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Tex. Transp. Code § 545.052

DRIVING PAST VEHICLE MOVING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Ex Parte Watson (2009)

Most recently applied in Ex Parte Watson (December 2009)

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

An operator moving in the opposite direction of the movement of another operator shall:

(1) move to or remain to the right; and

(2) on a roadway wide enough for not more than one line of vehicle movement in each direction, give the other operator:

(A) at least one-half of the main traveled portion of the roadway; or

(B) if complying with Paragraph (A) is not possible, as much of the roadway as possible.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.