Tex. Transp. Code § 545.053

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.

Section 545.053 - Passing to the Left; Return; Being Passed

(a) An operator passing another vehicle:

(1) shall pass to the left of the other vehicle at a safe distance; and

(2) may not move back to the right side of the roadway until safely clear of the passed vehicle.

(b) An operator being passed by another vehicle:

(1) shall, on audible signal, move or remain to the right in favor of the passing vehicle; and

(2) may not accelerate until completely passed by the passing vehicle.

(c) Subsection (b) does not apply when passing to the right is permitted.

Tex. Transp. Code § 545.053

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