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2019 Texas Statutes
Transportation Code
Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic
Subtitle C - Rules of the Road
Chapter 545 - Operation and Movement of Vehicles
Subchapter E. Streetcars
Section 545.202. Passing Streetcar to Right
Universal Citation: TX Transp Code § 545.202 (2019)
Sec. 545.202. PASSING STREETCAR TO RIGHT. (a) An operator passing to the right of a streetcar stopped or about to stop to receive or discharge a passenger shall:
(1) stop the vehicle at least five feet to the rear of the nearest running board or door of the streetcar; and
(2) remain standing until all passengers have entered the streetcar or, on leaving, have reached a place of safety.
(b) An operator is not required to stop before passing a streetcar to the right if a safety zone has been established and may proceed past the streetcar at a reasonable speed and with due caution for the safety of pedestrians.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
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