# Tex. Transportation Code § 545.051: DRIVING ON RIGHT SIDE OF ROADWAY

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C545_S545.051

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Transportation Code § 545.051
- **Heading:** DRIVING ON RIGHT SIDE OF ROADWAY
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 545 / Section 545.051

## Text

(a) An operator on a roadway of sufficient width shall drive on the right half of the roadway, unless:

(1) the operator is passing another vehicle;

(2) an obstruction necessitates moving the vehicle left of the center of the roadway and the operator yields the right-of-way to a vehicle that:

(A) is moving in the proper direction on the unobstructed portion of the roadway; and

(B) is an immediate hazard;

(3) the operator is on a roadway divided into three marked lanes for traffic; or

(4) the operator is on a roadway restricted to one-way traffic.

(b) An operator of a vehicle on a roadway moving more slowly than the normal speed of other vehicles at the time and place under the existing conditions shall drive in the right-hand lane available for vehicles, or as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway, unless the operator is:

(1) passing another vehicle; or

(2) preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a private road or driveway.

(c) An operator on a roadway having four or more lanes for moving vehicles and providing for two-way movement of vehicles may not drive left of the center line of the roadway except:

(1) as authorized by an official traffic-control device designating a specified lane to the left side of the center of the roadway for use by a vehicle not otherwise permitted to use the lane;

(2) under the conditions described by Subsection (a)(2); or

(3) in crossing the center line to make a left turn into or out of an alley, private road, or driveway.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Transportation Code § 545.001 § 545.001. DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C545_S545.001.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 545.002 § 545.002. OPERATOR.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C545_S545.002.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 545.051 § 545.051. DRIVING ON RIGHT SIDE OF ROADWAY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C545_S545.051.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 545.052 § 545.052. DRIVING PAST VEHICLE MOVING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C545_S545.052.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 545.053 § 545.053. PASSING TO THE LEFT; RETURN; BEING PASSED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C545_S545.053.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 545.054 § 545.054.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C545_S545.054.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 545.055 § 545.055.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C545_S545.055.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 545.056 § 545.056.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C545_S545.056.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 545.057 § 545.057. PASSING TO THE RIGHT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C545_S545.057.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 545.058 § 545.058. DRIVING ON IMPROVED SHOULDER.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C545_S545.058.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 545.059 § 545.059. ONE-WAY ROADWAYS AND ROTARY TRAFFIC ISLANDS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C545_S545.059.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 545.060 § 545.060. DRIVING ON ROADWAY LANED FOR TRAFFIC.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C545_S545.060.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 545.061 § 545.061. DRIVING ON MULTIPLE-LANE ROADWAY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C545_S545.061.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 545.062 § 545.062. FOLLOWING DISTANCE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C545_S545.062.md)

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