (1) stop the vehicle at least five feet to the rear of the nearest running board or door of the streetcar; and. Watch Now. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. TOWING SAFETY CHAINS. Sept. 1, 1995. 7, eff. 2466), Sec. 510), Sec. Failure to take evasive action; Distracted driving; Failure to apply brakes; Failure to maintain lane; If you have any questions or would like us to get started on your case, call us now at (855) 326-0000 for help. (c) A vehicle is not required to stop at the crossing if a police officer or a traffic-control signal directs traffic to proceed. 165, Sec. * Faulty evasive action * Under the influence- alcohol ( drunk driver) Vehicle defects can include defective conditions in the vehicles, such as no headlights, no tail lights, no trailer brakes, and other conditions. 1, eff. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 545.205. September 1, 2011. An operator may not, without the consent of the fire department official in command, drive over an unprotected hose of a fire department if the hose is on a street or private driveway and is intended for use at a fire or alarm of fire. Sec. 1016 (H.B. (a) This section applies only to: (1) a crawler-type tractor, steam shovel, derrick, or roller; and. the requirements of Subsection (a). 8.01. September 1, 2005. 1607), Sec. FLEEING OR ATTEMPTING TO ELUDE POLICE OFFICER; OFFENSE. However, he collides into the first driver. June 20, 2003. 1172 (H.B. September 1, 2005. 1759), Sec. 183), Sec. 424 (S.B. (d) An operator of self-propelled machinery designed or adapted for applying plant food materials or agricultural chemicals and not designed or adapted for the sole purpose of transporting the materials or chemicals may not drive at a speed of more than 30 miles per hour unless the machinery is registered under Chapter 502. 30.110(a), eff. If the order does not have an effective date, it takes effect on the 21st day after the date it is filed with the governor. (c) An operator is not required to stop at: (1) an abandoned railroad grade crossing that is marked with a sign reading "tracks out of service"; or, (2) an industrial or spur line railroad grade crossing that is marked with a sign reading "exempt.". OPERATION OF CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES. Sec. September 1, 2013. September 1, 2021. September 1, 2007. 1, eff. 545.417. Sec. (B) in which the majority of lots are subject to deed restrictions limiting the lots to residential use. (2) removes all temporary signs, concealments, and equipment used at the vehicular accident reconstruction site. 3871), Sec. 716 (H.B. 833, Sec. 74, 75, eff. 545.256. (B) five miles per hour when the posted speed limit is less than 25 miles per hour. (d) An offense under this section is punishable by a fine of not less than $50 or more than $200. 545.106. Sec. 9, eff. (2) the person, at the time of the offense: (A) was operating the vehicle while intoxicated, as defined by Section 49.01, Penal Code; or. (e) An entity that establishes or alters a speed limit under this subchapter shall establish the same speed limit for daytime and nighttime. September 1, 2009. CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY SEAT SYSTEMS; OFFENSE. Action Date Notice; Texas Admin Code Ch. 545.203. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. If after conducting the investigation the commission, turnpike authority, or local authority finds that the structure cannot safely withstand vehicles traveling at a speed otherwise permissible under this subtitle, the commission, turnpike authority, or local authority shall: (1) determine and declare the maximum speed of vehicles that the structure can safely withstand; and. (4) "Human operator" means a natural person in an automated motor vehicle who controls the entire dynamic driving task. 30.107(b), eff. Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. As drivers, we have a duty to uphold all applicable traffic laws and operate our vehicles safely. (b-1) A person commits an offense if the person allows a child who is younger than 17 years of age and who is not required to be secured in a child passenger safety seat system under Section 545.412(a) to ride in a passenger van designed to transport 15 or fewer passengers, including the driver, without securing the child individually by a safety belt, if the child is occupying a seat that is equipped with a safety belt. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. September 1, 2005. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. September 1, 2013. 1093), Sec. 265, Sec. (2) in a manner similar to using a two-way radio. in narrative) 49-improper start from parked position 50-load not secured 51-opened door into traffic lane 52-oversize vehicle or load Sept. 1, 2001; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. (a) An operator shall obey the directions of a sign or marking in Subsection (c) or (d) if the sign or marking is in place and clearly visible to an ordinarily observant person. September 1, 2013. September 28, 2011. (3) shall accord a pedestrian the right-of-way as required by this subtitle. 15, eff. 128 (H.B. 1, eff. See Tex. OPERATION AND MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES. 16, eff. There was one at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York in January, a second in Austin, Texas, in February, and a third off the coast of Hawaii in December. (b) A county commissioners court by order may give a designated official with transportation engineering experience establishing speed limits discretion to temporarily lower prima facie speed limits for a county road or highway outside the boundaries of a municipality at the site of an investigation using vehicular accident reconstruction. (3) "Open-enrollment charter school" has the meaning assigned by Section 5.001, Education Code. (2) at a crossover or intersection established by a public authority. 1044 (H.B. 545.156. (B) arrows clearly indicating the area of the public right-of-way subject to the parking restriction. Don't disrupt the flow of traffic it just isn't safe. (b) An automated motor vehicle may not operate on a highway in this state with the automated driving system engaged unless the vehicle is: (1) capable of operating in compliance with applicable traffic and motor vehicle laws of this state, subject to this subchapter; (2) equipped with a recording device, as defined by Section 547.615(a), installed by the manufacturer of the automated motor vehicle or automated driving system; (3) equipped with an automated driving system in compliance with applicable federal law and federal motor vehicle safety standards; (4) registered and titled in accordance with the laws of this state; and. 2, eff. