GHSA maintains data on state laws surrounding a number of highway safety issues. Below is information regarding laws in the state of Texas. For more information, consult the State Highway Safety Office.
Authorizes full deployment of AVs without a human operator.
Helmets required for all riders under 21 as well as those who have not completed a safety course or have no medical insurance (secondarily enforced). Universal helmet law repealed 1997.
6 years
85 and over: renewal every 2 years
79 and over: no electronic or mail renewal
75; 80 or 85 on specified segments
75; 80 or 85 on specified segments
75
75
75
75
0.15
90 days if .08 or greater; 180 days for refusal
Yes
Mandatory for repeat convictions
Yes
yes
7 yrs or under and under 57" tall
8 yrs or older or over 57"
18 years
15
6
30 (10)
16
Midnight - 5 a.m. (secondary enforcement)
No more than 1 under 21 (secondary enforcement)
Primary
7 and under who are over 57"
8 and over
All
Yes, in school crossing zones and on public school property only. Primary law.
Yes, with minor passengers. Primary law.
Drivers under 18. Primary law.
All drivers. Primary law.
Prohibited
n/a
Prohibited
n/a
None
Illegal
None
As summer winds down and millions of Americans take to the roads for the Labor Day weekend, GHSA is reminding motorists that State Highway Safety Offices and their federal and law enforcement partners are stepping up efforts to reduce drunk and drug-impaired driving, a preventable behavior that puts all road users at risk.
As summer winds down and millions of Americans take to the roads for the Labor Day weekend, the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) is reminding motorists that State Highway Safety Offices (SHSOs) and their federal and law enforcement partners are stepping up efforts to reduce drunk and drug-impaired driving, a preventable behavior that puts all road users at risk.
Ford Motor Company Fund, the philanthropic arm of Ford, and the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) are extending their 18-year commitment to improving teen driving skills by awarding grants totaling $135,000 to six State Highway Safety Offices (SHSO) and announcing the return of Ford Driving Skills for Life hands-on driver training clinics.
Ford Motor Company Fund and the Governors Highway Safety Association are extending their 18-year commitment to improving teen driving skills by awarding grants totaling $135,000 to six State Highway Safety Offices and announcing the return of Ford Driving Skills for Life hands-on driver training clinics.
With people working at home, there are fewer drivers on the road, but that hasn't stopped deadly accidents. In fact, they're increasing.
Story by CBS News
January 29, 2021
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