Texas Transportation Code

§ 547.7011 — ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR OTHER BUSES

TN § 547.7011Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Part C. RULES OF THE ROAD · Ch. 547. VEHICLE EQUIPMENT · Art. L. ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHOOL BUSES, AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLES, AND SLOW-MOVING VEHICLES

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(a)A bus, other than a school bus, that provides public transportation and that was acquired on or after September 1, 1997, shall be equipped with two or more hazard lamps that:

(1)are mounted at the same level on the rear of the bus;

(2)are visible at a distance of 500 feet in normal sunlight;

(3)flash; and

(4)emit amber light.

(b)An operator of a bus to which this section applies shall activate the hazard lamps if the bus stops to load or unload a person under 18 years of age.

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1131, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.