In Texas Failure to Yield Right-of-Way-Changing Lanes violations are considered serious moving violations. This has a substantial impact on commercial drivers across the State of Texas. These types of violations can lead to a person’s commercial driving privileges being suspended or disqualified. For that reason, if you have been charged with a Failure to Yield Right-of-Way-Changing Lanes violation, we highly suggest you contact an experienced traffic ticket defense attorney. The statute as it relates to these types of serious moving violations is listed below for your review. Feel free to contact our office after reviewing the statute if you need the assistance of a cdl ticket attorney.
Sec. 545.061. DRIVING ON MULTIPLE-LANE ROADWAY.
On a roadway divided into three or more lanes and providing for one-way movement of traffic, an operator entering a lane of traffic from a lane to the right shall yield the right-of-way to a vehicle entering the same lane of traffic from a lane to the left.