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. The other insurance company is saying that the 18-wheeler driver shouldn't have made the turn, but that he is only 33% at fault (me being 33% at fault and the other driver also being 33% at fault), which in Texas isn't above the 50% threshold needed to compel insurance payout. Sec. 316, Sec. (d) The executive director or the executive director's designee may rescind a lane restriction imposed under this section at any time that the executive director or the executive director's designee determines that the restriction is no longer necessary to improve safety. Sec. 3, eff. 1969), Sec. (a) If the Texas Transportation Commission determines from the results of an engineering and traffic investigation that a prima facie speed limit in this subchapter is unreasonable or unsafe on a part of the highway system, the commission, by order recorded in its minutes, and except as provided in Subsection (d), may determine and declare: (1) a reasonable and safe prima facie speed limit; and. (d) If conduct constituting an offense under this section also constitutes an offense under another section of this code or the Penal Code, the actor may be prosecuted under either section or under both sections. Sept. 1, 1997. Sec. 1346, Sec. 1353), Sec. June 1, 2023. (3) a tow truck, as defined by Section 545.157(e), that is performing towing duties under Chapter 2308, Occupations Code. 1, eff. (f) Except as provided by Subsection (b-2), this section preempts all local ordinances, rules, or regulations that are inconsistent with specific provisions of this section adopted by a political subdivision of this state relating to the use of a wireless communication device by the operator of a motor vehicle. 545.353. (b-2) A local authority that by ordinance or rule prohibits the use of a wireless communication device while operating a motor vehicle, including a prohibition that contains an exception for the use of a wireless communication device with a hands-free device, throughout the jurisdiction of the local authority is not required to post a sign as required by Subsection (b-1) and shall: (1) post signs that are located at each point at which a state highway, U.S. highway, or interstate highway enters the jurisdiction of the local authority and that state: (A) that an operator is prohibited from using a wireless communication device while operating a motor vehicle in the jurisdiction of the local authority, and whether use of a wireless communication device with a hands-free device is allowed in the jurisdiction of the local authority; and, (B) that the operator is subject to a fine if the operator uses a wireless communication device while operating a motor vehicle in the jurisdiction of the local authority; and. . 165, Sec. 1021 (H.B. (B) the operator is subject to a fine if the operator uses a wireless communication device in the school crossing zone. 1759), Sec. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. (e) A person is presumed to have recklessly engaged in conduct placing another in imminent danger of serious bodily injury under Subsection (d) if the person while intoxicated knowingly operated a motor vehicle during the commission of the offense. This subsection does not apply to the drawing of a trailer or semitrailer used for agricultural purposes. 551. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. Sec. 545.066. AUTHORITY OF TEXAS TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION TO ALTER SPEED LIMITS. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. (a) If a person violates a maximum prima facie speed limit imposed under Section 545.362, as that law existed immediately before December 8, 1995, and the person was not traveling at a speed, as alleged in the citation, if not contested by the person, or, if contested by the person, as alleged in the complaint and found by the court, that is greater than the maximum prima facie speed limit for the location that has been established under this chapter, other than under Section 545.362, information in the custody of the department concerning the violation is confidential. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. (B) not later than 72 hours after the violation; (A) an office of the department located in the county in which the violation occurred; (B) the sheriff of the county in which the violation occurred, if the violation occurred in the unincorporated area of the county; or, (C) the police department of a municipality, if the violation occurred in the municipality; and. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. CROSSING FIRE HOSE. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. The officer giving the signal must be in uniform and prominently display the officer's badge of office. CHAPTER 545. 545.407. Another driver is approaching an intersection and notices the other driver careening across the road. September 1, 2011. VEHICLE ENTERING HIGHWAY FROM PRIVATE ROAD OR DRIVEWAY. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. (a-2) Notwithstanding Subsection (a-1), a person under 18 years of age may operate a moped after midnight and before 5 a.m. if the person is in sight of the person's parent or guardian. (2) yield the right-of-way to a vehicle in the intersection or approaching on another highway so closely as to be an immediate hazard to the operator's movement in or across the intersection. 2, eff. (2) after stopping, may proceed when the intersection can be safely entered without interference or collision with the traffic using the other street or roadway. Sept. 1, 1995. 545.157. 1522), Sec. 545.404. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. Section 332. Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 165, Sec. June 1, 2023. (2) "Golf cart" has the meaning assigned by Section 551.401. September 1, 2009. Sec. A person may not: (1) open the door of a motor vehicle on the side available to moving traffic, unless the door may be opened in reasonable safety without interfering with the movement of other traffic; or.

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