Sec. 545.062. FOLLOWING DISTANCE. (a) An operator shall, if following another vehicle, maintain an assured clear distance between the two vehicles so that, considering the speed of the vehicles, traffic, and the conditions of the highway, the operator can safely stop without colliding with the preceding vehicle or veering into another vehicle, object, or person on or near the highway.
(b) An operator of a truck or of a motor vehicle drawing another vehicle who is on a roadway outside a business or residential district and who is following another truck or motor vehicle drawing another vehicle shall, if conditions permit, leave sufficient space between the vehicles so that a vehicle passing the operator can safely enter and occupy the space. This subsection does not prohibit a truck or a motor vehicle drawing another vehicle from passing another vehicle.
(c) An operator on a roadway outside a business or residential district driving in a caravan of other vehicles or a motorcade shall allow sufficient space between the operator and the vehicle preceding the operator so that another vehicle can safely enter and occupy the space. This subsection does not apply to a funeral procession.
(d) An operator of a vehicle equipped with a connected braking system that is following another vehicle equipped with that system may be assisted by the system to maintain an assured clear distance or sufficient space as required by this section. In this subsection, "connected braking system" means a system by which the braking of one vehicle is electronically coordinated with the braking system of a following vehicle.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 19 (H.B. 1791), Sec. 1, eff. May 18, 2017.
Notes of Decisions
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12 in the last 5 years), 1997–2026 · leading case:
Ford v. State, 158 S.W.3d 488 (Tex. Crim. App. 2005).
Ford v. State, 158 S.W.3d 488 (Tex. Crim. App. 2005).
· cites it 4× “The trial court could have chosen to disregard the officer's testimony due to its generality, [24] but it was also within the trial court's discretion to credit the testimony, and under the circumstances present here, I believe the testimony was sufficient to support the trial…”
Ordonez v. MW McCurdy & Co., Inc., 984 S.W.2d 264 (Tex. App. 1998).
· cites it 3× “Laws 1671 , 1671 (current version at Tex. TRANSP. Code Ann. § 545.062 (a) (Vernon Pamph.”
Castro v. State, 227 S.W.3d 737 (Tex. Crim. App. 2007).
“See Tex. TRAnsp. Code § 545.062(a). The officer did not give any basis for this opinion, such as the approximate distance between the cars, the speed at which they were traveling, the conditions of the road, traffic conditions, or whether the driver would have been able to…”
BENAVENTE v. Granger, 312 S.W.3d 745 (Tex. App. 2009).
· cites it 2× “" TEX. TRANSP. CODE ANN. §§ 545.062(a) (maintaining following distance), 545.”
Myers v. State, 203 S.W.3d 873 (Tex. App. 2006).
· cites it 2× “062 (a) (Vernon 1999) lists a number of criteria — the assured clear distance between the vehicles, the speed of the vehicles, traffic, and the conditions of the highway — from which an officer may draw inferences and base his opinion that a vehicle is following too closely.”
Louisiana-Pac. Corp. v. Knighten, 976 S.W.2d 674 (Tex. 1998).
“The current version is found at Tex Transp. Code § 545.062(a). Unless otherwise indicated, “section 61(a)" as used in this opinion, refers to the former statute.”
Simmons v. State, 100 S.W.3d 484 (Tex. App. 2003).
“Tex. TRAnsp. Code Ann. § 545.062 (Vernon 1999).”
Jordan v. Sava, Inc., 222 S.W.3d 840 (Tex. App. 2007).
“TEX. TRANSP. CODE ANN. § 545.062(a) (Vernon 1999).”
Simmons v. State, 288 S.W.3d 72 (Tex. App. 2009).
“at 493-94 ; see also Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 545.062 (a) (Vernon 1999).”
— Tex. Transp. Code § 545.062(a) — 44 cases
Ford v. State, 158 S.W.3d 488 (Tex. Crim. App. 2005).
“The trial court could have chosen to disregard the officer's testimony due to its generality, [24] but it was also within the trial court's discretion to credit the testimony, and under the circumstances present here, I believe the testimony was sufficient to support the trial…”
Castro v. State, 227 S.W.3d 737 (Tex. Crim. App. 2007).
“See Tex. TRAnsp. Code § 545.062(a). The officer did not give any basis for this opinion, such as the approximate distance between the cars, the speed at which they were traveling, the conditions of the road, traffic conditions, or whether the driver would have been able to…”
BENAVENTE v. Granger, 312 S.W.3d 745 (Tex. App. 2009).
“" TEX. TRANSP. CODE ANN. §§ 545.062(a) (maintaining following distance), 545.”
Louisiana-Pac. Corp. v. Knighten, 976 S.W.2d 674 (Tex. 1998).
“The current version is found at Tex Transp. Code § 545.062(a). Unless otherwise indicated, “section 61(a)" as used in this opinion, refers to the former statute.”
Jordan v. Sava, Inc., 222 S.W.3d 840 (Tex. App. 2007).
“TEX. TRANSP. CODE ANN. § 545.062(a) (Vernon 1999).”
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