By: Springer S.B. No. 1737
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the rules of the road regarding red signals at certain
traffic-controls signals.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
Section 544.007, Transportation Code, is amended by amending
Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (d-1) to read as follows:
(d) An operator of a vehicle facing only a steady red signal
shall stop at a clearly marked stop line. In the absence of a stop
line, the operator shall stop before entering the crosswalk on the
near side of the intersection. Except as provided by Subsection
(d-1), a [A] vehicle that is not turning shall remain standing until
an indication to proceed is shown. After stopping, standing until
the intersection may be entered safely, and yielding right-of-way
to pedestrians lawfully in an adjacent crosswalk and other traffic
lawfully using the intersection, the operator may:
(1) turn right; or
(2) turn left, if the intersecting streets are both
one-way streets and a left turn is permissible.
(d-1) An operator of a motorcycle or bicycle facing only a
steady red signal at a traffic-actuated electric traffic-control
signal, as described by Section 544.0075, may proceed if:
(1) the traffic-actuated electric traffic-control
signal fails to register the motorcycle or bicycle;
(2) the driver comes to a full and complete stop at the
intersection, exercises due care as provided law, and
(3) proceeds with caution through the intersection
when it is safe to travel through the intersection.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.