551.103.
Operation on Roadway
(a)
Except as provided by Subsection (b), a person operating
a bicycle on a roadway who is moving slower than the other
traffic on the roadway shall ride as near as practicable
to the right curb or edge of the roadway, unless:
(1)
the person is passing another vehicle moving in the same
direction;
(2)
the person is preparing to turn left at an intersection
or onto a private road or driveway;
(3)
a condition on or of the roadway, including a fixed or
moving object, parked or moving vehicle, pedestrian, animal,
or surface hazard prevents the person from safely riding
next to the right curb or edge of the roadway; or
(4)
the person is operating a bicycle in an outside lane that
is:
(A)
less than 14 feet in width and does not have a designated
bicycle lane adjacent to that lane; or
(B)
too narrow for a bicycle and a motor vehicle to safely
travel side by side.
(b)
A person operating a bicycle on a one-way roadway with
two or more marked traffic lanes may ride as near as practicable
to the left curb or edge of the roadway.
(c)
Persons operating bicycles on a roadway may ride two abreast.
Persons riding two abreast on a laned roadway shall ride
in a single lane. Persons riding two abreast may not impede
the normal and reasonable flow of traffic on the roadway.
Persons may not ride more than two abreast unless they
are riding on a part of a roadway set aside for the exclusive
operation of bicycles.
(d)
Repealed by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1085, § 13,
eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Acts
1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended
by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1085, §§ 10, 13,
eff. Sept. 1, 2001.