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Tex. Transp. Code § 545.053 (2026)

Passing To The Left; Return; Being Passed

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Sec. 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.

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

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1996–2022 · leading case: Hardin, Sheila Jo, No. PD-0799-19 (Tex. Crim. App. Nov. 2, 2022).
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Hardin, Sheila Jo, No. PD-0799-19 (Tex. Crim. App. Nov. 2, 2022). “37 TEX. TRANSP. CODE § 545.066. 38 This statute is similar to Transportation Code § 545.”
Steven Michael Goode v. State, No. 05-14-00651-CR (Tex. App.—Dallas July 2, 2015). “See TEX. TRANSP. CODE ANN. § 545.053(a) (West 2011) (passing).”
Saul Hurtado v. State, No. 03-03-00402-CR (Tex. App.—Austin July 7, 2005). “See Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 545.053 (b)(2) (West 1999).”
Saul Hurtado v. State, No. 03-03-00401-CR (Tex. App.—Austin July 7, 2005). “See Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 545.053 (b)(2) (West 1999).”
Robert Earl Stewart v. State, No. 03-96-00408-CR (Tex. App.—Austin Oct. 23, 1996). “(1) In a single point of error, appellant contends the judgment of conviction is invalid because the underlying complaint did not allege an offense or adequately inform appellant of the charges against him, and that the county court erred by overruling his motion in arrest of…”
Tex. Transp. Code § 545.053(a): 1 case
Steven Michael Goode v. State, No. 05-14-00651-CR (Tex. App.—Dallas July 2, 2015). “See TEX. TRANSP. CODE ANN. § 545.053(a) (West 2011) (passing).”
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