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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the operation and movement of motorcycles on a roadway |
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laned for traffic. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 545, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 545.0605 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 545.0605. OPERATION OF MOTORCYCLES ON ROADWAY LANED |
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FOR TRAFFIC. (a) Notwithstanding Section 545.060(a)(1), the |
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operator of a two-wheeled motorcycle may: |
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(1) operate the motorcycle for a safe distance between |
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lanes of traffic moving in the same direction; or |
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(2) pass a motor vehicle while in the same lane as the |
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vehicle being passed only if: |
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(A) the operator is on a divided highway with at |
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least two lanes of traffic in each direction; |
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(B) the vehicle being passed is stopped or moving |
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at a speed of not more than 10 miles per hour; |
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(C) the motorcycle is operated at a speed of not |
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more than 20 miles per hour when making the pass; and |
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(D) the pass can be made safely. |
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(b) Subsection (a) does not authorize the operator of a |
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motorcycle to pass a school bus in a manner prohibited by Section |
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545.066. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |