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Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Transportation Code § 545.202: PASSING STREETCAR TO RIGHT.

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  1. TRANSPORTATION CODE
  2. TITLE 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
  3. SUBTITLE C. RULES OF THE ROAD
  4. CHAPTER 545. OPERATION AND MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES
  5. SUBCHAPTER E. STREETCARS

(a) An operator passing to the right of a streetcar stopped or about to stop to receive or discharge a passenger shall:

(1) stop the vehicle at least five feet to the rear of the nearest running board or door of the streetcar; and

(2) remain standing until all passengers have entered the streetcar or, on leaving, have reached a place of safety.

(b) An operator is not required to stop before passing a streetcar to the right if a safety zone has been established and may proceed past the streetcar at a reasonable speed and with due caution for the safety of pedestrians.

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

Collected 2026-08-27T01:47:44Z. Source file · JSON

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