Trahan v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

13 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

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1. “(a) An operator shall use the signal authorized by Section 545.106 to indicate an intention to turn, change lanes, or start from a parked position. (b) An operator intending to turn a vehicle right or left shall signal continuously for not less than the last 100 feet of movement of the vehicle before the turn.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Robinson, Timothy Lee · State v. Dixon

2. “An operator may not turn the vehicle to enter a private road or driveway, otherwise turn the vehicle from a direct course, or move right or left on a roadway unless movement can be made safely-”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Zeno · Krug v. State

3. “a ninety degree turn is exactly the type of turn contemplated by Subchapter C of the Transportation Code, titled "Turning and Signals for Stopping and Turning." The "turns” discussed in Subchapter C are those "at intersection,” [Section 545.101], and turns "to move in the opposite direction when approaching a curve or the crest of a grade." [Section § 545.102]. [Section 545.103] provides that "an operator may not ... otherwise turn the vehicle from a direct course, or move right or left on a roadway unless movement can be made safely.” Thus, the code does not equate moving right or left to a "turn.," and the only condition placed upon an operator for moving right or left is that the movement be made safely. There is no evidence in the record that Trahan's exit from the freeway was unsafe.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Mahaffey v. State