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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.—Beaumont 2000).
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Trahan v. State, 16 S.W.3d 146 (Tex. App.—Beaumont 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.—Beaumont 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., No. 4:19-cv-00658, 2020 WL 609750 (N.D. Okla. Feb. 7, 2020). · cites it 2× “Defendants argue that Texas Transportation Code § 545.102 is not supported by the facts that plaintiff alleges.”
King, Donald Weston, No. PD-0046-15 (Tex. Jan. 16, 2015). · cites it 3× “13 TEX. TRANSP. CODE § 545.051 .............”
Donald Weston King v. State, No. 03-14-00021-CR (Tex. App.—Austin Nov. 14, 2014). “” Tex. Transp. Code § 545.102. There is no evidence that appellant’s u-turn occurred under such circumstances.”
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