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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 certain |
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highways during 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 operating on a |
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limited-access or controlled-access highway may operate the |
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motorcycle for a safe distance between lanes of traffic moving in |
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the same direction during periods of traffic congestion if the |
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operator operates the motorcycle: |
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(1) at a speed not more than five miles per hour |
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greater than the speed of the other traffic; and |
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(2) in traffic that is moving at a speed of 20 miles |
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per hour or less. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |