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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 during |
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periods of traffic congestion. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 545.060, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (e) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) An operator on a roadway divided into two or more |
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clearly marked lanes for traffic: |
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(1) shall drive as nearly as practical entirely within |
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a single lane, except as provided by Subsection (e); and |
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(2) may not move from the lane unless that movement can |
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be made safely. |
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(e) The operator of a motorcycle may operate the motorcycle |
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for a safe distance between lanes of traffic moving in the same |
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direction during periods of traffic congestion if: |
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(1) notwithstanding Section 661.003(c), the operator |
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and any passenger wear protective headgear that meets the safety |
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standards adopted by the department; and |
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(2) the operator operates the motorcycle: |
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(A) at a speed not more than five miles per hour |
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greater than the speed of the other traffic; |
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(B) in traffic that is moving at a speed of 20 |
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miles per hour or less; and |
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(C) in a location other than a school crossing |
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zone or a location where the posted speed limit is 20 miles per hour |
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or less. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |