{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-545.051","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 545.051","heading":"DRIVING ON RIGHT SIDE OF ROADWAY.","body":"(a) An operator on a roadway of sufficient width shall drive on the right half of the roadway, unless:\n(1) the operator is passing another vehicle;\n(2) an obstruction necessitates moving the vehicle left of the center of the roadway and the operator yields the right-of-way to a vehicle that:\n(A) is moving in the proper direction on the unobstructed portion of the roadway; and\n(B) is an immediate hazard;\n(3) the operator is on a roadway divided into three marked lanes for traffic; or\n(4) the operator is on a roadway restricted to one-way traffic.\n(b) An operator of a vehicle on a roadway moving more slowly than the normal speed of other vehicles at the time and place under the existing conditions shall drive in the right-hand lane available for vehicles, or as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway, unless the operator is:\n(1) passing another vehicle; or\n(2) preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a private road or driveway.\n(c) An operator on a roadway having four or more lanes for moving vehicles and providing for two-way movement of vehicles may not drive left of the center line of the roadway except:\n(1) as authorized by an official traffic-control device designating a specified lane to the left side of the center of the roadway for use by a vehicle not otherwise permitted to use the lane;\n(2) under the conditions described by Subsection (a)(2); or\n(3) in crossing the center line to make a left turn into or out of an alley, private road, or driveway.\nActs 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC","SUBTITLE C. RULES OF THE ROAD","CHAPTER 545. OPERATION AND MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES","SUBCHAPTER B. DRIVING ON RIGHT SIDE OF ROADWAY AND PASSING"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.545.htm#545.051","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"5d702a9d75446fce31d19ece4156cd39c20ed61afb8045bddfc7d327928d9765","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-545.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-545.052"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}