(a) An operator may pass to the right of another vehicle only if conditions permit safely passing to the right and:
- (1) the vehicle being passed is making or about to make a left turn; and
(2) the operator is:
- (A) on a highway having unobstructed pavement not occupied by parked vehicles and sufficient width for two or more lines of moving vehicles in each direction; or
- (B) on a one-way street or on a roadway having traffic restricted to one direction of movement and the roadway is free from obstructions and wide enough for two or more lines of moving vehicles.
- (b) An operator may not pass to the right by leaving the main traveled portion of a roadway except as provided by Section 545.058.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.