Texas Statutes
§ 545.418 — OPENING VEHICLE DOORS.
Texas § 545.418
JurisdictionTexas
Code TNTransportation Code
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Bluebook
Tex. Transportation Code Code Ann. § 545.418 (2026).
Text
Sec. 545.418. OPENING VEHICLE DOORS. A person may not:
(1)open the door of a motor vehicle on the side available to moving traffic, unless the door may be opened in reasonable safety without interfering with the movement of other traffic; or
(2)leave a door on the side of a vehicle next to moving traffic open for longer than is necessary to load or unload a passenger.
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Legislative History
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 545.001
DEFINITIONS.§ 545.002
OPERATOR.§ 545.051
DRIVING ON RIGHT SIDE OF ROADWAY.§ 545.054
PASSING TO THE LEFT: SAFE DISTANCE.§ 545.055
PASSING TO THE LEFT: PASSING ZONES.§ 545.057
PASSING TO THE RIGHT.§ 545.058
DRIVING ON IMPROVED SHOULDER.§ 545.061
DRIVING ON MULTIPLE-LANE ROADWAY.§ 545.062
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Bluebook (online)
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