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Tex. Transp. Code § 545.102 (2026)

Turning On Curve Or Crest Of Grade

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Sec. 545.102. TURNING ON CURVE OR CREST OF GRADE. An operator may not turn the vehicle to move in the opposite direction when approaching a curve or the crest of a grade if the vehicle is not visible to the operator of another vehicle approaching from either direction within 500 feet.

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

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 2000–2020 · leading case: Trahan v. State, 16 S.W.3d 146 (Tex. App. 2000).
Trahan v. State, 16 S.W.3d 146 (Tex. App. 2000). · cites it 2× “" The "turns" discussed in Subchapter C are those "at intersection," Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 545.101 (Vernon 1999), and turns "to move in the opposite direction when approaching a curve or the crest of a grade.”
State v. Zeno, 44 S.W.3d 709 (Tex. App. 2001). “” The “turns” discussed in Sub-chapter C are those “at intersection,” Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 545.101 (Vernon 1999), and turns “to move in the opposite direction when approaching a curve or the crest of a grade.”
Conway v. Lone Star Transp., LLC. (N.D. Okla. 2020). · cites it 2× “Defendants argue that Texas Transportation Code § 545.102 is not supported by the facts that plaintiff alleges.”
King, Donald Weston (Tex. 2015). · cites it 3× “13 TEX. TRANSP. CODE § 545.051 .............”
Donald Weston King v. State (Tex. App. 2014). “” Tex. Transp. Code § 545.102. There is no evidence that appellant’s u-turn occurred under such circumstances.”
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