Texas Transportation Code

§ 551.106 — REGULATION OF BICYCLES BY DEPARTMENT OR LOCAL AUTHORITY

TN § 551.106Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Part C. RULES OF THE ROAD · Ch. 551. OPERATION OF BICYCLES AND MOPEDS, GOLF CARTS, AND OTHER LOW-POWERED VEHICLES · Art. B. BICYCLES

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(a)The department or a local authority may not prohibit the operation of an electric bicycle:

(1)on a highway that is used primarily by motor vehicles; or

(2)in an area in which the operation of a nonelectric bicycle is permitted, unless the area is a path that:

(A)is not open to motor vehicles; and

(B)has a natural surface tread made by clearing and grading the native soil without adding surfacing materials.

(b)The department or a local authority may:

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Legislative history

Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 485 (H.B. 2188), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2019.