Tex. Transp. Code § 545.351 · Subchapter H. SPEED RESTRICTIONS
MAXIMUM SPEED REQUIREMENT.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) An operator may not drive at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the circumstances then existing.
(b) An operator:
(1) may not drive a vehicle at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions and having regard for actual and potential hazards then existing; and
(2) shall control the speed of the vehicle as necessary to avoid colliding with another person or vehicle that is on or entering the highway in compliance with law and the duty of each person to use due care.
(c) An operator shall, consistent with Subsections (a) and (b), drive at an appropriate reduced speed if:
(1) the operator is approaching and crossing an intersection or railroad grade crossing;
(2) the operator is approaching and going around a curve;
(3) the operator is approaching a hill crest;
(4) the operator is traveling on a narrow or winding roadway; and
(5) a special hazard exists with regard to traffic, including pedestrians, or weather or highway conditions.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.109, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.545.htm
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Cited by 6 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites Tex. Transp. Code § 545.351. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Transportation Code
- Tex. Transp. Code § 545.352PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS.Printed as Section 545.351(b)
- Tex. Transp. Code § 545.353AUTHORITY OF TEXAS TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION TO ALTER SPEED LIMITS.Printed as Section 545.351(b)
- Tex. Transp. Code § 545.354AUTHORITY OF REGIONAL TOLLWAY AUTHORITIES TO ALTER SPEED LIMITS ON TURNPIKE PROJECTS.Printed as Section 545.351(a)
- Tex. Transp. Code § 545.355AUTHORITY OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT TO ALTER SPEED LIMITS.Printed as Section 545.351(a)
- Tex. Transp. Code § 545.356AUTHORITY OF MUNICIPALITY TO ALTER SPEED LIMITS.Printed as Section 545.351(a)
- Tex. Transp. Code § 545.358AUTHORITY OF COMMANDING OFFICER OF UNITED STATES MILITARY RESERVATION TO ALTER SPEED LIMITS.Printed as Section 545.351(a)
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