Texas Transportation Code

§ 545.051 — DRIVING ON RIGHT SIDE OF ROADWAY

TN § 545.051Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Part C. RULES OF THE ROAD · Ch. 545. OPERATION AND MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES · Art. B. DRIVING ON RIGHT SIDE OF ROADWAY AND PASSING

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(a)An operator on a roadway of sufficient width shall drive on the right half of the roadway, unless:

(1)the operator is passing another vehicle;

(2)an obstruction necessitates moving the vehicle left of the center of the roadway and the operator yields the right-of-way to a vehicle that:

(A)is moving in the proper direction on the unobstructed portion of the roadway; and

(B)is an immediate hazard;

(3)the operator is on a roadway divided into three marked lanes for traffic; or

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Legislative history

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