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Tex. Transp. Code § 545.060

DRIVING ON ROADWAY LANED FOR TRAFFIC

Applied in 61 court decisions — leading case Rowe v. State (2001)

Most recently applied in in Re Allen L. Pantalion and Joseph P. Etheridge D/B/A J&G Trucking D/B/A J&G Logging Contractors (May 2019)

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

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(a) An operator on a roadway divided into two or more clearly marked lanes for traffic:

(1) shall drive as nearly as practical entirely within a single lane; and

(2) may not move from the lane unless that movement can be made safely.

(b) If a roadway is divided into three lanes and provides for two-way movement of traffic, an operator on the roadway may not drive in the center lane except:

(1) if passing another vehicle and the center lane is clear of traffic within a safe distance;

(2) in preparing to make a left turn; or

(3) where the center lane is designated by an official traffic-control device for movement in the direction in which the operator is moving.

(c) Without regard to the center of the roadway, an official traffic-control device may be erected directing slow-moving traffic to use a designated lane or designating lanes to be used by traffic moving in a particular direction.

(d) Official traffic-control devices prohibiting the changing of lanes on sections of roadway may be installed.

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