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OK, I know the law in Texas says you should keep right unless passing...
But is it against the law to pass on the right here? In some states/countries it is, I was just wonder since many people don't obey § 545.051, I have a tendency to get around them in any lane that I can. And I am not just talking about when riding the motorcycle.
Just a quick story, I was driving on IH-10 in S.A. between 410 and 1604 the other day, and there was a Ford Mustang in the far left lane with a SAPD car behind it. The Mustang stuck in the left lane despite being able to move right (IAW § 545.051) and the cop car just sat on his bumper. They kept speeding up (the speed limit was 65, and I was "tracking" with them a few lanes to the right), and at one point I was well above the speed limit and they were still pulling away from me! Eventually the cop darted to the right and passed the car, then darted left back in front of it! Just another example of how bad people (including the cops) drive here!
Cheers! M2
§ 545.051. DRIVING ON RIGHT SIDE OF ROADWAY. (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.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
But is it against the law to pass on the right here? In some states/countries it is, I was just wonder since many people don't obey § 545.051, I have a tendency to get around them in any lane that I can. And I am not just talking about when riding the motorcycle.
Just a quick story, I was driving on IH-10 in S.A. between 410 and 1604 the other day, and there was a Ford Mustang in the far left lane with a SAPD car behind it. The Mustang stuck in the left lane despite being able to move right (IAW § 545.051) and the cop car just sat on his bumper. They kept speeding up (the speed limit was 65, and I was "tracking" with them a few lanes to the right), and at one point I was well above the speed limit and they were still pulling away from me! Eventually the cop darted to the right and passed the car, then darted left back in front of it! Just another example of how bad people (including the cops) drive here!
Cheers! M2