Texas § TN.547.503 - DISPLAY OF HAZARD LAMPS

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§ TN.547.503. DISPLAY OF HAZARD LAMPS

DISPLAY OF HAZARD LAMPS. (a) The operator of a vehicle that is described by Subsection (b) and that is stopped on a roadway or shoulder shall immediately display vehicular hazard warning lamps that comply with Section 547.331 , unless the vehicle: (1) is parked lawfully in an urban district; (2) is stopped lawfully to receive or discharge a passenger; (3) is stopped to avoid conflict with other traffic; (4) is stopped to comply with a direction of a police officer or an official traffic-control device; or (5) displays other warning devices as required by Sections 547.504-547.507. (b) This section applies to a truck, bus, truck-tractor, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer at least 80 inches wide or at least 30 feet long. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

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