Texas Transportation Code

§ 547.331 — HAZARD LAMPS PERMITTED

TN § 547.331Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Part C. RULES OF THE ROAD · Ch. 547. VEHICLE EQUIPMENT · Art. E. GENERAL LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS FOR VEHICLES

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(a)A vehicle may be equipped with lamps to warn other vehicle operators of a vehicular traffic hazard that requires unusual care in approaching, overtaking, or passing.

(b)The lamps shall be:

(1)mounted at the same level and spaced as widely apart as practicable on the front and on the rear of the vehicle; and

(2)visible at a distance of at least 500 feet in normal sunlight.

(c)The lamps shall display simultaneously flashing lights that emit:

(1)a white or amber light, or a color between white and amber, if the lamp is mounted on the front of the vehicle; or

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Legislative history

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