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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of headlights and windshield wipers when |
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driving in unfavorable conditions. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 547.302(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A vehicle shall display each lighted lamp and |
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illuminating device required by this chapter to be on the vehicle: |
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(1) at nighttime; [and] |
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(2) when light is insufficient or atmospheric |
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conditions are unfavorable so that a person or vehicle on the |
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highway is not clearly discernible at a distance of 1,000 feet |
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ahead; or |
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(3) when, because of moisture, rain, snow, or other |
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obstructions caused by unfavorable atmospheric conditions |
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resulting in substantially reduced visibility, the operator of the |
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vehicle is making use of the vehicle's windshield wipers. |
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SECTION 2. Section 547.603, Transportation Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 547.603. WINDSHIELD WIPERS REQUIRED. A motor vehicle |
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shall be equipped with a device that is operated or controlled by |
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the operator of the vehicle and that cleans moisture, rain, snow, or |
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other obstructions from the windshield. The device shall be |
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maintained in good working condition. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |