# Tex. Transportation Code § 545.054

> Texas · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C545_S545.054

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Transportation Code § 545.054
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 545 / Section 545.054

## Text

Sec. 545.054. PASSING TO THE LEFT: SAFE DISTANCE. (a) An operator may not drive on the left side of the center of the roadway in passing another vehicle unless:

(1) driving on the left side of the center of the roadway is authorized by this subtitle; and

(2) the left side is clearly visible and free of approaching traffic for a distance sufficient to permit passing without interfering with the operation of the passed vehicle or a vehicle approaching from the opposite direction.

(b) An operator passing another vehicle shall return to an authorized lane of travel:

(1) before coming within 200 feet of an approaching vehicle, if a lane authorized for vehicles approaching from the opposite direction is used in passing; or otherwise

(2) as soon as practicable.

## 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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