Summary of State Speed Laws - NHTSA
Summary of State Speed Laws - NHTSA
Summary of State Speed Laws - NHTSA
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JURISDICTION: TEXAS<br />
General Reference: Citations are to Vernon's Texas Transportation Code (Tran.<br />
Code).<br />
Basis for a <strong>Speed</strong> Law Violation:<br />
Basic <strong>Speed</strong> Rule: No person shall drive a vehicle at a speed greater than is<br />
reasonable and prudent under the circumstances then existing<br />
or under the conditions and having regard to actual and<br />
potential hazards. Tran. Code §545.351(a) and (b)(1) 464<br />
Statutory <strong>Speed</strong> Limit: Operating a vehicle in excess <strong>of</strong> the following speed limits is<br />
prima facie evidence that such speed is not reasonable and<br />
prudent and is unlawful. Tran. Code §545.352(a)<br />
A) 80 mph in daytime for vehicles other than truck tractors,<br />
trailers, semi-trailer and trucks above 26,000 pounds on<br />
Interstate Highway 10 or Interstate Highway 20 in Crockett,<br />
Culberson, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Kerr, Kimble, Pecos,<br />
Reeves, Sutton, or Ward Counties. §454.352(h-1)<br />
B) 75 mph during the daytime in counties with a population<br />
density <strong>of</strong> less than 15 persons per square mile.<br />
§454.352(h)(1) and (2)<br />
C) 70 mph during the daytime on "numbered" highways and<br />
farm/ranch-to-market roads outside an urban district 465 Tran.<br />
Code §545.352(b)(2)<br />
D) 65 mph during the nighttime on "numbered" highways and<br />
farm/ranch-to-market roads outside an urban district Tran.<br />
Code §545.352(b)(2)<br />
E) 60 mph during the daytime on highways that are not<br />
"numbered" and that are outside <strong>of</strong> an urban district Tran.<br />
Code §545.352(b)(3)<br />
F) 55 mph during the nighttime on highways that are not<br />
"numbered" and that are outside <strong>of</strong> an urban district Tran.<br />
Code§545.352(b)(3)<br />
G) 30 mph in an urban district Tran. Code §545.352(b)(1)<br />
(H) 15 mph in an alley Tran. Code §545.352(b)(1)<br />
(I) 15 mph on a beach Tran. Code §545.352(b)(5)<br />
(J) 15 mph on a road adjacent to a public beach if declared by<br />
the Commissioners Court <strong>of</strong> the county.<br />
464 An operator shall reduce speed when approaching and crossing an intersection or railroad grand crossing, approaching a<br />
curve or a hill crest, traveling an a narrow or winding roadway, or facing special hazards such as pedestrians, weather or<br />
highway conditions. Tran. Code §545.351(c)<br />
465 These speed limits apply to passenger cars or motorcycles, passenger cars or light trucks towing a trailer bearing a vessel,<br />
passenger cars or light trucks towing a trailer used primarily to transport a motorcycle, or passenger cars <strong>of</strong> light trucks<br />
towing a trailer or semi-trailer used primarily to transport dogs or livestock.. Tran. Code §545.352(b)(2) A "light truck" is<br />
defined as a truck with a carrying capacity <strong>of</strong> ≤2,000 lbs. and includes pick-up trucks, panel delivery trucks and carry-all<br />
trucks. Tran. Code §545.352(d)(2)<br />
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SPEED 2005
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