Texas Transportation Code

§ 547.504 — DISPLAY OF DEVICES WHEN LIGHTED LAMPS REQUIRED

TN § 547.504Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Part C. RULES OF THE ROAD · Ch. 547. VEHICLE EQUIPMENT · Art. J. PROVISIONS RELATING TO WARNING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS ON VEHICLES

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(a)Unless sufficient light exists to reveal a person or vehicle at a distance of 1,000 feet, the operator of a vehicle described by Section 547.503(b) or an explosive cargo vehicle shall display warning devices that comply with the requirements of Section 547.502:

(1)when lighted lamps are required; and

(2)under the conditions stated in this section.

(b)Except as provided by Section 547.506 and Subsection (d), the operator of a vehicle described by Section 547.503(b) or an explosive cargo vehicle that is disabled, or stopped for more than 10 minutes, on a roadway outside an urban district shall:

(1)immediately place a lighted red electric lantern or a portable red emergency reflector at the traffic side of the vehicle in the direction of the nearest approaching traffic; and

(2)place in the following order and as soon as practicable within 15 minutes one lighted red electric lamp or portable red emergency reflector:

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Legislative history

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