Bill Text: TX HB813 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the operation and movement of motorcycles during periods of traffic congestion.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-23 - Referred to Transportation [HB813 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HB813-Introduced.html
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| By: Muñoz, Jr. | H.B. No. 813 | |
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| relating to the operation and movement of motorcycles during | ||
| periods of traffic congestion. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Section 545.060, Transportation Code, is amended | ||
| by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (e) to read as | ||
| follows: | ||
| (a) An operator on a roadway divided into two or more | ||
| clearly marked lanes for traffic: | ||
| (1) shall drive as nearly as practical entirely within | ||
| a single lane, except as provided by Subsection (e); and | ||
| (2) may not move from the lane unless that movement can | ||
| be made safely. | ||
| (e) The operator of a motorcycle may operate the motorcycle | ||
| for a safe distance between lanes of traffic moving in the same | ||
| direction during periods of traffic congestion if: | ||
| (1) notwithstanding Section 661.003(c), the operator | ||
| and any passenger wear protective headgear that meets the safety | ||
| standards adopted by the department; and | ||
| (2) the operator operates the motorcycle: | ||
| (A) at a speed not more than five miles per hour | ||
| greater than the speed of the other traffic; | ||
| (B) in traffic that is moving at a speed of 20 | ||
| miles per hour or less; and | ||
| (C) in a location other than a school crossing | ||
| zone or a location where the posted speed limit is 20 miles per hour | ||
| or less. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. | ||
