Operation of Motorcycles On Roadway Laned For Traffic

Sec. 545.0605. OPERATION OF MOTORCYCLES ON ROADWAY LANED FOR TRAFFIC. (a) The operator of a motorcycle: (1) is entitled to full use of a lane and, except as otherwise provided by Subdivision (2), a motor vehicle may not be driven in a manner that deprives a motorcycle of the full use of a lane; (2) may operate the motorcycle two abreast in a single lane with another motorcycle; and (3) may not; (A) operate the motorcycle more than two abreast in a single lane with other motorcycles; (B) operate the motorcycle between lanes of traffic moving in the same direction; or (C) pass a motor vehicle while in the same lane as the vehicle being passed. (b) Subsection (a)(3) does not apply to a police officer in the performance of the officer's official duties. Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 756 (H.B. 4122), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.